8th February 1950: The Stasi formally established in East Germany as the Ministry for State Security
The Stasi used blackmail, intimidation, and imprisonment, as well as psychological manipulation, to target perceived dissidents. By the time the organisation’s activities ended following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the Stasi was regarded as one of the most effective intelligence agencies of the Cold War ...
8 Feb 0s
7th February 1964: The Beatles arrive in the United States for their first appearance on national television
The band landed at New York’s Kennedy Airport on 7 February to be greeted by 3,000 screaming ...
7 Feb 0s
6th February 1819: Modern Singapore established with the signing of the Treaty of Singapore
Sir Stamford Raffles, who had been appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen in modern Indonesia, had identified Singapore as an ideal location for the British East India company due to its natural harbour and strategic position along the Straits of ...
6 Feb 0s
5th February 1924: Greenwich time signal ‘pips’ broadcast by the BBC for the first time
Although now largely inaccurate as a result of the inherent delay in the encoding, transmission, and decoding of digital radio broadcasts, the Greenwich Time Signal pips are still a part of many BBC radio ...
5 Feb 0s
4th February 1703: Forty six of the Forty-Seven Rōnin commit seppuku after avenging the death of their master
47 of Asano Naganori's former samurai plotted to avenge their lord’s death from seppuku after he attacked Kira ...
4 Feb 0s
