3rd February 1959 - Buddy Holly died.
2nd February 2007 - Hundreds of scientists who had taken part in a U.N.-sponsored study concluded in a report that human activity was to blame for global warming, largely through greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels.
30th January 1948 - Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by an extremist. 1933 - Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany.
26th January 1950 - The independent republic of India was officially born, after nearly 100 years of British rule. 1998 - In response to allegations that he had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, President Bill Clinton declared: I did not have sexual relations with that woman.
22nd January 1521 – Emperor Charles V opened the Diet of Worms. (Not as disgusting as it sounds.) 1561 - Francis Bacon was born. 1879 – The Battle of Rorke's Drift: 139 British soldiers successfully defend their garrison against an onslaught by 3 to 4 thousand Zulu warriors. 1901 – Edward VII was proclaimed King […]