This Day In History, February 5th.
Five Historical Events That Happened on February 5th.
Calabria, in southern Italy, is struck by an earthquake in 1783, killing about 50,000 people.
1917 saw the adoption of Mexico's present constitution, which is still in effect today.
1971: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell launch Apollo 14, the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program, from Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
More than 30 years after the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers in 1963, Byron De La Beckwith is found guilty in 1994.
2012: The UN Security Council unanimously decides to put more sanctions on Iran because of its nuclear program.
This Day In History, February 5th: Calabria, in southern Italy, is struck by an earthquake in 1783.
A devastating earthquake that rocked Calabria in southern Italy on February 5th, 1783, left a trail of death and enormous ruin. The 7.5-magnitude earthquake, which was felt throughout the whole region, was followed by a string of aftershocks. One of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded history, it is believed that up to 50,000 people died as a result of the earthquake and its aftereffects. The population and infrastructure of the area were severely impacted by the earthquake, and it took a long time for the damaged communities to recover.
The current constitution of Mexico was adopted in 1917.
The Mexican Constitution, which established the framework for the nation's political and judicial system, was adopted on February 5th, 1917. The Mexican Revolution, which produced the constitution, started in 1910 when Francisco Madero and his revolutionary soldiers launched an uprising against Porfirio Daz's administration. With a presidential system of government and a division of powers between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, Mexico's federal republic status was established by the new constitution. It also codified a variety of social and political reforms, including as the freedom to strike and the recognition of labor organizations, as well as the right to free, universal, and secular education. The Mexican Constitution is still in effect today and has undergone numerous revisions over the years.
1971: At Florida's Kennedy Space Center, astronauts blast out on Apollo 14, the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program
Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell launched the Apollo 14 mission from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on February 5th, 1971. The third mission to set foot on the Moon, Apollo 14 was the eighth human mission in the Apollo program. Science experiments and sample collection from the Moon's surface were the mission's main goals. As Roosa remained in the command module in lunar orbit, Shepard and Mitchell made two moonwalks and spent a total of nine hours on the lunar surface. The Moon's geology and composition have become better understood because to the mission, which was deemed successful.
Byron De La Beckwith is found guilty in 1994, more than 30 years after Medgar
More than 30 years after the murder of civil rights pioneer Medgar Evers, Byron De La Beckwith was found guilty on February 5th, 1994. On June 12th, 1963, Evers, the first field secretary for the NAACP in Mississippi, was shot and killed outside his home in Jackson. De La Beckwith, a white nationalist and KKK member, was detained soon after the murder but was not found guilty in two trials that took place in 1964 due to hung juries. Further information, including documents and witnesses, did not surface until the 1990s, prompting a retrial and Beckwith's conviction in 1994. The case was regarded as a turning point in civil rights history.
2012: The UN Security Council unanimously resolves to increase sanctions against that country.
In response to Iran's nuclear program, the United Nations Security Council unanimously decided to impose new sanctions on that country on February 5, 2012. The sanctions were intended to put pressure on Iran to stop its uranium enrichment activities, which many nations suspected were a part of a drive to create nuclear weapons. The sanctions specifically targeted Iran's oil and financial sectors. The international community considered the sanctions to be a crucial step in its attempts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons because they were among the most extensive ever imposed on Iran. Iran said that the only goal of its nuclear program was benign and decried the sanctions as unfair and unproductive. The sanctions persisted for a number of years, with certain restrictions being eased in 2016 as a result of the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers.