On This Day - February 13th

Featured Event:

William and Mary crowned (1689) 👑

Following the Glorious Revolution, William and Mary were proclaimed king and queen of England this day in 1689

Other Events:

1945: Allied planes begin bombing the german city of Dresden, resulting in a devastating firestorm that destroys the city and kills over 22,000 people. ☢️

1960: France detonated its first atomic bomb in the Sahara desert. 💣

2000: The last Peanuts comic strip was published in newspapers, just hours after the death of creator Charles Schulz. 📰

2023: Super Bowl LVI halftime show features Hip Hop legends Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige, Eminem and 50 Cent. 🎤

Holidays:

Black Love Day 🇺🇸

Children's Day 🇲🇲

World Radio Day 🌍

Featured Birthdays:

1879: Sarojini Naidu 🇮🇳 (Writer and Political Leader)

1950: Peter Gabriel 🇺🇸 (Rock Vocalist)

1974: Robbie Williams 🇺🇸 (Singer)

1990: El Rubius 🇪🇸 (Youtuber)

Featured Deaths:

1542: Catherine Howard 🇬🇧 (Queen of England)

1883: Richard Wagner 🇩🇪 (Composer)

2002: Waylon Jennings 🇺🇸 (Singer)

2016: Antonin Scalia 🇺🇸 (Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)