February 10th – On This Day
1972 – David Bowie appeared at the Tolworth Toby Jug, London, on the opening date of his Ziggy Stardust tour playing to around 60 people in the room.
February 9th – On This Day
1986 - Halley’s Comet was last seen from Earth. It only orbits the Earth once every 75 to 76 years. Halley’s Comet is expected to pass over Earth again on July 26, 2061.
February 8th – On This Day
1984 - British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean produced one of the most memorable moments in Olympic history at the XIV Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
February 7th – On This Day
1964 - Beatlemania arrived in the United States when the Beatles landed in New York. Over 5,000 screaming fans greeted the Pan Am Flight 101 from London, UK to get a glimpse of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison.
February 6th – On This Day
1958 - Seven Manchester United players died in the Munich air disaster, along with three club officials, eight journalists, and two crew members, totaling 23 fatalities.
February 5th – On This Day
2004 - Tragedy occurred in Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, when 23 Chinese cockle-pickers drowned after being trapped by rapidly rising tides.
February 4th – On This Day
1911 - Rolls-Royce commissioned their famous figurehead "The Spirit of Ecstasy" using Lord Montague’s mistress, Eleanor Thornton, as his model.
February 3rd – On This Day
2017 - The re-opening of the Tadcaster Bridge, which is believed to date from around 1700. The bridge collapsed on 29th December 2015 after flooding that followed Storm Eva.
February 2nd – On This Day
2021 - The death was announced of Captain Sir Tom Moore. He raised more than £32m for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday.