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February 9In 1964, The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in the US, performing to a record viewing audience of 73 million people. In 1971, NASA’s Apollo 14 mission returns to Earth after the third manned Moon landing. |
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February 10In 1962, American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein has his first solo exhibition. It includes the painting Look Mickey, which is Lichtenstein’s first famous work to feature the comic imagery style that he is famous for. In 1942, for his recording of “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” big band leader Glenn Miller receives the first gold record ever awarded. |
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February 11Birthday wishes go out to American actress, director and producer Jennifer Aniston (1969). In 1990, in Tokyo, boxer Buster Douglas, a 40-1 underdog, knocks out Mike Tyson in 10 rounds and wins the World Heavyweight title. |
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February 12Until March 19 at 100 Tonson Gallery on Ploenchit Road, see Portraits and Photos, an exhibition of images based on stone sculpture installations by American sculptor Barry X Ball. The gallery is open Thursday to Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 684 1527. In 1994, four men break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edvard Munch’s iconic painting, The Scream. |
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February 13In 2000, the last original Peanuts comic strip appears in newspapers, one day after creator Charles M. Schulz dies. In 2004, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe’s largest known diamond, a white dwarf star known as BPM 37093. |
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February 14Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Khao Yai Hug Hill Concert . Enjoy live performances by Paradox, Sixty Miles, Klear, Better Weather and many more from 4 pm until late at the hall next to Khao Yai Cowboy Hotel. Tickets are 890 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. In 2005, YouTube is launched. It eventually becomes the largest video sharing website in the world. |
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February 15Happy Birthday to American author, actress, filmmaker and artist Miranda July (1974). In 2013, a meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and shakes buildings. |
