What Happened on February 5?

February 5 is National Weatherpersons Day, saluting the scientists who forecast our weather. It is also when Apollo 14 astronauts landed on the Moon and played a little golf!

• 1917 — Mexico adopts its current Constitution after years of revolution

  On February 5, 1917, Mexico promulgated the constitution still in force today, adding bold ideas like land reform, labor rights, and free public education. Read the full story →

• 1919 — Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks, and Griffith found United Artists

  Four of Hollywood's biggest stars — Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith — joined forces on February 5, 1919, to create their own movie studio. Read the full story →

• 1958 — A hydrogen bomb disappears off the Georgia coast — and stays lost

  During a practice run near Savannah, a B-47 bomber collided with a fighter jet on February 5, 1958, and its pilot dropped a Mark 15 hydrogen bomb into Wassaw Sound near Tybee Island. Read the full story →

• 1971 — Apollo 14 lands on the Moon — and Alan Shepard plays golf

  Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell landed on the Moon on February 5, 1971, becoming the fifth and sixth Moonwalkers — and the very next day Shepard famously hit two golf balls. Read the full story →

Famous birthdays

Hank Aaron (1934–2021) · Cristiano Ronaldo (1985)

Days & observances

National Weatherpersons Day · World Nutella Day · Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución)