CoM Moderators Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 1855 - US citizenship laws amended; all children of US parents born abroad granted US citizenship1940 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer1971 - Royal Albert Hall bans scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa1971 - "Tapestry", second album by Carole King, is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year 1972)1984 - Soviet cross-country skier Nikolay Zimyatov wins a career 4th Olympic gold medal when he takes out the 30k event in Sarajevo; 3 gold in Lake Placid 19801985 - Andrea Schöne skates ladies world record 5 km (7:32.82)1998 - Olympic figure skater Peggy Fleming undergoes breast cancer surgery2004 - Kanye West releases his debut album "The College Dropout" (2005 Grammy Best Rap Album)2013 - 5 people are killed by a falling lifeboat from the cruise ship Thomson Majesty in the Canary islands2019 - Insect populations are collapsing worldwide threatening a“catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems” according to a global review saying 40% declining, 30% endangered More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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