It happened on a… February 5

2019

Pope Francis admits for the first time that clerics have sexually abused nuns.

1989

Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes 1st NBA player to score 38,000 points.

1988

1st prime-time wrestling match in 30 yrs, André the Giant defeats Hulk Hogan.

1983

Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial.

1980

Gordie Howe plays in his 23rd and final NHL all-star game at age 51; Howe, from Floral, Saskatchewan, will retire from the Hartford Whalers at the end of the season.

1977

Sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in 6 rounds in his 1st pro fight.

1971

Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 mission.

1953

The Walt Disney’s film “Peter Pan” opened at the Roxy Theatre in New York City.

1952

In New York City, four signs were installed at 44th Street and Broadway in Times Square that told pedestrians “don’t walk.”

1944

“Captain American” serial film premieres starring Dick Purcell, first appearance of a Marvel superhero outside a comic.

1936

“Modern Times”, silent film directed by, written by and starring Charlie Chaplin, is released.

1922

Reader’s Digest magazine 1st published.

1919

Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists.

1887

Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Otello” premieres at La Scala in Italy, Verdi’s first new opera for over 15 years.

1663

Charlevoix Earthquake in Quebec, felt strongly in New England.