Browse Historical Events by Day: What Happened on February 5th?

The third and final Punic War, between Rome and Carthage, comes to an end. The Punic Wars were a series of three wars between 264 and 146 BCE, fought between Rome and Carthage lasting more than 100 years of fighting on land and sea across the western Mediterranean region with immense materiel and human losses on both sides. It ended in 146 BCE with a total Roman victory. More

Battle of Taillebourg: King Louis IX of France defeats Henry III of England.

Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos recaptures Constantinople, ending the Latin Empire.

Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder dies in Brussels, Belgium.

Apollo 14's Lunar module with astronauts, Alan B. Shepard Jr. (Commander) and Edgar D. Mitchell (Lunar Module Pilot) descends to the lunar surface on the third U.S. moon landing. The 3rd Apollo 14 astronaut was Stuart A. Roosa, (Command Module Pilot). The astronauts returned to earth on Feb. 9, 1971 Landing on the Pacific Ocean. More

The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the measles virus eliminated in the United States.

Super Bowl LI sees the New England Patriots come back from a 28-3 deficit to defeat the Atlanta Falcons.

The U.S. Senate acquits President Donald Trump of impeachment charges.