It happenned on a… 5 February

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.

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

Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 mission.

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

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

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

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

Reader’s Digest magazine 1st published.

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

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

Charlevoix Earthquake in Quebec, felt strongly in New England.