Today's Date
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Time Zone: Europe/London (GMT+00:00)
• Today's Date in numbers: 39
• Week number: 6
• Leap year: No - Next is 2028
• Daylight Saving Time: No
Sunrise, Sunset Times Today
• Sunrise time: 07:30 am
• Sunset time: 05:01 pm
• Day length: 09h 31m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase Today
• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
• Illumination: 84%
• Moon Age: 11.01 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
Holidays and National Days Today
Today in History
1990
CBS television temporarily suspends Andy Rooney for his anti-gay and ant-black remarks in a magazine interview.
1971
South Vietnamese ground forces, backed by American air power, begin Operation Lam Son 719, a 17,000 man incursion into Laos that ends three weeks later in a disaster.
1965
South Vietnamese bomb the North Vietnamese communications center at Vinh Linh.
1962
The U.S. Defense Department reports the creation of the Military Assistance Command in South Vietnam.
1952
Elizabeth becomes Queen of England after her father, King George VI, dies.
1943
British General Orde Wingate leads a guerrilla force of “Chindits” against the Japanese in Burma.
1942
The Japanese land on Singapore.
1924
The gas chamber is used for the first time to execute a murderer.
1910
The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated.
1904
In a surprise attack at Port Arthur, Korea, the Japanese disable seven Russian warships.
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