February 1, 2016, The World Health Organization declares the spread of the Zika virus a global public health emergency requiring an urgent, united response. (BBC)
February 1, 2016, Voters in Iowa go to Democratic and Republican Party caucuses in the first formal stage of the U.S. elections. (Yahoo! politics)
-Hillary Clinton narrowly wins the Democratic caucus; this makes her the first woman to win an Iowa caucus. (CNN)
-Ted Cruz wins the Republican caucus; this makes him the first Hispanic person to win the Iowa caucus. (CNN)
February 2, 2016, Season 2 Premiere of American Crime Story
February 2, 2016, In the United States, Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow which according to tradition signals an early spring. (CNN)
February 3, 2016, A Daallo Airlines operated commercial plane, bound for Djibouti, makes an emergency landing at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, following an unexplained explosion that left a gaping hole in its fuselage. Despite reports a person fell out of the hole, Daalo Airlines says all 60 people on board have been accounted for. (BBC)
February 3, 2016, John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, wanted for murder since 1974, is officially declared dead so that his son can inherit the title. (BBC)
February 5, 2016, Release of Hail, Ceasar
February 5, 2016, Release of Misconduct
February 5, 2016, Release of Pride + Prejudice + Zombies
February 5, 2016, Release of The Choice
February 5, 2016, One person is killed, and two are seriously injured when a construction crane collapses in Lower Manhattan's Tribeca district. (NY Daily News)
February 6, 2016,
February 6, 2016,
February 6, 2016, At the NFL Honors Show in San Francisco, the league announces major individual awards for the 2015 season, as chosen by the Associated Press.
-Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is named MVP. Newton becomes the first black quarterback to win the award outright (Steve McNair shared the award in 2004 with Peyton Manning).
-Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is named MVP. Newton becomes the first black quarterback to win the award outright (Steve McNair shared the award in 2004 with Peyton Manning).
-Panthers head coach Ron Rivera is named Coach of the Year.
-Houston Texans defensive tackle J. J. Watt is named Defensive Player of the Year for the third time in four years. Watt joins Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor as the only three-time winners of the award.
February 6, 2016, Twitter claims to have closed down 125,000 accounts linked to ISIL. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
February 6, 2016, Twin brothers are killed and six others injured in a sledding accident on an Olympic bobsledding course at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. (CNN)
February 7, 2016, In American football, the Denver Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers 24–10 in Super Bowl 50. Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller is named as the game's Most Valuable Player. (BBC)
February 7, 2016,
February 7, 2016, The death toll from yesterday's earthquake in Taiwan rises to at least 29, with at least 120 trapped under collapsed buildings in Tainan, while 198 people have been rescued. (AP)
February 7, 2016, North Korea launches a long range rocket that critics claim is a test of banned technology for a long range missile that could hit the United States. South Korea's military says the rocket released an object into orbit. (AP via Washington Post)
February 7, 2016, North Korea launches a long range rocket that critics claim is a test of banned technology for a long range missile that could hit the United States. South Korea's military says the rocket released an object into orbit. (AP via Washington Post)
February 7, 2016,
February 8, 2016,
February 8, 2016,
February 8, 2016,
February 8, 2016,
February 8, 2016,
February 8, 2016,
February 8, 2016,
February 9, 2016, New York businessman Donald Trump wins the Republican Party primary while Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic Party primary. (NBC News) This makes Sanders the first Jewish and the first self-described democratic socialist to win a U.S. presidential primary. (The Week)
February 10, 2016,
February 12, 2016, Release of Deadpool
February 12, 2016, Release of Zoolander 2
February 12, 2016, Release of How To Be Single
February 12, 2016, Evgeny Lebedev, the owner of the British national newspaper, The Independent, announces that as of March 2016, the 29-year-old paper will only publish online with print editions coming to an end. (Reuters)
February 12, 2016, Pope Francis meets with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in Havana, Cuba. It is the first time that the heads of the Roman Catholic Church and Russian Orthodox Church have ever met. (CNN)
February 12, 2016, Two people are killed on the campus of Independence High School in Glendale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The campus is on lockdown, but there is no active shooter situation any longer. (The Arizona Republic)
February 13, 2016, United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at age 79. (The Guardian)
February 13, 2016,
February 13, 2016, A huge fire engulfs the under-construction Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana, Kazakhstan. (RT)
February 13, 2016, The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 5.1 earthquake strike in Oklahoma, the state's third strongest quake, northwest of Oklahoma City. No damage or injuries are reported. Oklahoma has recently experienced a surge in seismic activity, leading to calls for the governor to make changes to oil- and gas-drilling regulations. (Reuters)
February 14, 2016, Series Premiere of Vinyl
February 14, 2016, The 69th British Academy Film Awards are held at the Royal Opera House in London. (AP via Yahoo! News)
-The Revenant wins best film with lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio winning the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. (Deadline)
February 14, 2016, The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Christchurch in New Zealand. The St. John ambulance service says that several people suffered minor injuries from falls as they ran from the quake but there were no immediate reports of serious damage. (The Washington Post)
February 14, 2016, All four members of the British indie band Viola Beach and their manager die in a road accident near Stockholm, Sweden. (BBC)
February 14, 2016, The 2016 NBA All-Star Game is held in Toronto, Canada, with the Western Conference All-Stars defeating the Eastern Conference All-Stars 196 to 173. (NBA)
February 15, 2016, Series Premiere of 112263
February 15, 2016, The 58th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. (Entertainment Weekly)
-Ed Sheeran wins the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "Thinking Out Loud". (ABC News Australia)
-1989 by Taylor Swift wins the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Swift is the first female artist to win the award twice. (Huffington Post)
-Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars wins the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. (Huffington Post)
February 16, 2016,
February 16, 2016,
February 18, 2016,
February 18, 2016,
February 18, 2016,
February 18, 2016, Nike, Inc. drops Manny Pacquiao as an endorser after his remarks about LGBT people. (BBC)
February 19, 2016, Release of Race
February 19, 2016, Release of The Witch
February 19, 2016, Release of Risen
February 19, 2016, Series Premiere of Love
February 19, 2016,
February 19, 2016,
February 19, 2016, The United States Department of Justice files a motion to compel Apple Inc. to comply with a court order to help the FBI hack a phone used by an attacker in the 2015 San Bernardino attack. (CNBC)
February 20, 2016, Voters in the American state of Nevada take part in Democratic Party caucuses, with Hillary Clinton winning a close race against Bernie Sanders. (Fox News)
-Voters in the American state of South Carolina go to the polls for the South Carolina primary for the Republican Party with Donald Trump projected to win and Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio in a close race for second. (2016 Election Central)
February 20, 2016, Italian refugee documentary Fire at Sea, directed by Gianfranco Rosi, wins the 66th Berlin International Film Festival's Golden Bear award for best film. (Variety)
February 21, 2016, Season 5 Premiere of Girls
February 21, 2016, Denny Hamlin wins the 2016 Daytona 500 by 0.011 seconds, the closest margin in the history of the race, and the 13th-closest in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history. (Yahoo! News)
February 21, 2016, Kalamazoo County, Michigan authorities say last evening's shooting spree resulted in six deaths with two others seriously wounded. Each victim was shot multiple times. Police acknowledge that an earlier report that a 14-year-old girl died is incorrect; she is alive, but "severely, gravely" injured. The suspect, a 45-year-old man who is a Uber driver without a prior criminal record, was taken into custody without a struggle. (USA Today)
February 22, 2016, Jason Dalton is charged with six counts of murder in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. (CNN)
February 22, 2016, A new study by scientists from 14 research institutions, that is published in the March 2016 Global Change Biology Journal, finds all U.S. forests are threatened by drought and climate change. (Global Change Biology)
February 23, 2016, A 4.8 magnitude earthquake strikes near Wasco, California, about 25 miles northwest of Bakersfield. There are no reports of damage or injuries. (Los Angeles Times)
February 23, 2016, The President of the United States Barack Obama announces plans to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. Obama made similar statements during his first presidential campaign in 2007 and had previously stated that the camp would be closed by 2010. (CNN)
February 23, 2016, Republican Party voters, in precinct gatherings, hold the Nevada caucuses with Donald Trump winning, Marco Rubio coming second, and Ted Cruz finishing in third place. (ABC 7)
February 24, 2016, The 2016 Brit Awards are held at The O2 in London with James Bay, Adele, Tame Impala, Justin Bieber, Bjork, and Coldplay all winning their respective categories. Adele won four awards in total. (The Guardian), (BBC)
February 24, 2016, Australian icebreaker, Aurora Australis, runs aground in Antarctica with 68 people on board. There are no reports of injuries. The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) said blizzard conditions are hampering attempts to assess damage. (BBC)
February 24, 2016, Celebrations are held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines that led to the downfall of dictator Ferdinand Marcos' 21-year reign, and the rise of President Corazon Aquino. (The Philippine Star)
February 25, 2016, A series of shootings in and near the American town of Hesston, Kansas, results in at least four deaths, including the shooter, at an Excel Industries building, with up to 20 people injured. The shooter is Cedric Ford, a convicted felon. (KWCH)
February 26, 2016, Release of Eddie The Eagle
February 26, 2016, Release of Gods of Egypt
February 26, 2016, Release of Triple 9
February 26, 2016, Because of the risk of Zika virus infection, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends pregnant women consider not traveling to Brazil for the 2016 Summer Olympics in August, and/or for the 2016 Summer Paralympics the following month. (Reuters)
February 26, 2016, Officials of FIFA meet in Zürich for the 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress to select a new President of FIFA to replace Sepp Blatter. Gianni Infantino is elected with a majority of votes in the second round of voting. (BBC)
February 27, 2016, Voters in South Carolina go to the polls for the Democratic Party primary. Hillary Clinton won. (ABC)
February 28, 2016, The 88th Academy Awards are held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. (US Weekly)
-Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu wins the Academy Award for Best Director for The Revenant. (USA Today)
-Brie Larson wins the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Room. (Entertainment Weekly)
-Leonardo DiCaprio wins the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in The Revenant. (ABC Online Australia)
-Spotlight wins the Academy Award for Best Picture. (The Verge)
February 29, 2016,
February 29, 2016,The United States Department of State releases the final batch of emails recovered from the private server of former Secretary of State and Democratic Party front runner in the race for the nomination for the 2016 presidential election. (NBC News)
February 9, 2016, A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Ovalle in Chile's central region. No injuries or damage have been reported. (AP via ABC News)
February 10, 2016,
February 9, 2016, Dubai says that it will continue with its Mall of the World project, despite the financial pressures created by falling oil prices. (Reuters)
February 10, 2016,
February 10, 2016,
February 12, 2016, Release of Deadpool
February 12, 2016, Release of Zoolander 2
February 12, 2016, Release of How To Be Single
February 12, 2016, Evgeny Lebedev, the owner of the British national newspaper, The Independent, announces that as of March 2016, the 29-year-old paper will only publish online with print editions coming to an end. (Reuters)
February 12, 2016, Pope Francis meets with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in Havana, Cuba. It is the first time that the heads of the Roman Catholic Church and Russian Orthodox Church have ever met. (CNN)
February 12, 2016, Two people are killed on the campus of Independence High School in Glendale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The campus is on lockdown, but there is no active shooter situation any longer. (The Arizona Republic)
February 13, 2016, United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at age 79. (The Guardian)
February 13, 2016,
February 13, 2016, A huge fire engulfs the under-construction Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana, Kazakhstan. (RT)
February 13, 2016, The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 5.1 earthquake strike in Oklahoma, the state's third strongest quake, northwest of Oklahoma City. No damage or injuries are reported. Oklahoma has recently experienced a surge in seismic activity, leading to calls for the governor to make changes to oil- and gas-drilling regulations. (Reuters)
February 14, 2016, Series Premiere of Vinyl
February 14, 2016, The 69th British Academy Film Awards are held at the Royal Opera House in London. (AP via Yahoo! News)
-The Revenant wins best film with lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio winning the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. (Deadline)
February 14, 2016, The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Christchurch in New Zealand. The St. John ambulance service says that several people suffered minor injuries from falls as they ran from the quake but there were no immediate reports of serious damage. (The Washington Post)
February 14, 2016, All four members of the British indie band Viola Beach and their manager die in a road accident near Stockholm, Sweden. (BBC)
February 14, 2016, The 2016 NBA All-Star Game is held in Toronto, Canada, with the Western Conference All-Stars defeating the Eastern Conference All-Stars 196 to 173. (NBA)
February 15, 2016, Series Premiere of 112263
February 15, 2016, The 58th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. (Entertainment Weekly)
-Ed Sheeran wins the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "Thinking Out Loud". (ABC News Australia)
-1989 by Taylor Swift wins the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Swift is the first female artist to win the award twice. (Huffington Post)
-Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars wins the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. (Huffington Post)
February 16, 2016,
February 16, 2016,
February 18, 2016,
February 18, 2016,
February 18, 2016,
February 18, 2016, Nike, Inc. drops Manny Pacquiao as an endorser after his remarks about LGBT people. (BBC)
February 19, 2016, Release of Race
February 19, 2016, Release of The Witch
February 19, 2016, Release of Risen
February 19, 2016, Series Premiere of Love
February 19, 2016,
February 19, 2016,
February 19, 2016, The United States Department of Justice files a motion to compel Apple Inc. to comply with a court order to help the FBI hack a phone used by an attacker in the 2015 San Bernardino attack. (CNBC)
February 20, 2016, Voters in the American state of Nevada take part in Democratic Party caucuses, with Hillary Clinton winning a close race against Bernie Sanders. (Fox News)
-Voters in the American state of South Carolina go to the polls for the South Carolina primary for the Republican Party with Donald Trump projected to win and Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio in a close race for second. (2016 Election Central)
February 20, 2016, Italian refugee documentary Fire at Sea, directed by Gianfranco Rosi, wins the 66th Berlin International Film Festival's Golden Bear award for best film. (Variety)
February 21, 2016, Season 5 Premiere of Girls
February 21, 2016, Denny Hamlin wins the 2016 Daytona 500 by 0.011 seconds, the closest margin in the history of the race, and the 13th-closest in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history. (Yahoo! News)
February 21, 2016, Kalamazoo County, Michigan authorities say last evening's shooting spree resulted in six deaths with two others seriously wounded. Each victim was shot multiple times. Police acknowledge that an earlier report that a 14-year-old girl died is incorrect; she is alive, but "severely, gravely" injured. The suspect, a 45-year-old man who is a Uber driver without a prior criminal record, was taken into custody without a struggle. (USA Today)
February 22, 2016, Jason Dalton is charged with six counts of murder in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. (CNN)
February 22, 2016, A new study by scientists from 14 research institutions, that is published in the March 2016 Global Change Biology Journal, finds all U.S. forests are threatened by drought and climate change. (Global Change Biology)
February 23, 2016, A 4.8 magnitude earthquake strikes near Wasco, California, about 25 miles northwest of Bakersfield. There are no reports of damage or injuries. (Los Angeles Times)
February 23, 2016, The President of the United States Barack Obama announces plans to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. Obama made similar statements during his first presidential campaign in 2007 and had previously stated that the camp would be closed by 2010. (CNN)
February 23, 2016, Republican Party voters, in precinct gatherings, hold the Nevada caucuses with Donald Trump winning, Marco Rubio coming second, and Ted Cruz finishing in third place. (ABC 7)
February 24, 2016, The 2016 Brit Awards are held at The O2 in London with James Bay, Adele, Tame Impala, Justin Bieber, Bjork, and Coldplay all winning their respective categories. Adele won four awards in total. (The Guardian), (BBC)
February 24, 2016, Australian icebreaker, Aurora Australis, runs aground in Antarctica with 68 people on board. There are no reports of injuries. The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) said blizzard conditions are hampering attempts to assess damage. (BBC)
February 24, 2016, Celebrations are held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines that led to the downfall of dictator Ferdinand Marcos' 21-year reign, and the rise of President Corazon Aquino. (The Philippine Star)
February 25, 2016, A series of shootings in and near the American town of Hesston, Kansas, results in at least four deaths, including the shooter, at an Excel Industries building, with up to 20 people injured. The shooter is Cedric Ford, a convicted felon. (KWCH)
February 26, 2016, Release of Eddie The Eagle
February 26, 2016, Release of Gods of Egypt
February 26, 2016, Release of Triple 9
February 26, 2016, Because of the risk of Zika virus infection, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends pregnant women consider not traveling to Brazil for the 2016 Summer Olympics in August, and/or for the 2016 Summer Paralympics the following month. (Reuters)
February 26, 2016, Officials of FIFA meet in Zürich for the 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress to select a new President of FIFA to replace Sepp Blatter. Gianni Infantino is elected with a majority of votes in the second round of voting. (BBC)
February 27, 2016, Voters in South Carolina go to the polls for the Democratic Party primary. Hillary Clinton won. (ABC)
February 28, 2016, The 88th Academy Awards are held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. (US Weekly)
-Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu wins the Academy Award for Best Director for The Revenant. (USA Today)
-Brie Larson wins the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Room. (Entertainment Weekly)
-Leonardo DiCaprio wins the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in The Revenant. (ABC Online Australia)
-Spotlight wins the Academy Award for Best Picture. (The Verge)
February 29, 2016,
February 29, 2016,The United States Department of State releases the final batch of emails recovered from the private server of former Secretary of State and Democratic Party front runner in the race for the nomination for the 2016 presidential election. (NBC News)
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