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February 5

3 sourced moments from February 5 in history: Roger Williams arrives in America (1631); The BBC broadcasts the Greenwich "pips" for the first time (1924); and The U.S. loses a hydrogen bomb off Tybee Island (1958).

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3 things happened on February 5

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1958 History · Modern

The U.S. loses a hydrogen bomb off Tybee Island

On February 5, 1958, an Air Force crew jettisoned a multi-megaton bomb into Georgia waters, where it still rests.

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1924 Technology · Engineering

The BBC broadcasts the Greenwich "pips" for the first time

On February 5, 1924, six little tones from Greenwich gave Britain a way to set its clocks over the airwaves.

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1631 History · Modern

Roger Williams arrives in America

On February 5, 1631, the young minister who would champion religious liberty stepped ashore in Massachusetts.

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