📅 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5: TODAY IN HISTORY & NEWS SUMMARY
🌍 This Day in History: Global Highlights
1869 (Australia): The "Welcome Stranger," the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, is discovered in Moliagul, Victoria, weighing a staggering 72 kg (158 lbs).
1909 (Belgium/USA): Chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic, marking the beginning of the "Age of Plastics."
1917 (Mexico): The current Constitution of Mexico is drafted in Querétaro, establishing a federal republic with land reforms and labor rights—a landmark of the Mexican Revolution.
1852 (Russia): The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, one of the world's largest and oldest treasure houses of art and culture, first opens its doors to the public.
1924 (UK): The "BBC Pips"—the Greenwich Time Signal—are broadcast for the first time, becoming a global standard for marking the precise start of the hour.
1966 (USSR): The Soviet probe Luna 9 transmits the first-ever photographs from the surface of the Moon back to Earth.
🇨🇦 Canada’s Biggest Political Story
Yesterday: PM Mark Carney faced intense scrutiny over a "Team Canada" strategy as provinces demanded more clarity on federal responses to unpredictable U.S. trade shifts.
Expected Today: The federal government is set to unveil a major National Automotive Strategy, including a revival of EV rebates and a shift toward new emission standards to appease industry partners.
🇺🇸 U.S. Biggest Political Story
Current: A bipartisan group of 28 Senators has formally condemned the DOJ's "unacceptable escalation" in demanding state voter rolls, while the administration begins withdrawing 700 federal agents from Minnesota following a period of high civil tension.
🌐 Global Impact: Yesterday’s Legacy
February 4, 2026, will be remembered for a pivotal shift in nuclear diplomacy as Iran's Foreign Minister confirmed new talks with the U.S. in Oman, potentially de-escalating months of military threats.
📜 Quotation of the Day
"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would also be free." — Rosa Parks (Honored globally this week)
🏙️ Ottawa, ON Weather & Sky
☀️ Sunrise: 7:19 AM
🌇 Sunset: 5:14 PM
🌖 Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous (approx. 83% illumination; rising late in the evening)
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