Give Us This Day Our Daily Thread Feb 1st - Feb 28th 2026

[LoveyG]

I prefer one long thread. I would get lost with the multi-thread topics and give up.

 

[tricia]

WOW Ok the one thread wins, but I really like your suggestions. Thank you. Always feel free to come to the Daily and post suggestions or off-topic things.
I hope to make the Daily thread a must go to place every day for our members.
However,r I have not been doing my part to add to this thread. I hope to change that soon. It's been a bit crazy.
Thanks again, everyone.
Tricia

 

[tricia]

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY THREAD SATURDAY FEB.7TH 2026
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY​

In 1812, Charles Dickens was born. That man gave us gloomy orphans, creepy fog, and enough social commentary to make Victorian England clutch its pearls. Basically, he invented the dramatic miniseries before television was even a twinkle in anybody’s eye.

In 1904, the Great Baltimore Fire kicked off and burned for more than 30 hours. Over 1,500 buildings went up in smoke. Firefighters came from other cities to help… and discovered their hoses didn’t fit Baltimore’s hydrants. You can’t make this stuff up.

In 1964, four mop-topped British boys known as The Beatles landed in New York and America collectively lost its mind. Two days later, they hit The Ed Sullivan Show and teenage screaming officially became a national sport.

In 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless II floated out into space untethered. No rope. No leash. Just him and the infinite void.

In 1992, the Maastricht Treaty was signed, paving the way for what we now call the European Union.

And here’s the kicker. In 2013, Mississippi finally made its ratification of the 13th Amendment official. The amendment abolishing slavery was ratified in 1865. Mississippi approved it in 1995. But due to a paperwork oversight, it wasn’t properly recorded until 148 years after it became law. Somewhere, a clerk cleared their throat and said, “Oh. About that.”
Thanks again everyone.

 

[tricia]

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY THREAD SUNDAY FEB 8TH 2026​

In 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots is executed at Fotheringhay Castle after being accused of plotting against Queen Elizabeth I. They needed multiple blows of the axe. And when the executioner lifted her head to show the crowd… her wig came off. He was holding the wig. Her actual head rolled. History is brutal and occasionally absurd.


In 1693, the College of William & Mary is founded in Virginia. It’s the second-oldest college in America. Fun twist: several U.S. presidents attended, including Thomas Jefferson. Apparently rebellion and higher education go hand in hand.


In 1904, the Russo-Japanese War begins when Japan launches a surprise naval attack on Russia. Decades before Pearl Harbor, this was one of the first major surprise attacks of the modern era. It shocked the world that an Asian power defeated a European empire. History plot twist.


In 1915, D.W. Griffith’s controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles. Technically groundbreaking. Socially horrific. It helped revive the Ku Klux Klan. A reminder that “influential” doesn’t always mean “good.”


In 1924, the first execution using lethal gas in the United States takes place in Nevada. It was supposed to be more humane. It… was not. Early reports said it went horribly wrong and took much longer than expected. History’s bad ideas department was very busy in the early 1900s.


In 1960, Queen Elizabeth II issues an Order-in-Council declaring that her direct descendants will carry the surname Mountbatten-Windsor. Even royals had to sort out last-name drama.

In 1974, the Skylab space station returns to Earth… sort of. NASA discovered later that parts of it were falling out of orbit. (Technically the big crash happened in 1979, but this is when the problems were clearly brewing.) Nothing like a giant space lab slowly drifting toward Earth to spice up the Cold War.

And because you like weird…

In 1983, a professional baseball player named Gaylord Perry was elected to the Hall of Fame. His claim to fame? Being notorious for doctoring baseballs with spit, Vaseline, and who-knows-what-else. He basically turned cheating into an art form and then got immortalized for it. America.

So February 8th is apparently: royal drama, space debris, controversial cinema, and creative cheating.

 

[tricia]

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY THREAD MONDAY FEB 9TH 2026​

1825 – The U.S. House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received an electoral majority, defeating Andrew Jackson in what critics called the “Corrupt Bargain.”


1942 – The United States began nationwide Daylight Saving Time, known as “War Time,” during World War II.


1964 – The Beatles made their first live U.S. television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, watched by approximately 73 million viewers.


1971 – Baseball legend Satchel Paige became the first Negro League veteran elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame’s special committee.


1984 – Astronaut Bruce McCandless II performed the first untethered spacewalk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit.


1996 – IBM’s Deep Blue defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a single game during their match, marking a major milestone in artificial intelligence.


1904 – The Great Baltimore Fire began in Baltimore, ultimately destroying more than 1,500 buildings over 30 hours.


1950 – U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy delivered his speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, claiming he had a list of communists in the State Department, fueling the Red Scare.

 

[tricia]

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY THREAD TUESDAY FEB 10TH 2026​

Today in History – February 10

1763 – Treaty of Paris ends the French & Indian War. France gave up most of its North American territory to Britain, reshaping the future of Canada and the United States.

1840 – Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert. Their marriage became one of the most famous royal love stories, and Victoria’s white wedding gown helped popularize the white wedding dress tradition.

1996 – Deep Blue vs. Garry Kasparov. IBM’s supercomputer Deep Blue defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a game, marking a major milestone in artificial intelligence history.

2009 – Two satellites collide in space. The U.S. Iridium 33 and Russian Kosmos 2251 accidentally crashed into each other in orbit, creating a significant debris field.

1959 – St. Louis tornado kills 21. An F4 tornado struck the St. Louis area early in the morning, causing major destruction and loss of life.

1962 – Cold War spy swap on the “Bridge of Spies.” U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was exchanged for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel in Berlin.

1910 – The Dreadnought Hoax. A group led by Horace de Vere Cole, including Virginia Woolf, tricked the British Navy into welcoming fake “Abyssinian royalty” aboard a battleship.

1976 – Sesame Street controversy. An episode featuring Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West frightened many young viewers and was later pulled from rotation.

Holidays and Observances

Teddy Day.

Cream Cheese Brownie Day.

Umbrella Day.

All the News That’s Fit to Print Day.

National Flannel Day.

International Cribbage Day.

National Julio Day.
Quirky Fact

1964 – Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’” was first released, becoming an anthem for social change.