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What happened on February 5th?
The US pitched evidence to the UN supporting intervention in Iraq
Matthew Jones
February 05, 2025
2003 Colin Powell Rationalizes the War in Iraq
On this day in 2003, Colin Powell, representing the US as the secretary of state, made a presentation before the United Nations Security Council. Powell announced that the US was already committed to military intervention due to Iraq’s ongoing production of weapons of mass destruction, involvement in terrorist networks, and ties to al-Qaeda. The US invaded Iraq six weeks later, starting a conflict that would last eight years.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell addresses the UN Security Council on February 5, 2003.
🗞️Today’s Headlines
Everything important that’s ever happened on February 5:
2020 — President Donald Trump was acquitted in the Senate after being impeached by the House of Representatives for threatening to delay an aid payment to Ukraine unless they cooperated in an investigation into Trump’s political opponent, Joe Biden.
2017 — Tom Brady and the New England Patriots came back from a 25-point deficit to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in the first Super Bowl game to ever go into overtime.
1994 — Byron De La Beckwith received a life sentence for the killing of civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1963 when new evidence was introduced 30 years after the murder.
1943 — American boxer Jake “Raging Bull” LaMotta won by unanimous decision, giving Sugar Ray Robinson his first defeat. The two would fight six times, with LaMotta only winning once.
1917 — Mexico adopted its constitution, bringing the Mexican Revolution to an end. The 1917 constitution assured basic human rights, mandated land reform, established the separation of church and state, and is still in effect today.
146 BCE — After 100 years of on-and-off fighting throughout Italy, the series of wars known as the Punic Wars finally ended, with the Roman Republic defeating the Empire of Carthage.
🎂 Today’s Birthdays
On February 5, we’re singing to:
Laura Linney (1964) — American actress known for her performances on Broadway, film roles in movies such as the Truman Show and Mystic River, and television work in Ozark and Frasier.
Cristiano Ronaldo (1985) — Inarguably one of the greatest football stars of all time, winner of five Ballon d’Or awards, and record holder for the most goals in the Champions League, the European Championship, and international play for his native Portugal.
Neymar (1992) — Another all-time great footballer who holds the record for most goals in Brazilian international play and starred with Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.
🪦Who Died Today?
On February 5, we’re saying goodbye to:
Marianne Moore (1972) — American poet whose book Collected Poems won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Also presented with the National Medal of Literature in 1968.
Kirk Douglas (2020) — American actor and producer who was a leading man during Hollywood’s Golden Age, most known for playing the title role in Spartacus.
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