Historical Events
Film Release
"House of Cards", starring Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood and Robin Wright as his wife, is released on Netflix
- 21 people are killed and 30 are wounded by a market suicide bombing in Hangu, Pakistan
- 26 people are killed after a fireworks truck explodes and causes a highway to collapse in Henan, China
- 44th NAACP Image Awards: "Red Tails" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
Event of Interest
John Kerry succeeds Hillary Clinton as US Secretary of State
John Kerry
Hillary Clinton
- The Nigerian Army bombs a Boko Haram camp, killing 18 people
- Zenit-3SL, a Ukranian-Russian carrier rocket, fails 40 seconds after liftoff and crashes into the Pacific Ocean