February 5, 1990The Nepali Congress passes a resolution officially launching the country-wide peaceful mass movement. Shortly thereafter, as many as 475 opposition party members, human rights advocates, students, lawyers and journalists are arrested. In a number of incidents, police open fire indiscriminately into crowds of unarmed demonstrators.

February 6, 1922The Washington Disarmament Conference comes to an end with a final treaty forbidding f