Unix Timestamp: 1202169600
Tuesday, February 5. 2008, 12:00:00 AM UTC

February 6 – A tornado outbreak, the deadliest in 23 years, kills 58 in the Southern United States.

A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States leaves 57 people dead, and causes some polling places to be closed early. The hardest hit areas are in Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas including the Memphis area, northern Middle Tennessee and Jackson, Tennessee. //www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23006771/ (MSNBC) //news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080206/ap_on_re_us/severe_weather (AP via Yahoo! News)

Israeli attacks kill eight Hamas members on the Gaza Strip as Hamas claims responsibility for the Dimona attack. //ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jD4YSkDPlclqd9dHvg2f0Ij18zEgD8UK99JO0 (AP via Google News)

U.S. stock market indices plunge more than 3% after a report shows signs of economic recession in the service sector. The SP 500 fall 3.2%, The Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 370 points.