On February 14
On February 14, the Human Saga records one pivotal event: YouTube is founded, ushering in mass online video (2005).
On this day
On 14 February 2005 three former PayPal employees, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, founded YouTube, a website that allowed users to upload, share and watch video freely over the internet.
Also this week in history (Feb 11 – Feb 17)
On 11 February 1889 Emperor Meiji promulgated the Constitution of the Empire of Japan, presented as a gift bestowed by the sovereign on his subjects.
After 18 days of mass protests centred on Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak resigned on 11 February 2011, ending nearly 30 years of autocratic rule.