History

February 27th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 27th History Highlights1827- Masked and costumed students danced through the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the first of the city’s famous Mardi Gras celebrations.1933 – Germany’s parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, was set on fire.1951 – The 22nd Amendment to the Us Constitution was passed, limiting

February 26th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 26th History Highlights1616 – Galileo Galilei was formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the earth orbits the sun.1829 – Levi Strauss was born. He never married, so, ironically, he didn’t get to pass his genes on to the next generation.1848

February 25th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 25th History Highlights1791 – The First National Bank of the United States was chartered in Philadelphia.1919 – Oregon became the first US state to levy a gasoline tax by placing 1 cent tax on every gallon of gas.1964 – Cassius Clay became heavyweight boxing champion of the world.

February 24th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 24th History Highlights1582 – Gregorian Calendar: Pope Gregory XIII issued a new, more accurate calendar that the Julian, which had been used for 1500 years. #intergravissimas1868 – Andrew Johnson became the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He

February 23rd History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 23rd History Highlights1893 – Rudolph Diesel received the German patent for his engine.1945 – American Marines lifted the flag at Iwo Jima.February 23, 1964 Birthday (fictional) Dana Scully, X-Files1991 – A ground war began in Iraq (Operation Desert Storm)1997 – Scientists announced the first successful cloning of an

February 22nd History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 22nd History Highlights1651 – St. Peter’s Flood (I): A storm surge flooded the Frisian (Germany/Netherlands) coast, drowning 15,000 people.1856 – The United States Republican Party opened its first national convention in Pittsburgh.1878 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opened the first five-and-dime Woolworth store.1956 – Montgomery, Alabama

February 21st History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 21st History Highlights1885 – The Washington Monument was dedicated in Washington, DC.1965 – Malcolm X, founder of the Organization of Afro-American Unity was assassinated.1972 American President Richard Nixon made a historic trip to China, opening diplomatic relations between the two countries.1994 – Aldrich and Maria del Rosario Ames

February 20th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 20th History Highlights1491 – An unnamed comet came within 860,000 miles of Earth, the closest we know of.1920 – Carl Stoltz, American founder of Little League Baseball (died in 1992)1962 – While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth, making three orbits

February 19th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 19th History HighlightsFebruary 19, 19** Birthday (fictional) Bruce Wayne (Batman), DC Comics1963 – The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan was published.1987 – A controversial, anti-smoking public service announcement aired for the first time on television, featuring Yul Brynner shortly before he died of lung cancer.If you were born

February 18th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 18th History Highlights1865 – Union forces under Major General William T. Sherman set the South Carolina State House on fire during the burning of Columbia, near the end of the Civil War.1885 – Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published for the first time.1929 – The

February 17th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 17th History Highlights1865 – Columbia, South Carolina surrendered to General Sherman’s Union forces. Fort Sumpter was also returned to Union control.1897 – The National Parent Teacher Association was formed.1929 – The League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC) was founded.February 17, 1936 – The Phantom, Comic Strip debuted.If you

February 16th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 16th History Highlights1923 – In Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter entered the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen. He had been looking for King Tut’s tomb since his first trip to Egypt in 1891. The outer chambers were discovered in November 1922.1959 –

February 15th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 15th History Highlights1898 – The American battleship Maine was blown up at Havana Harbor (Cuba), leading to the Spanish-American was on April 25, 1898.1946 – ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, was formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.2013 – Asteroid 2012 DA14 (150 feet long)

February 14th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 14th History Highlights1849 – The first photograph of a US President, James Polk, was taken in Washington, DC.1920 – The League of Women Voters formed in Chicago, IL.1929 – Four men came in, dressed as police at Bugsy Moran’s headquarters on North Clark Street in Chicago, killing seven

February 13th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 13th History Highlights1741 – American Magazine was first published. It was America’s first magazine.1861 – Colonel Bernard Erwin earned the first Medal of Honor, America’s highest military honor.February 13, 1937 – Prince Valiant, Comic Strip debuted1943 – Dresden, Germany was firebombed, killing an estimated 135,000 people.1961 – The

February 12th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 12th History Highlights1733 – James Oglethorpe founded Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, by settling at Savannah.1870 – Women were granted the right to vote in the Utah Territory.1909 – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by W.E.B. Du Bois

February 11th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 11th History Highlights1790 – The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitioned the US Congress for the abolition of slavery.1872 – Japan began celebrating National Foundation Day (founded in 660 BC). It was banned after WWII but revived in 1966.1945 – The Yalta Agreement was signed

February 10th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 10th History Highlights1897 – ‘All The News That’s Fit To Print’ – the phrase appeared permanently on the front page of The New York Times.1949 – Death of a Salesman by American playwright Arthur Miller, opened at the Morocco Theatre in New York City.1967 – The 25th Amendment

February 9th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 9th History Highlights1864 – 109 Union Officers escaped from Libby Prison in Virginia.1943 – The Allies retook Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Island, a major victory in WWII.1964 – The Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan, with 73,000,000 viewers, a record at that time. There were 728 people in the

February 8th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 8th History Highlights1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots was executed by beheading, for plotting the death of Queen Elizabeth I.1851 – Portland (The City of Roses) was incorporated in Oregon.1887 – The Dawes Act authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and

February 7th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 7th History Highlights1795 – The 11th Amendment was ratified, reaffirming the sovereignty of the individual United States.1817 – The first public gas street light was lit in Baltimore, Maryland, the first in the United States.1914 – The silent film Kid Auto Races at Venice premiered in theaters, featuring

February 4th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 4th History Highlights1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the US Electoral College.1941 – The USO (United Service Organization) was founded.1992 – A coup d’état was led by Hugo Chávez against Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Pérez.February 4, 2000, The

February 2nd History, Trivia and, Fun FactsFebruary 2nd History Highlights1653 – New Amsterdam (now the City of New York) was incorporated.1913 – Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.1925 – Balto and Togo led a team via Dog Sleg to the town of Nome, Alaska, with antitoxin serum for an outbreak of Diptheria.

February 1st History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 1st History Highlights1790 – The United States Supreme Court held its first session.1898 – Travelers Insurance issued the first automobile accident insurance.1960 – The Greensboro ‘Sit-In’ took place in North Carolina, protesting discrimination.1964 – Hasbro introduced the G.I. Joe action figure (retail price: $2.49)1982 – Late Night with