February 2012
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Feb. 26, 1870 - In New York, the first subway line was opened to the public.
Feb. 25, 1836 - Samuel Colt received a patent for a “revolving gun.”
Feb. 24, 1980 - NBC premiered the TV movie “Harper Valley P.T.A.”
Feb. 23, 1896 - The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield.
Feb. 22, 1885 - The Washington Monument was officially dedicated in Washington, DC.
Feb. 21, 1866 - Lucy B. Hobbs became the first woman to graduate from a dental school.
Feb. 20, 1962 - 1965 - Ranger 8 crashed on the moon after sending back thousands of pictures of its surface.
Feb. 19, 1985 - Cherry Coke was introduced by the Coca-Cola Company.
Feb. 18, 1977 - The space shuttle Enterprise went on its maiden “flight” sitting on top of a Boeing 747.
Feb. 17, 1968 - The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opened in Springfield, MA.
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Feb. 16, 1923 - Howard Carter unsealed the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen. He had originally found the tomb on November 4, 1922.
Feb. 15, 1764 - The city of St. Louis was established.
Feb. 14, 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell filed an application for a patent for the telephone.
Feb. 13, 1914 - The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (known as ASCAP) was formed.
Feb. 12, 1915 - The cornerstone of the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington, DC.
Feb. 11, 1963 - The Beatles recorded “Twist & Shout” and “I Saw Her Standing There.”
Feb. 10, 1863 - The fire extinguisher was patented by Alanson Crane.
Feb. 9, 1870 - The United States Weather Bureau was authorized by Congress. The bureau is officially known as the National Weather Service.
Feb. 8, 1910 - William D. Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America.
Feb. 7, 1984 - Space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart made the first untethered space walk.
Feb. 6, 1959 - The U.S., for the first time, successfully test-fired a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral.
Feb. 5, 1900 - The U.S. and Britain signed the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty giving the U.S. the right to build a canal in Nicaragua.
Feb. 4, 1789 - Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States.
Feb. 3, 1690 - The first paper money in America was issued by the Massachusetts colony.
Feb. 2, 1967 - The American Basketball Association was formed by representatives of the NBA.
Feb. 1, 1862 - “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” by Julia Ward Howe, was first published in the “Atlantic Monthly.”
January 2012
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Jan. 31, 1940 - The first Social Security check was issued by the U.S. Government.
Jan. 30, 1933 - “The Lone Ranger” was heard on radio for the first time. The program ran for 2,956 episodes and ended in 1955.
Jan. 29, 1936 - The first members of baseball’s Hall of Fame were named in Cooperstown, NY.
Jan. 28, 1956 - Elvis Presley made his first appearance on national television on “The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show” on CBS.
Jan. 27, 1888 - The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, DC.
Jan. 26, 1934 - The Apollo Theatre opened in New York City.
Jan. 25, 1981 - The 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived in the United States.
Jan. 24, 1848-James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in northern California. The discovery led to the gold rush of ‘49.
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Jan. 23, 1986 - The first annual induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was held.
Jan. 22, 1983 - Juice Newton performed “Heart of the Night” and “Queen of Hearts” on “American Bandstand.”
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Jan. 21, 1954 - The Nautilus was launched in Groton, CT. It was the first atomic-powered submarine.
Jan. 20, Jan. 20, 1964 - The album “Meet the Beatles” was released in the U.S. on Capitol Records.
Jan. 19, 1883 - Thomas Edison’s first village electric lighting system using overhead wires began operation in Roselle, NJ.
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Jan. 18, 1911 - An aircraft landed on a ship for the first time. Eugene B. Ely landed on the USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco harbor.
Jan. 17, Jan. 17, 1946 - The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting.
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Jan. 16, 1919 - The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It prohibited the sale or transportation of alcoholic beverages.
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Jan. 15, 1967 - The first Super Bowl was played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10.
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Jan. 14, 1784 - The United States ratified a peace treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War.
Jan. 13, 1794 - President Washington approved adding two stars and two stripes to the U.S. flag for Vermont and Kentucky joining the union.
Jan. 12, 1896 - At Davidson College, several students took x-ray photographs. They were the first to be made in America.
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Jan. 11, 1902 - “Popular Mechanics” magazine was published for the first time.
Jan. 10, 1964 - The Beatles’ first U.S. album, “Introducing The Beatles,” was released.
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Jan. 9, 1929 - The Seeing Eye was incorporated in Nashville, TN. The company’s purpose was to train dogs to guide the blind.
Jan. 8, 1790 - In the United States, George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address.