Month: February 2026

FEBRUARY 18 — 1902 Teddy Roosevelt outbullies JP Morgan by dismantling Northern Securities; 1986 Happy birthday triple amputee motivational speaker Cameron Clapp; 1885 Twain publishes Huck Finn @ Hour:Minute FEBRUARY 18 1902 – Teddy Roosevelt outbullies JP Morgan by dismantling

FEBRUARY 17 — 1972 Nixon goes to China; 1899 Happy birthday George Armstrong (aviation medicine); 1936 The Phantom becomes the first superhero comic book to be released FEBRUARY 17 1972 Nixon goes to China.   Since becoming president in 1968,

FEBRUARY 15 — 1898 The Maine explodes, leads to Spanish-American War; 1903 1st Teddy Bear goes on sale; 1820 Happy birthday Susan B. Anthony FEBRUARY 15 1898 – The Main explodes. Exactly how we the world may never know. But

VALENTINE’S DAY — 1943 Battle of Kasserine Pass; 1929 Moran and Capone battle in St. Valentine’s Day Massacre; 1886 1st trainload of oranges leave Los Angeles; Valentine’s Day in America FEBRUARY 14 1943 – Battle of the Kasserine Pass. U.S.

1905 Teddy Roosevelt stands up for race equality; 1915 ASCAP is formed; NBA All-Star greats 1905 — Teddy Roosevelt stands up for race equality. He had quite the mind, that Teddy. He believed in a gradual change towards equality, like

FEBRUARY 9 — ELECTIONS: 1824 John Quincy Adams becomes president; 2005Pres. Bush asks for $950M to help victims of Indian Ocean Tsunami; 1971 65 dead and thousands injured in San Fernando earthquake FEBRUARY 9 1825 –John Quincy Adams becomes president.

FEBRUARY 8 — ELECTIONS: Madison destroys Pinckney in 1808; INVENTION/PATENTS: 1883 Louis Waterman begins experiment in making fountain pen, 1898 John Sherman (envelope and gumming macine), 1802 Simon Willard patents banjo clock; 1986 Spud Webb wins Slam Dunk Contest in

FEBRUARY 7 — 1984 McCandless becomes1st human to float untethered in space; 1936 Felix the Cat created; 2002 George W. Bush calls for Faith-Based Initiative; 1881 Plea Bargaining begins in American courts; 1988 Happy Birthday Detroit Lion QB Matt Stafford

FEBRUARY 6 — Happy birthday Mom!; 1911 Ronald Reagan’s birthday FEBRUARY 6 Happy birthday mommy! 1911 – Happy birthday Ronald Rawhide The gipper Reagan, #40! …Born to Nelle and Jack Reagan in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911, Ronald was

FEBRUARY 4 — 1974 Pattie Hearst kidnapped by SLA; 2011 Chicago Art Professor Wafaa Balil is forced to remove camera from inside his head; 2007 Super Bowl 41 FEBRUARY 4 1789 – Washington is unanimously elected first US president. …He