Daily recap on U.S. History
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 12 — 1809 Happy Birthday Abraham Lincoln; 1873 President Grant demonitizes silver FEBRUARY 12 1809 Abraham Lincoln became the United States’ 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in
FEBRUARY 11 — 1945 FDR and oldest daughter Anne leave for Yalta Conference; 2014 Chevron well explodes, apologize to town with free pizza; 1805 Sacagawea gives birth to Jean Baptiste; SPORTS: 1996 Michael Jordon scores 22 points in 20 minutes,
FEBRUARY 10 — 1962 Spy exchange between U.S. and Soviet Union; 2014 RIP Leonard Knight, creator of Salvation Mountain; 1806 Frederick “The Ice King” Tudor begins his quest to sell ice to the tropics FEBRUARY 10 1962 – Spy exchange
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 5 — 1994 Beckwith convicted of killing Medgar Evers; 1865 Battle of Hatcher’s Run; 2016 Sailor breaks world record for longest walk on a globe FEBRUARY 5 1994 Beckwith convicted of killing Medgar Evers …Evers was a civil rights
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