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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 16 — 1945 Back to Bataan, McArthur keeps his word; 1786 Happy Anniversary James and Elizabeth Monroe; 1928 James Markham patents dwarfed peach tree; MUSIC: 1974 Emerson, Lake and Palmer band gets arrested for skinny dipping, 1898 Explosion of

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 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