This day in history.....
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2-5-08
1631: Roger Williams, immigrating from England to the New World, lands in Boston.
1917: The Immigration Act is passed requiring a literacy test for all immigrants.
1960: Marty Robbins's song "El Paso" tops both the popular and country charts and later wins the first Grammy for Best Country and Western Performance.
1971: Alan Shepard is the first person to golf on the moon and the fifth man to walk on the moon, spending a record 33.5 hours on the moon's surface.
1988: Manuel Antonio Noriega, former dictator of Panama, is indicted by a United States grand jury in Florida on drug and racketeering charges.
1994: Medgar Evers's murderer, Byron de La Beckworth, a white separatist, is finally convicted to life in prison for the 1963 shooting.
1631: Roger Williams, immigrating from England to the New World, lands in Boston.
1917: The Immigration Act is passed requiring a literacy test for all immigrants.
1960: Marty Robbins's song "El Paso" tops both the popular and country charts and later wins the first Grammy for Best Country and Western Performance.
1971: Alan Shepard is the first person to golf on the moon and the fifth man to walk on the moon, spending a record 33.5 hours on the moon's surface.
1988: Manuel Antonio Noriega, former dictator of Panama, is indicted by a United States grand jury in Florida on drug and racketeering charges.
1994: Medgar Evers's murderer, Byron de La Beckworth, a white separatist, is finally convicted to life in prison for the 1963 shooting.
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2-6-08
1820: Largely through the work of the American Colonization Society, the first organized immigration of freed American slaves departs from New York for Sierra Leone, West Africa.
1865: Robert E. Lee is made commander in chief of all Confederate armies, and two months later surrenders to Ulysses S Grant.
1899: The Spanish-American War peace treaty is ratified by a margin of just one vote after an intense fight in the United States Senate.
1926: The Kuomintang, Chinese Nationalist forces led by Chiang Kai-shek, reach Hankou at the confluence of the Han and the Yangtze rivers; Hankou becomes the Kuomintang capital.
1933: Sponsored by Senator George Norris, the 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution, known as the Lame Duck amendment, goes into effect.
1952: Elizabeth II succeeds the throne of Britain following the death of her father King George VI.
1820: Largely through the work of the American Colonization Society, the first organized immigration of freed American slaves departs from New York for Sierra Leone, West Africa.
1865: Robert E. Lee is made commander in chief of all Confederate armies, and two months later surrenders to Ulysses S Grant.
1899: The Spanish-American War peace treaty is ratified by a margin of just one vote after an intense fight in the United States Senate.
1926: The Kuomintang, Chinese Nationalist forces led by Chiang Kai-shek, reach Hankou at the confluence of the Han and the Yangtze rivers; Hankou becomes the Kuomintang capital.
1933: Sponsored by Senator George Norris, the 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution, known as the Lame Duck amendment, goes into effect.
1952: Elizabeth II succeeds the throne of Britain following the death of her father King George VI.
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2-9-08
1567: A conspiracy to kill Lord Stuart Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, is successfully carried out on this night.
1900: The Davis Cup is first won by its donator Dwight F. Davis and his doubles partner in Brookline, Massachusetts.
1950: Senator Joseph McCarthy claims the State Department has been infiltrated by Communists. He is later censured for his tactics.
1953: Ralph Ellison's best-known work, Invisible Man (1952) receives the National Book Award.
1964: Ed Sullivan presents the Beatles on his weekly variety show, helping to advance the careers of the "Fab Four" in the United States.
1971: Satchel Paige is inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He is well known for his colorful observations of life ("Never run when you can walk") as well as for his pitching speed and variety.
1567: A conspiracy to kill Lord Stuart Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, is successfully carried out on this night.
1900: The Davis Cup is first won by its donator Dwight F. Davis and his doubles partner in Brookline, Massachusetts.
1950: Senator Joseph McCarthy claims the State Department has been infiltrated by Communists. He is later censured for his tactics.
1953: Ralph Ellison's best-known work, Invisible Man (1952) receives the National Book Award.
1964: Ed Sullivan presents the Beatles on his weekly variety show, helping to advance the careers of the "Fab Four" in the United States.
1971: Satchel Paige is inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He is well known for his colorful observations of life ("Never run when you can walk") as well as for his pitching speed and variety.
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2-14-08
1778: The Stars and Stripes of the United States is seen abroad for the first time, flying on a U.S. vessel in a French port.
1859: Oregon enters the Union as the 33rd state. Arizona also enters the Union on this day, 53 years later in 1912.
1929: Disguised as Chicago police officers and detectives, Al Capone's mobsters take out six of George "Bugs" Moran's gang in a warehouse. The infamous event will become known as the Saint Valentine's Day massacre.
1936: More than 800 delegates representing over 500 organizations elect Asa Philip Randolph, of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, as president of the newly formed National Negro Congress.
1964: Bill Bradley, playing for the Ivy League Princeton basketball team, scores a record high 58 points.
278 AD: Saint Valentine is beheaded, contributing in part to the origins of the Valentine's Day holiday.
1778: The Stars and Stripes of the United States is seen abroad for the first time, flying on a U.S. vessel in a French port.
1859: Oregon enters the Union as the 33rd state. Arizona also enters the Union on this day, 53 years later in 1912.
1929: Disguised as Chicago police officers and detectives, Al Capone's mobsters take out six of George "Bugs" Moran's gang in a warehouse. The infamous event will become known as the Saint Valentine's Day massacre.
1936: More than 800 delegates representing over 500 organizations elect Asa Philip Randolph, of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, as president of the newly formed National Negro Congress.
1964: Bill Bradley, playing for the Ivy League Princeton basketball team, scores a record high 58 points.
278 AD: Saint Valentine is beheaded, contributing in part to the origins of the Valentine's Day holiday.
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2-15-08
1879: A bill to allow female lawyers to argue cases before the United States Supreme Court is signed by President Rutherford Hayes.
1898: The Battleship Maine explodes in Havana harbor, Cuba. Spain is suspected, and two months later the United States declares war on Spain, beginning the Spanish-American War.
1936: Sonja Henie continues her domination of amateur women's figure skating by winning her third gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Germany.
1950: Walt Disney's animated motion picture Cinderella is released to theaters across the United States.
1965: Canada adopts the red maple leaf flag as the new national flag, replacing the Royal Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack.
1978: Floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee is not enough for Muhammad Ali, who loses his title to Leon Spinks in Las Vegas.
1879: A bill to allow female lawyers to argue cases before the United States Supreme Court is signed by President Rutherford Hayes.
1898: The Battleship Maine explodes in Havana harbor, Cuba. Spain is suspected, and two months later the United States declares war on Spain, beginning the Spanish-American War.
1936: Sonja Henie continues her domination of amateur women's figure skating by winning her third gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Germany.
1950: Walt Disney's animated motion picture Cinderella is released to theaters across the United States.
1965: Canada adopts the red maple leaf flag as the new national flag, replacing the Royal Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack.
1978: Floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee is not enough for Muhammad Ali, who loses his title to Leon Spinks in Las Vegas.
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2-16-08
1804: American Naval officer Stephen Decatur leads a raid into Tripoli harbor to burn the American frigate Philadelphia, which has been hijacked by pirates.
1857: Gallaudet University opens in Washington D.C. Founded by Amos Kendall, it was formerly called Columbia School for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind.
1868: Formerly known as the Jolly Gorks, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) is founded in New York, donating aid to children with disabilities and scholarships to deserving students.
1930: Nylon is developed by the Du Pont labs primarily from the research of American chemist Wallace Hume Carothers.
1959: Fidel Castro claims dictatorial power of Cuba following his overthrow of Fulgencio Batista.
1804: American Naval officer Stephen Decatur leads a raid into Tripoli harbor to burn the American frigate Philadelphia, which has been hijacked by pirates.
1857: Gallaudet University opens in Washington D.C. Founded by Amos Kendall, it was formerly called Columbia School for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind.
1868: Formerly known as the Jolly Gorks, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) is founded in New York, donating aid to children with disabilities and scholarships to deserving students.
1930: Nylon is developed by the Du Pont labs primarily from the research of American chemist Wallace Hume Carothers.
1959: Fidel Castro claims dictatorial power of Cuba following his overthrow of Fulgencio Batista.
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2-17-08
1600: Giordano Bruno, the Italian Renaissance philosopher and poet, is burned at the stake after being imprisoned for heresy during the Inquisition.
1801: Thomas Jefferson narrowly defeats Aaron Burr and is elected the third president of the United States.
1817: Baltimore, Maryland, becomes the first city in the United States to have city streets lit by gaslamps.
1864: The Union steam sloop USS Housatonic, anchored off Charleston, South Carolina, is sunk by the Confederate Huntley submarine.
1969: Golda Meir is sworn in as Israel's first female prime minister. Born Goldie Mobovitz, she immigrated to America with her family at age seven, then immigrated back to Palestine 16 years later.
1600: Giordano Bruno, the Italian Renaissance philosopher and poet, is burned at the stake after being imprisoned for heresy during the Inquisition.
1801: Thomas Jefferson narrowly defeats Aaron Burr and is elected the third president of the United States.
1817: Baltimore, Maryland, becomes the first city in the United States to have city streets lit by gaslamps.
1864: The Union steam sloop USS Housatonic, anchored off Charleston, South Carolina, is sunk by the Confederate Huntley submarine.
1969: Golda Meir is sworn in as Israel's first female prime minister. Born Goldie Mobovitz, she immigrated to America with her family at age seven, then immigrated back to Palestine 16 years later.
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2-18-08
1229: The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II negotiates the return of Jerusalem to Christian control with al-Kamil, the sultan of Egypt; therefore, the Sixth Crusade ends without any fighting.
1865: After five months under siege, Charleston, South Carolina, surrenders control of the city to Union forces.
1885: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, helping to make Twain a popular American author.
1930: The planet Pluto is discovered to be the ninth planet of the solar system.
1970: The Chicago Seven are found not guilty of conspiracy stemming from anti-war protests during the 1968 Democratic Convention.
1229: The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II negotiates the return of Jerusalem to Christian control with al-Kamil, the sultan of Egypt; therefore, the Sixth Crusade ends without any fighting.
1865: After five months under siege, Charleston, South Carolina, surrenders control of the city to Union forces.
1885: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, helping to make Twain a popular American author.
1930: The planet Pluto is discovered to be the ninth planet of the solar system.
1970: The Chicago Seven are found not guilty of conspiracy stemming from anti-war protests during the 1968 Democratic Convention.
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2-19-08
1807: Former United States vice president Aaron Burr is arrested and charged with plotting to create an independent republic.
1846: The official state government of Texas is installed in the city of Austin.
1847: After spending the winter under harsh conditions that drove them to cannibalism in order to survive, members of the Donner Party are rescued.
1945: United States Marines storm the island of Iwo Jima. Nearly 60,000 marines went ashore the eight-square-mile volcanic island.
1961: Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home in Lincoln City, Indiana, is established as a United States National Monument.
1807: Former United States vice president Aaron Burr is arrested and charged with plotting to create an independent republic.
1846: The official state government of Texas is installed in the city of Austin.
1847: After spending the winter under harsh conditions that drove them to cannibalism in order to survive, members of the Donner Party are rescued.
1945: United States Marines storm the island of Iwo Jima. Nearly 60,000 marines went ashore the eight-square-mile volcanic island.
1961: Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home in Lincoln City, Indiana, is established as a United States National Monument.
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2-20-08
1872: Incorporated in 1870, New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art opens its doors to the public.
1915: The World's Fair opens in San Francisco. The fair, called the Panama-Pacific Exhibition, celebrates the opening of the Panama Canal and the rebuilding of S.F. following the 1906 earthquake.
1962: Astronaut John Glenn, in the Mercury capsule Friendship 7, orbits Earth three times to become the first American to orbit Earth.
1963: Willie Mays signs a one-year $100,000 contract with the San Francisco Giants.
1988: Brian Boitano of the United States, known for the quality of his technique, wins the Olympic gold medal in men's figure skating.
1872: Incorporated in 1870, New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art opens its doors to the public.
1915: The World's Fair opens in San Francisco. The fair, called the Panama-Pacific Exhibition, celebrates the opening of the Panama Canal and the rebuilding of S.F. following the 1906 earthquake.
1962: Astronaut John Glenn, in the Mercury capsule Friendship 7, orbits Earth three times to become the first American to orbit Earth.
1963: Willie Mays signs a one-year $100,000 contract with the San Francisco Giants.
1988: Brian Boitano of the United States, known for the quality of his technique, wins the Olympic gold medal in men's figure skating.
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2-21-08
1420: The Hussite extremists seize Austi and found the fortress of Tabor, after which their sect is named—the Taborites.
1795: The National Convention formally separates church and state in France, allowing public worship in private homes.
1885: The Washington Monument, in Washington, D.C., is dedicated.
1965: African American activist and leader Malcolm X is shot dead at the Audubon Ballroom, in Harlem, New York.
1992: American skater Kristi Yamaguchi wins the Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating.
1420: The Hussite extremists seize Austi and found the fortress of Tabor, after which their sect is named—the Taborites.
1795: The National Convention formally separates church and state in France, allowing public worship in private homes.
1885: The Washington Monument, in Washington, D.C., is dedicated.
1965: African American activist and leader Malcolm X is shot dead at the Audubon Ballroom, in Harlem, New York.
1992: American skater Kristi Yamaguchi wins the Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating.
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2-22-08
1512: Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer after whom North and South America are named, dies in Seville, Spain, at age 57.
1784: The Empress of China, the first United States merchant ship to trade with China, sets sail from New York.
1819: After long negotiations, Spain agrees to cede Florida to the United States.
1879: F.W. Woolworth opens up his first five and dime store in Utica, New York.
1924: President Calvin Coolidge delivers the first presidential radio address from the White House.
1959: Driver Lee Petty, in a 1959 Oldsmobile 88, wins the inaugural Daytona 500 motor race at the new International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
1512: Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer after whom North and South America are named, dies in Seville, Spain, at age 57.
1784: The Empress of China, the first United States merchant ship to trade with China, sets sail from New York.
1819: After long negotiations, Spain agrees to cede Florida to the United States.
1879: F.W. Woolworth opens up his first five and dime store in Utica, New York.
1924: President Calvin Coolidge delivers the first presidential radio address from the White House.
1959: Driver Lee Petty, in a 1959 Oldsmobile 88, wins the inaugural Daytona 500 motor race at the new International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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And after lo these many years, Spanish is once again the official language of Florida. How...nice.
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2-28-08
1784: The English evangelist John Wesley signs a deed of declaration as the charter of Wesleyan Methodism and ordains two “Presbyters” for the American Mission.
1849: The California is the first ship of gold seekers to arrive in San Francisco, California.
1854: The Republican party is founded by a coalition in Ripon, Wisconsin.
1922: The British government announces its acceptance of Egypt's wish to become an independent state, but states that Great Britain will retain considerable influence as well as control of the Suez Canal.
1933: Adolf Hitler persuades president Paul von Hindenburg to issue an emergency order that suppresses civil liberties and freedom of the press and allows the Nazis to arrest thousands of their opponents.
1984: Michael Jackson's album Thriller wins an unprecedented eight Grammy Awards.
1784: The English evangelist John Wesley signs a deed of declaration as the charter of Wesleyan Methodism and ordains two “Presbyters” for the American Mission.
1849: The California is the first ship of gold seekers to arrive in San Francisco, California.
1854: The Republican party is founded by a coalition in Ripon, Wisconsin.
1922: The British government announces its acceptance of Egypt's wish to become an independent state, but states that Great Britain will retain considerable influence as well as control of the Suez Canal.
1933: Adolf Hitler persuades president Paul von Hindenburg to issue an emergency order that suppresses civil liberties and freedom of the press and allows the Nazis to arrest thousands of their opponents.
1984: Michael Jackson's album Thriller wins an unprecedented eight Grammy Awards.
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March 2nd
1498: Vasco de Gama's Portuguese expedition reaches the island of Mozambique, the most southerly port of call for Arab merchants on the east coast of Africa.
1807: The United States Congress abolishes the slave trade, effective January 1, 1808.
1836: Texas declares its independence from Mexico; the United States does not recognize the new Republic of Texas.
1877: On the basis of its committee's recommendation, the United States Congress rewards all 20 disputed electoral votes in the previous December's presidential election to Republican Rutherford B. Hayes.
1923: Time magazine debuts as a weekly news review.
1974: Stevie Wonder wins five Grammy awards for his album Innervisions.
1498: Vasco de Gama's Portuguese expedition reaches the island of Mozambique, the most southerly port of call for Arab merchants on the east coast of Africa.
1807: The United States Congress abolishes the slave trade, effective January 1, 1808.
1836: Texas declares its independence from Mexico; the United States does not recognize the new Republic of Texas.
1877: On the basis of its committee's recommendation, the United States Congress rewards all 20 disputed electoral votes in the previous December's presidential election to Republican Rutherford B. Hayes.
1923: Time magazine debuts as a weekly news review.
1974: Stevie Wonder wins five Grammy awards for his album Innervisions.
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3-7-08
1778: Captain James Cook first sights the Oregon Coast at Yaquina Bay, near the current site of Newport, Oregon.
1876: Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for the telephone
1901: The bluebonnet is adopted as the state flower of Texas.
1936: German troops reoccupy the demilitarized zone of the Rhineland, violating the 1919 Treaty of Versailles.
1965: On what becomes known as Bloody Sunday, a march through Selma, Alabama, is broken up by police.
1977: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto claims a massive victory in Pakistan's general election. His party is later accused by opposition parties of rigging the vote.
1778: Captain James Cook first sights the Oregon Coast at Yaquina Bay, near the current site of Newport, Oregon.
1876: Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for the telephone
1901: The bluebonnet is adopted as the state flower of Texas.
1936: German troops reoccupy the demilitarized zone of the Rhineland, violating the 1919 Treaty of Versailles.
1965: On what becomes known as Bloody Sunday, a march through Selma, Alabama, is broken up by police.
1977: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto claims a massive victory in Pakistan's general election. His party is later accused by opposition parties of rigging the vote.