February 19 1674 The Netherlands and England signed the Peace of Westminster, by which New Amsterdam passed to the English (and was renamed New York).…
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This Day In History — Huck Finn begins his adventures
February 18 1546 Martin Luther, German leader of the Protestant Reformation, died. 1564 Michelangelo Buonarotti, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect, died. 1885 The Adventures of…
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This Day In History — Canada adopts “Maple Leaf” as national flag
February 15 1764 St. Louis, Mo., was founded as a French fur-trading post. 1879 President Rutherford Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue…
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This Day In History — Evolution back in Kansas classrooms
February 14 1859 Oregon became the 33rd state in the United States. 1912 Arizona became the 48th state in the United States. 1920 The League…
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This Day In History — Jesse James and Co. rob first bank
February 13 1542 Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII of England, was beheaded for adultery. 1866 The gang that included Jesse James…
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This Day In History — Birthday of “Honest Abe”
February 12 1554 Lady Jane Grey, queen of England for nine days (in 1553), was executed for high treason. 1733 Led by philanthropist James Edward…
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This Day In History — Pop icon Whitney Houston dies
February 11 1805 Lewis and Clark’s Shoshone guide Sacajawea gave birth to a son, Jean Baptiste. 1809 Robert Fulton patented the steamboat. 1858 Saint Bernadette…
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This Day In History — “Chattanooga Choo Choo” goes gold
February 10 1763 Treaty of Paris signed, ending the French and Indian War. France ceded Canada and all its North American territories east of the…
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This Day In History — The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show
February 09 1861 Jefferson Davis was chosen as the president of the Confederate States of America. 1943 The battle of Guadalcanal ended with an American…
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This Day In History — “Birth of a Nation” premieres in Los Angeles
February 08 1587 Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded. 1693 College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., received its charter, becoming the second institution…
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