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 — Mary Queen of Scots Loses Her Head
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…
View More This Day In History — Mary Queen of Scots Loses Her HeadThis Day In History — The Beatles arrive in the U.S. for the first time
February 07 1795 The 11th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. 1904 A disastrous fire destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in downtown Baltimore. 1926 Carter…
View More This Day In History — The Beatles arrive in the U.S. for the first timeThis Day In History — Birthday of Ronald Reagan
February 06 1788 Massachusetts ratified the U.S. Constitution, becoming the sixth state to join the Union. 1804 Joseph Priestley, the British chemist, died. His work…
View More This Day In History — Birthday of Ronald ReaganThis Day In History — FDR’s Proposal of “Packing the Court” occurs
February 05 1811 After George III was declared insane, the Prince of Wales became Prince Regent of England, and later George IV. 1917 Mexico adopted…
View More This Day In History — FDR’s Proposal of “Packing the Court” occursThis Day In History — George Washington Elected first President of the United States
February 04 1783 England proclaimed the formal end to the hostilities with the United States. 1787 Shays’s Rebellion, an uprising of Massachusetts farmers, was defeated.…
View More This Day In History — George Washington Elected first President of the United StatesThis Day In History — 15th Amendment is passed
February 03 1468 Johann Gutenberg, German printer and inventor, died. 1870 The 15th Amendment (Black suffrage) passed. 1913 The 16th Amendment, establishing the federal income…
View More This Day In History — 15th Amendment is passedThis Day In History — First “Groundhog Day” occurs
February 02 1536 The city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Mendoza. 1709 Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for…
View More This Day In History — First “Groundhog Day” occursThis Day In History — Supreme Court Convenes for First Time
February 01 1790 The Supreme Court of the United States convened for the first time, in New York City. 1862 Julia Ward Howe’s poem “Battle…
View More This Day In History — Supreme Court Convenes for First TimeThis Day In History — U.S. Launches first Earth Satellite
January 31 1606 Guy Fawkes, a co-conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot, was executed. 1865 Robert E. Lee was appointed the commander-in-chief of the Confederate forces.…
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