Category: today

February 23 1821 John Keats, English Romantic poet, died. 1836 Mexican general Santa Anna began the siege of the Alamo. 1896 The Tootsie Roll was…

February 22 1371 Robert II succeeded to the throne of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty. 1819 Spain ceded Florida to the United States. 1879 Frank…

February 21 1613 Michael Romanov was elected czar of Russia, beginning the Romanov imperial line. 1878 The first telephone book was issued (New Haven, Conn.).…

TMN Staff February 20 1792 President George Washington signed the Post Office Act, establishing a permanent Post Office Department. 1809 The Supreme Court ruled the…

February 17 1600 Italian philosopher, alchemist, and Copernican theory advocate Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake for heresy by the Inquisition. 1801 The electoral…

Today in History: Thursday, February  16, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 16, 1959, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month after the…

Today in History: Wednesday, February  15, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 15, 1820, American suffragist Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams, Mass.…

Today in History: Tuesday, February  14, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 14, 1929, seven rivals of gangster Al Capone were gunned down in…

Today in History: Monday, February  13, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 13, 1935, a jury in Flemington, N.J., found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty…

Today in History: Friday, February  10, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 10, 1949, Arthur Miller’s play “Death of a Salesman” opened on Broadway.…