Wednesday, February 10, 2010

This Monthy in History-February

February 1, 2003 - Sixteen minutes before it was scheduled to land, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart in flight over west Texas, killing all seven crew members.

Feb. 6- Birthday - Legendary baseball player George Herman "Babe" Ruth (1895-1948) was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

February 11-Birthday - American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931) was born in Milan, Ohio.

February 12-Birthday - Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) the 16th U.S. President was born in Hardin County, Kentucky.

February 13, 1635 - Boston Latin School, the first public school in America was established in Boston, Mass.

February 14, 1929 - The St. Valentine's Day massacre occurred in Chicago

February 22-Birthday - George Washington (1732-1799) was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

February 26-Birthday - American frontiersman "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846-1917) was born in Scott County, Indiana.

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