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Topic Started: Feb 17 2010, 08:56 AM (154 Views)
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February 17

1880
Tsar Alexander II of Russia survives an assassination attempt

1904
On this day in 1904, Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly premieres at the La Scala theatre in Milan, Italy.

1906
Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice marries in the White House
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I wish I could get married at the White House. Or maybe Westminster Abbey.
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February 18

1861
Confederate President Jefferson Davis inaugurated at Montgomery, Alabama; King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia becomes 1st king of Italy.

1885
Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published.

1930
US astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.
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Shell loves Huck Finn!
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February 19

1856
Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier, Ohio

1878
Thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph)

1920
Netherlands joins League of Nations
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February 20

1547
King Edward VI of England was enthroned following death of Henry VIII

1816
Rossini's opera "Barber of Seville" premieres in Rome

1832
Charles Darwin visits Fernando Noronha in Atlantic Ocean

1872
Metropolitan Museum of Art opens

1887
Germany, Austria-Hungary & France end Triple Alliance

1890
Amsterdam Theater destroyed by fire

There was so many todau, I couldn't choose only 3!!
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February 22

1892
"Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde premieres at St James (London)

1900
Hawaii became a US territory

1956
Elvis Presley's 1st hit in Billboard's top 10: "Heartbreak Hotel"
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February 28

1066
Westminster Abbey opens

1692
Salem witch hunt begins

1883
1st US vaudeville theater opens (Boston)

1933
1st female in cabinet: Francis Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor

1953
Watson and Crick discover chemical structure of DNA

Another great day for history!!!
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Feb 28 2010, 12:59 PM
February 28

1066
Westminster Abbey opens
That's where Alice Liddell got married. :B
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February 28

1845
Florida becomes 27th state

1877
Rutherford B Hayes is sworn in as the 19th president

1917
Great monarch Michael resigns after 1 day as czar

1931
"Star Spangled Banner" officially becomes US national anthem

1933
Mount Rushmore dedicated
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