Happy Tuesday-What month is February

Supreme Court of the United States met for the first time, February 1, 1790.Louis S. St. Laurent, second French-Canadian prime minister of Canada, born 1882.
American writer Langston Hughes born 1902.

Ground-Hog Day. February 2
By the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico gave New Mexico and California to the United States, February 2, 1848.

so California is actually a Mexican word??? No wonder there are a lot of Mexican restaurants in CA;))

James Joyce, Irish novelist and poet, born 1882.
Violinist Jascha Heifetz born 1901.
The last German troops surrendered in the Stalingrad pocket, completing the Soviet Union's victory at Stalingrad, during World War II, 1943.

German composer Felix Mendelssohn born February 3, 1809.Horace Greeley, American publisher, born 1811.

Confederate States of America organized by a temporary committee that met at Montgomery, Ala., February 4,1861.Philippine Rebellion against the United States began, 1899.Charles A. Lindbergh, American aviator, born 1902.Yalta Conference began, 1945.
Amendment 24 to the U.S. Constitution, banning poll tax, proclaimed, 1964.

Evangelist Dwight L. Moody born February 5, 1837.

Aaron Burr, American political leader, born February 6, 1756.
Massachusetts ratified the Constitution, 1788.
Home run king "Babe" Ruth born February 6, 1895.
The United States Senate ratified the peace treaty ending the Spanish-American War, February 6, 1899.Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States, born in Tampico, Ill., February 6, 1911.
Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, February 6, 1952.
Amendment 20 to the United States Constitution, moving Inauguration Day to January 20, proclaimed, February 6, 1933.

British novelist Charles Dickens born February 7, 1812.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Novel by Dickens
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sinclair Lewis born February 7,1885.

Mary, Queen of Scots, executed, February 8, 1587.College of William and Mary, second oldest college in the United States, chartered, 1693.John Ruskin, English essayist and critic, born 1819.William T. Sherman, Union Army general in the Civil War, born 1820.Jules Verne, French novelist, born 1828.Russo-Japanese War began, 1904.Boy Scouts of America incorporated, 1910.

Wow, so Boy Scouts of American actually has over 100 years of history!!! Better than most of American's companies;)) and no bankcrupcy records;) Probably the best Non-profit org!

William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States, born in Charles City County, Virginia, February 9, 1773.

France surrendered Canada to Great Britain by the Treaty of Paris, February 10, 1763.
English essayist and critic Charles Lamb born February 10, 1775.

Thomas A. Edison, American inventor, born February 11, 1847.

Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Polish patriot, born February 12, 1746.Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, born near present-day Hodgenville, Ky., February 12, 1809.Charles Darwin, British naturalist, born February 12, 1809.John L. Lewis, American labor leader, born February 12, 1880.

Talleyrand, French statesman, born February 13, 1754.Grant Wood, American painter, born February 13, 1891.

Valentine's Day. February 14.
Oregon became the 33rd state to join the Union, February 14, 1859.John Barrymore, American actor, born February 14, 1882.
Arizona became the 48th state, February 14,1912.

Galileo, Italian astronomer and physicist, born February 15, 1564.
Inventor Cyrus McCormick born February 15, 1809.Susan B. Anthony, American woman suffrage leader, born February 15, 1820.Elihu Root, U.S. statesman and lawyer, born February 15, 1845.

Henry Adams, American historian, born February 16, 1838.

Thomas Robert Malthus, British economist, born February 17, 1766.

Mary I, first reigning queen of England, born February 18, 1516.
John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress was licensed for publication, 1678.Jefferson Davis took the oath as provisional President of the Confederate States of America, 1861.Wendell Willkie, American political leader, born 1892.
San Francisco's Golden Gate International Exposition opened, 1939.

Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus born February 19, 1473.David Garrick, English actor, born February 19, 1717.
Thomas A. Edison patented the phonograph, February 19, 1878.

Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., became first American to orbit the earth, February 20, 1962.

Richard M. Nixon became first U.S. President to visit China, February 21, 1972.

George Washington, first U.S. President, born in Westmoreland County, Va., February 22, 1732.
German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer born February 22, 1788.James Russell Lowell, American poet, born February 22, 1819.
The United States acquired the Florida territory from Spain, February 22, 1819.

Samuel Pepys, English diarist, born February 23, 1633.
English composer George Frideric Handel born February 23, 1685.W. E. B. Du Bois, American civil rights leader, historian, and sociologist, born February 23, 1868.
Amendment 25 to the U.S. Constitution, on presidential succession, proclaimed, February 23, 1967.

Winslow Homer, American painter, born February 24, 1836.

Jose de San Martin, liberator of Argentina, Chile, and Peru, born February 25, 1778.Enrico Caruso, Italian singer, born 1873.
Amendment 16 to the Constitution, authorizing the income tax, proclaimed, 1913.President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines resigned from office and fled the country, 1986.

Victor Hugo, French poet and novelist, born February 26, 1802.
Napoleon escaped from island of Elba, 1815.
American frontiersman William Frederick Cody, better known as "Buffalo Bill," born 1846.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet, born February 27, 1807.Marian Anderson, American singer, born February 27, 1897.

American author Ben Hecht, born February 28, 1894.Vincent Massey took the oath as the first Canadian-born governor general of Canada, February 28,1952.

Marquis de Montcalm, French commander in Quebec, born February 29, 1712.Gioacchino Antonio Rossini, Italian composer, born February 29, 1792.

Facts from World Book Millenium

Month: February

American Heart Month
• An Affair to Remember Month
• Black History Month
• Canned Food Month
• Creative Romance Month
• Great American Pie Month
• National Cherry Month
• National Children’s Dental Health Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• National Weddings Month

Weekly Celebrations:
3rd Week International Flirting Week

Each Day:
1 National Freedom Day
2 Ground Hog Day
2 Candlemas
3 The Day the Music Died - Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash in 1959.
4 Create a Vacuum Day
4 Thank a Mailman Day
5 National Weatherman's Day
6 Lame Duck Day
7 Wave All you Fingers at Your Neighbor Day
7 Send a Card to a Friend Day - obviously created by a card company
7 Winter Olympics - Not until 2014
8 Boy Scout Day - celebrates the birthday of scouting
8 Kite Flying Day - in the middle of winter!?!
9 Toothache Day
10 Umbrella Day
11 Don't Cry over Spilled Milk Day
11 Make a Friend Day
11 White T-Shirt Day
12 Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
12 Plum Pudding Day
13 Clean out Your Computer Day - second Monday of Month
13 Get a Different Name Day
14 Ferris Wheel Day
14 National Organ Donor Day
14 Valentine's Day
15 Candlemas - on the Julian Calendar
15 National Gum Drop Day
15 Singles Awareness Day
16 Do a Grouch a Favor Day
17 Random Acts of Kindness Day
18 National Battery Day
19 National Chocolate Mint Day
20 Cherry Pie Day
20 Hoodie Hoo Day
20 Love Your Pet Day
20 President's Day - third Monday of month
21 Card Reading Day
22 George Washington's Birthday
22 Be Humble Day
22 Walking the Dog Day
22 International World Thinking Day
23 International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
23 Tennis Day
24 National Tortilla Chip Day
25 Pistol Patent Day
26 Carnival Day
26 National Pistachio Day - it's a nutty day!
26 Tell a Fairy Tale Day
27 Polar Bear Day
27 No Brainer Day - this day is for me!
28 Floral Design Day
28 Public Sleeping Day
28 National Tooth Fairy Day - and/or August 22
29 Leap Day - 2012, once every four years

info from Holiday Insights

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