On this day in history..

Silkprint · 02-03-2010, 12:51 PM

Feb 03, 1690, The first paper money in America was issued by the Massachusetts colony. The currency was used to pay soldiers who were fighting in the war against Quebec.

Silkprint · 02-04-2010, 02:53 PM

February 4, 1974
Patty Hearst Kidnapped

On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, the 19-year-old daughter of newspaper publisher Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped from her apartment in Berkeley.

Silkprint · 02-06-2010, 03:58 PM

Feb 06, 1778, The United States gained official recognition from France as the two nations signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris.

Silkprint · 02-07-2010, 03:16 PM

Feb 07, 1882, The last bare knuckle fight for the heavyweight boxing championship took place in Mississippi City.

Silkprint · 02-08-2010, 04:39 PM

Feb 08, 1587, Mary, the Queen of Scots, was executed.

Silkprint · 02-09-2010, 02:45 PM

Feb 09, 1825, The U.S. House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president. No candidate had received a majority of electoral votes.

Silkprint · 02-10-2010, 03:05 PM

Feb 10, 1763, The Treaty of Paris is signed by England, France and Spain, ending The French and Indian War.

Silkprint · 02-11-2010, 06:59 PM

Feb 11, 1858, A French girl, Bernadette Soubirous, claimed to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary near Lourdes.

Silkprint · 02-12-2010, 05:06 PM

Feb 12, 1733, Savannah, GA, was founded by English colonist James Oglethorpe.

Silkprint · 02-13-2010, 05:35 PM

Feb 13, 1542, Catherine Howard was executed for adultery. She was the fifth wife of England's King Henry VIII.

Silkprint · 02-14-2010, 05:07 PM

Feb 14, 1849, The first photograph of a U.S. President was taken by Matthew Brady in New York City. President James Polk was the subject of the picture.

Silkprint · 02-15-2010, 07:24 PM

Feb 15, 1764, The city of St. Louis was established.

Silkprint · 02-16-2010, 05:52 PM

Feb 16, 1857, The National Deaf Mute College was incorporated in Washington, DC. It was the first school in the world for advanced education of the deaf. The school was later renamed Gallaudet College.

Silkprint · 02-17-2010, 08:34 AM

Feb 17, 1801, Thomas Jefferson is elected U.S. President after 35 House of Representatives' tie votes (between Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr). The election leads to the passing of the Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for the separate election of presidents and vice presidents.

Silkprint · 02-18-2010, 01:55 PM

Feb 18, 1841, The first continuous filibuster in the U.S. Senate began. It lasted until March 11th.

I did this and then had to look up filibuster ..here's what it means for anyone else that wanted to know : A filibuster, or "speaking or talking out a bill", is a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision-making body whereby one attempts to delay

Silkprint · 02-19-2010, 12:15 PM

Feb 19, 1807, Former U.S. vice president Aaron Burr is arrested in Alabama for treason. Despite later being acquitted, public opinion will force him to live out the remainder of his life in privacy.

Silkprint · 02-20-2010, 10:17 AM

Feb 20, 1725, The first known Indian scalping by white men was reported in the New Hampshire colony.

Silkprint · 02-21-2010, 02:59 PM

Feb 21, 1855, The Washington Monument was officially dedicated in Washington, D.C. The monument, however, was not completed for another 33 years.

Silkprint · 02-22-2010, 10:07 AM

Feb 22, 1630, Quadequine introduced popcorn to English colonists at their first Thanksgiving dinner.

Silkprint · 02-23-2010, 02:04 PM

Feb 23, 1792, The Humane Society of Massachusetts was incorporated