February 9, 1943- During World War II in the Pacific, the U.S. troops take Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands after six months of battle, with 9 thousand Japanese and 2 thousand Americans killed. February 10, 1942- The first Medal of Honor is given during WWII to the deceased 2nd Lt. Alexander Nininger for heroism in the Battle of Bataan. February 11, 1929- The Italian Dictator, Benito Mussolini, grated independence to Vatican City and recognized the sovereighty of the Pope. February 12, 1809- Abraham Lincoln is born in Hardin County, Kentucky. February 13, 1635- Boston Latin School, becomes the first tax-payed public school in America in Boston, Massachusetts. February 14, 1849- Photographer Matthew Brady takes the first picture of a U.S. President in office, James Polk. February 15, 1898- The U.S. Battleship Maine is blown up in Havana killing 260 people.
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February 2, 1990- A 30-year-old band on the African National Congress in South Africa was lifted by President F.W. de Klerk, who also promised to free Nelson Mandela. February 3, 1913- The 16th Amendment was ratified, allowing Congress the ability to collect income taxes. February 4, 1902- Charles Lindbergh, who was the first person to fly from New York to Paris, was born. February 5, 1917- Mexico adopts a new constitution that allows for sweeping social changes. February 6, 1952- King George VI of England dies making his daughter Princess Elizabeth to Queen Elizabeth II. February 7, 1812- Charles Dickens, a british novelist, was born in Portsmouth, England. February 8, 1910- The Boy Scouts of America was founded by William Boyce in Washington, D.C. January 26, 1943- Nazis began using Hitler Youths to operate anti-aircraft batteries in Germany following heavy Allied bombings to Berlin and other cities. January 27, 1967- Three American Astronauts died after a fired erupted in Apollo 1 during a launch simulation in Cape Kennedy, Florida. January 28, 1963- African American student Harvey Gantt enrolled in Clemson College in South Carolina, the last state to hold out to integration. January 29, 1916- IN WWI, the first German aerial bombing of Paris with zeppelins occurs. January 30, 1649- Oliver Cromwell, leader of the Puritan Revolution, directed British Parliament to behead their king, King Charles I, for treason. January 31, 1919- Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play professional baseball, was born in Cairo, Georgia. February 1, 1328- King Charles IV, known like his father as "the fair", dies after reigning over France since 1322. |
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