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Feb. 19: Internment of Japanese Americans
On February 19th, 1942, in what is now considered to be one of the worst mistakes of his presidency, Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which cleared the way for the internment of tens of thousands of people of Japanese descent.... More

Aired 2-19-19

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Feb. 18: 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' published
On February 18th, 1885, the first American edition of Mark Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' was published.

Aired 2-18-19

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Feb. 17: Thomas Jefferson becomes president
On February 17th, 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives breaks an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, choosing Jefferson to be the third U.S. president.

Aired 2-17-19

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Feb. 16: Burning of USS Philadelphia
On February 16th, 1804, Lt. Stephen Decatur led a daring naval raid into Tripoli harbor to burn the U.S. frigate Philadelphia, which had fallen into the hands of Barbary pirates.

Aired 2-16-19

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Feb. 15: Happy Birthday, Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15th, 1820, in an age when women in the U.S. and the rest of the world were considered inferior to men. Most colleges weren’t open to women. Many restaurants had signs saying “No Females Allowed.”

Aired 2-15-19

Feb. 14: Rose becomes national flower of US
In 1986, Congress and President Reagan proclaimed the rose the national flower of the United States and on this Valentine’s Day, that seems very fitting

Aired 2-14-19

Feb. 13: Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial, which stands beside the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. is not only one of the nation’s most beloved monuments but also one of its most widely publicized, by virtue of the fact that it appears on the back of pennies and five-dollar bills.

Aired 2-13-19

Feb. 12: Happy Birthday, Abraham Lincoln
On February 12th, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky. Long before he became president, Lincoln’s friends and acquaintances called him “Honest Abe.”

Aired 2-12-19

Feb. 11: Death Valley National Park
On February 11th, 1933, President Herbert Hoover designated Death Valley as a National Monument. Known as ‘A land of extremes,’ Death Valley is the lowest spot in the United States at 282 feet below sea level.

Aired 2-11-19

Feb. 10: How the teddy bear got its name
How did toy bears come to be so popular, and how did they come to be called “teddy”? Credit Teddy Roosevelt, our twenty-sixth president, as well as a political cartoonist and some resourceful entrepreneurs.

Aired 2-10-19

Feb. 9: Birth of 'McCarthyism'
On February 9th, 1950, during a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin waved a piece of paper in the air and claimed that he had a list of Communists who had infiltrated the U.S. State Department.

Aired 2-9-19

Feb. 8: Boy Scouts of America founded
On this day in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was officially founded in Washington, D.C.

Aired 2-8-19

Feb. 7: Happy Birthday, Laura Elizabeth Ingalls
On February 7th, 1867, Laura Ingalls Wilder was born Laura Elizabeth Ingalls in an area then known as the “Big Woods” of western Wisconsin.

Aired 2-7-19

Feb. 6: Union captures Fort Hood
On February 6th, 1862, the Union won its first major victory in the Civil War, with the capture of Fort Hood on the Tennessee River. It would be known as the first significant Union victory of the War.

Aired 2-6-19

Feb. 5: Battle Hymn of the Republic
On February 5th, 1862, writer, lecturer and anti-slavery reformer Julia Ward Howe created one of America’s most-loved hymns, the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”

Aired 2-5-19

Feb. 4: 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid
On February 4th, 1932, the first Winter Olympics in the United States opened in Lake Placid, New York. The games were awarded to Lake Placid because of the efforts of Godfrey Dewey, who was the head of the Lake Placid Club.

Aired 2-4-19

Feb. 3: Four Chaplains Day
In the early hours of February 3rd, 1943, the U.S. Army troopship Dorchester steamed through the icy waters of “torpedo alley” some one hundred miles off the coast of Greenland.

Aired 2-3-19

Feb. 2: Groundhog Day
February 2nd is Groundhog Day. It’s a holiday that, like so many American traditions, has roots in customs brought here by immigrants.

Aired 2-2-19

Feb 1: Woolworth Sit In
On February 1st, 1960, four black college freshmen from North Carolina A&T State University sat down at a lunch counter in an F.W. Woolworth’s store in Greensboro, North Carolina and asked to be served. They were told no. The counter was for white people only.

Aired 2-1-19

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