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This Day in History for February 23 – Polio Vaccines Begin and More
This Day in History for February 23 – Polio Vaccines Begin and More
This Day in History for February 23 – Polio Vaccines Begin and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1896 – The Tootsie Roll is introduced (More info) 1927 – President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill establishing the Federal Radio Commission — later the Federal Communications Commission — which regulated the use of US radio frequencies (More info)
This Day in History for February 17 – VW Beetle Breaks Record and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1801 – The electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is broken by the House of Representatives, which elected Jefferson president (More info) 1820 – The US Senate passes the Missouri Compromise, an attempt to deal with the dangerously divisive issue of extending slavery into the western territories (More i
This Day in History for February 13 – Switzerland Declared Neutral and More
This Day in History for February 13 – Switzerland Declared Neutral and More
This Day in History for February 13 – Switzerland Declared Neutral and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1914 – The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, or ASCAP, is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members (More info) 1920 – The League of Nations recognizes the perpetual neutrality of Switzerland (More info) 1970 – ‘Black Sabbath,’ arguably the very first heavy metal a
This Day in History for February 9 – US Troops Arrive in Vietnam and More
This Day in History for February 9 – US Troops Arrive in Vietnam and More
This Day in History for February 9 – US Troops Arrive in Vietnam and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1942 – Year-round daylight saving time is reinstated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources (More info) 1950 – Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the US Department of State of being filled with Communists (More info)

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