Wednesday, February 15, 2023

History for February 15

History for February 15 - On-This-Day.com
Cyrus McCormick (Cyrus Hall McCormick, Sr.) 1809 - Inventor
  • 1758 - Mustard was advertised for the first time in America.
  • 1799 - Printed ballots were authorized for use in elections in the state of Pennsylvania.
  • 1898 - The USS Maine sank when it exploded in Havana Harbor for unknown reasons. More than 260 crew members were killed.
  • 1903 - Morris and Rose Michtom, Russian immigrants, introduced the first teddy bear in America.
  • 1933 - U.S. President-elect Franklin Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami. Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak was killed in the attack.
  • 1965 - Canada displayed its new red and white maple leaf flag. The flag was to replace the old Red Ensign standard.
  • 1989 - After nine years of intervention, the Soviet Union announced that the remainder of its troops had left Afghanistan.

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