This Week in History

FEBRUARY 13 

Kathy Mullen Blum was born.

Rita Martin was born.

Eric Ulrich was born.

Chris Urciuoli was born.

Brendan Murphy was born.

1935- Bruno Hauptmann was found guilty of murder in the Lindbergh kidnapping case.

1960 – France set off its first atomic bomb.

FEBRUARY 14 

Susanne Fallon Blum was born.

Jackie Corney was born.

1929 – Members of Al Capone’s gang killed rival gang members in the St. Valentine’s Day massacre.

FEBRUARY 15 

Maureen Doherty was born.

Kathleen Fraser was born.

1965 – The Maple Leaf Flag officially became the new national flag of Canada.

FEBURARY 16

Abigail Mae Greene was born.

Dina Hanning was born.

Metta Kaskel was born.

Grace O’Malley was born.

Mike Walsh was born.

1959 – Fidel Castro becomes the 16th Prime Minister of Cuba after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista

1968 – The country’s first 911 phone system went into service in Haleyville, Ala.

FEBRUARY 17

Steve Stathis was born.

Joanna Ostrander was born.

1801 – The electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr was broken by the House of Representatives who elected Jefferson president.

1962 – Beach Boys introduced a new musical style with their hit “Surfin.”

FEBRUARY 18

Eddy Pastore was born.

Packy Hynes was born.

1885  – “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain was published.

1953  – First 3D film “Bwana Devil” premieres in NYC.

FEBRUARY 19

Heather Leonard was born.

Jeannemarie Morris was born.

1878 - Thomas Edison patented the gramophone (phonograph).
1968 – The first nationwide broadcast of “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” aired on PBS.