This Week in History

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

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.

FEBRUARY 20

Dan Mundy Sr. was born.

1895 – Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, author, and orator, died.

1962 – John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth.

FEBRUARY 21

Lauren Chiffriller was born.

1878 – The first telephone book was issued (New Haven, Conn.).

1965 – Black nationalist leader Malcolm X was assassinated.