U.S. Marines raised the American flag on Iwo Jima on this day in history1945.
Archives for February 2009
This Day In History-February 22nd
In 1980 in a major upset, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets 4–3 at Lake Placid, New York.
This Day In History-February 19th
The first nationwide broadcast of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood aired on PBS on this day in history 1968.
This Day In History-February 18th
Clyde Tombaugh, an American astronomer, discovered the ninth planet Pluto on this day in history 1930.
This Day In History-February 17th
The Confederate submarine Hunley, rammed and sank the Union’s ship Housatonic off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina in 1864.
This Day In History-February 16th
This Day In History-February 15th
This Day In History-February 14th
Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, was euthanized in 2003 because of incurable lung cancer.
This Day In History-February 13th
Bruno Hauptmann was found guilty of murder in the Lindbergh kidnapping case in the year 1935.
This Day In History-February 12th
On this day in history 1909 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded.