During World War II, the United States made a major change to how it tracked time. On February 9, 1942, Congress pushed the clocks forward by one hour in every time zone. This change was […]
On February 8th, 1891, a mechanical pioneer named Frederick Simms wrote a letter to his solicitor that would change the way we talk about travel forever. In that letter, Simms used a specific term for […]
On February 8, 1936, the Philadelphia Ritz-Carlton hosted the very first NFL draft. Jay Berwanger, the star halfback from the University of Chicago and the inaugural Heisman Trophy winner, made history as the first-ever No. […]
On February 7, 1942, for the first time in the United States’ history, the federal government ordered passenger car production stopped and converted to wartime purposes. Every assembly line in Detroit was suddenly needed for […]
On February 7, 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow landed at New York’s Kennedy Airport. On board were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, and this was the […]
On February 6, 2000, for one full Sunday, 14 Italian cities, including Rome, Florence and Milan, had a full no-car day to combat rising pollution, reclaim urban spaces for the people and to promote Italy’s […]
On February 5, 1931 Maxine Dunlap made history by becoming the first woman in the United States to earn a glider pilot license. Living in Northern California, Maxine was inspired by local air shows and […]
On February 5, 1919, Hollywood’s most famous names, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith, signed a document establishing the United Artists Corporation as a radical declaration of independence. The United Artists Corporation […]
On February 4, 1922, Henry Ford, encouraged by his wife, Clara, and his son, Edsel, purchased the Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million. This acquisition marked the beginning of the creation of an iconic American […]
In February 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed an embargo on trade between the United States and Cuba. Known among Cubans as “el bloqueo” or “the blockade,” the embargo consists of economic sanctions against the […]