The first “Teddy bear” was put on sale on this day in history, Feb. 15, 1903. Named after President Theodore Roosevelt, the stuffed bear was first sold by Morris Michtom, a Brooklyn, New York, resident who owned a candy shop, the website
Third-century Roman priest Valentinus was brutally beaten and beheaded after marrying couples in defiance of Emperor Claudius II’s ban on the sacrament of marriage on this day in history, Feb. 14, 270 A.D. “When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he
U.S. Army assistant surgeon Bernard John Dowling “J.D.” Irwin rescued a kidnapped boy and 60 soldiers encircled by legendary Apache warrior Cochise on this day in history, Feb. 13, 1861. Irwin’s heroic volunteer effort under dire circumstances in the Arizona Territory has
America’s 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, on this day in history, Feb. 12, 1809. Lincoln grew up in a poor family, the son of a Kentucky frontiersman — and struggled to become educated, according to whitehouse.gov. Young Lincoln
The first of 18 apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to St. Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, happened on this day in history, Feb. 11, 1858. Soubirous, then a sickly 14-year-old peasant girl living in poverty in the small town of Lourdes,
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra topped the American pop charts with the ebullient “In the Mood” as war raged overseas on this day in history, Feb. 10, 1940. His most famous song, along with other iconic hits, made Miller the biggest bandleader
The federal government enacted nationwide Daylight Saving Time amid the darkest depths of wartime fears on this day in history, Feb. 9, 1942. “Passed by Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the year-round daylight saving time required that
Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded for treason in the Great Hall of Fotheringhay Castle in England by order of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, on this day in history, Feb. 8, 1587. The Queen of Scotland’s blood-soaked dog refused to leave
The Beatles were greeted by the deafening roar of thousands of screaming fans when they arrived in the United States for the very first time on this day in history, Feb. 7, 1964. “When the Beatles arrived in America, it was like
America’s 40th President Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois, on this day in history, Feb. 6, 1911. Before he was a movie star-turned-commander-in-chief, Reagan was born to parents Nelle and John Reagan in the northwestern Illinois town. Although they were poor,