It Happened In February

Gee....it's February already. Where did Janurary go? And we even had a extra second.

February is known for Valentines day (14th) and president's birthdays (Lincoln 12 and Washington 22), Ground Hog Day (2), President's Day and Parent's Day (20) and my birthday (25). Oh......that's not on your calendar, huh? I almost forgot Black History month and Pet Dental Care month.

There are also some lesser known facts that happened in this month.

Back in 1898 on the first, the first car insurance was issused. (You can amaze your family and friends with these dates.) On Feb.2, 1913 the 16th Amendment is ratified and the income tax becomes constiutional. Feb. 3, 1947 the coldiest recorded temperature in North America at Snag, Yukon was -81 degrees F. 1985 Feb. 5 saw the end to the longest war in history, the Third Punic War, which begin in 149 B.C. On Feb. 7, 1827, the first ballet was performed in the U.S. and in 1735 on Feb. 8, the first opera was performed in the colonies that would become the U.S. But, England sent over The Beatles in 1964 on Feb. 9 and they were on The Ed Sullivan Show.

A computer beats a human at chess on Feb. 10, 1996, while on Valentine's Day 1946, the first electronic digital computer was demoed, it's name was Eniac. It was the size of a airplane hanger.

Feb. 18, 1930 at the Lowell's Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, the planet Pluto was dicovered. Also on this date it was the first time ever that a cow was milked in a flying airplane. Hmmmm......I wonder why that was? And I wonder how many more cows have been milked in flight?

Now, you've got the scoop for the month of February.