Note:
These historical tidbits have been
collected from various sources, mostly on the Internet. As detailed in this article,
there is a lot of wrong information that is repeated hundreds of times because
most websites do not validate with authoritative sources. On RF Cafe,
events
with hyperlinks have been verified.
All will eventually be either verified or removed.
Please
submit
significant historical events and dates for inclusion in these lists. I will be glad to
include your name and birthday. Please do not submit your death date ;-)
February 2
Today is Groundhog Day. 1863: Samuel Clemens first used his "Mark Twain" pseudonym. 1887: Groundhog Day was first observed in Punxsutawney, PA. 1902: Russian Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev, who developed the Periodic Table and left places for undiscovered elements, died. 1923: World's first leaded gasoline (Ethyl) went on sale at Willard Talbott's service station in Dayton, OH. 1931: A rocket was used for the first time to deliver mail in Austria by Friedrich Schmiemdl. 1949: The first 45 RPM record was released. 1996: Ray McIntire, inventor of Styrofoam, died.
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