Category: "February"
February 1
Apr 29th
1788 - Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patented the steamboat. 1790 - The U.S. Supreme Court convened for the first time in New York City. 1793 - France declared war on Britain and Holland. 1793 - Ralph Hodgson patented oiled silk. 1861… more »
February 2
Apr 28th
1536 - The Argentine city of Buenos Aires was founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain. 1653 - New Amsterdam, now known as New York City, was incorporated. 1802 - The first leopard to be exhibited in the United States was shown by Othello Pollard in… more »
February 3
Apr 27th
1488 - The Portuguese navigator Bartholomeu Diaz landed at Mossal Bay in the Cape, the first European known to have landed on the southern extremity of Africa. 1690 - The first paper money in America was issued by the Massachusetts colony. The… more »
February 4
Apr 26th
1783 - Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former colonies, the United States of America. 1789 - Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States. 1824 - J.W. Goodrich introduced… more »
February 5
Apr 25th
1782 - The Spanish captured Minorca from the British. 1783 - Sweden recognized the independence of the United States. 1846 - "The Oregon Spectator", based in Oregon City, became the first newspaper published on the Pacific coast. 1861 - Samuel… more »
