February 17, 2015

February 17th in History Part II


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On February 17th in 1867 - 1st ship passes through Suez Canal

On February 17th in 1870 - Mississippi becomes 9th state readmitted to US after Civil War

On February 17th in 1876 - Sardines 1st canned (Julius Wolff-Eastport, Maine)

On February 17th in 1878 - 1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones

On February 17th in 1897 - National Organization of Mothers formed by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst. It was the forerunner of the National PTA.

On February 17th in 1911 - 1st hydroplane flight to & from a ship (Glenn Curtiss, San Diego)

On February 17th in 1913 - 1st minimum wage law in the US takes effect (Oregon)

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