February 14, 2017

February 14th in History Part I


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On February 14th in 1630 Dutch fleet of 69 ships reaches Pernambuco, Brazil

On February 14th in 1670 Roman Catholic emperor Leopold I chases Jews out of Vienna

On February 14th in 1689 English parliament places Mary Stuart/Prince William III on the throne

On February 14th in 1747 Astronomer James Bradley presents his discovery of the wobbling motion of the Earth on its axis to the Royal Society, London

On February 14th in 1778 "Stars & Stripes" arrives in foreign port for 1st time (France)

On February 14th in 1794 1st US textile machinery patent granted, to James Davenport, Philadelphia

On February 14th in 1803 Apple parer patented by Moses Coats, Downington, Penn

On February 14th in 1803 Chief Justice John Marshall declares that any act of U.S. Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is void.

On February 14th in 1844 Lt. John C. Frémont first European to discover Lake Tahoe in the US

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