February 23, 1868 – African American educator and leader W. E. B. DuBois is born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He was one of the founders of the NAACP in 1909.
February 24, 1885 – Admiral Chester Nimitz is born in Fredericksburg, Texas. He commanded Allied naval, land and air forces in the South Pacific during World War II and signed the Japanese surrender document on September 2, 1945.
February 24, 1846 – American frontiersman “Buffalo Bill” Cody is born in LeClaire, Iowa. He became world famous through his Wild West show which traveled throughout the U. S. and Europe for 30 years.
February 26, 1829 – German born clothing designer Levi Strauss is born in Buttenheim, Bavaria. He emigrated to the United States and set up shop in San Francisco to serve the Gold Rush trade. In 1871 Strauss and tailor Jacob Davis founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans using rivets to strengthen them.