February 15, 1898 – The U. S. Battleship Maine was blown up while in Havana harbor with 260 crew members lost. Inflamed public opinion (“Remember the Maine”) led to a declaration of war against Spain.
February 14, 1929 – The infamous St. Valentine’s Day massacre occurred in Chicago when seven members of the Bugs Moran gang were gunned down by five of Al Capone’s mobsters posing as police.
February 15, 1933 – An assassination attempt on newly-elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt occurred in Miami, Florida. A spectator deflected the gunman’s aim but Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak was shot and killed instead.
February 20, 1962 – Astronaut John Glenn became thee first American launched into orbit traveling in the “Friendship 7” spacecraft.
February 14, 1929 – The infamous St. Valentine’s Day massacre occurred in Chicago when seven members of the Bugs Moran gang were gunned down by five of Al Capone’s mobsters posing as police.
February 15, 1933 – An assassination attempt on newly-elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt occurred in Miami, Florida. A spectator deflected the gunman’s aim but Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak was shot and killed instead.
February 20, 1962 – Astronaut John Glenn became thee first American launched into orbit traveling in the “Friendship 7” spacecraft.