FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2024
'TWAS A BIG DAY!
It's not a holiday. Only another date
in our shortest month. But don't write off
February 23rd. It's got some great history!
It's the day, in 1455 when Gutenberg put
the Bible into print for the first time.
In 1792 the Massachusetts Humane
Society was formed. Not an organization to
protect animals but, rather, an organization
to offer help to seamen in distress! It evolved
into the United States Coast Guard! In 1836
Charles Hill came up with a was to manufacture
a new medal. Aluminum! In 1873 the game of
Lawn Tennis received a patent. 1940 saw the
release of the Walt Disney movie Pinocchio.
In 1945 on February 23rd., the U.S. Marines
raised the flag on Mount Suribachi during the
battle of Iwo Jima! In 1954 children at a school
in Pittsburgh became the first group to receive
the Salk Polio vaccine. And let's not forget
what happened on February 23rd of 1895. That's
the day Leo Hirshfield introduced America to
the Tootsie Roll! Seems February 23rd was a
very big day, historically. You've just got to
take a look back! Hope you do from time to
time and that all your NEWS is good!
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