Christopher Sholes 1819, George Ferris 1859, Jack Benny (Benjamin Kubelsky) 1894 - Comedian
Jimmy Hoffa 1913, Woody (Wayne) Hayes 1913, Florence Henderson 1934 - Actress ("The Brady Bunch")
1849 - The first photograph of a U.S. President, while in office, was taken by Matthew Brady in New York City. President James Polk was the subject of the picture.
1912 - The first diesel engine submarine was commissioned in Groton, CT.
1929 - The "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" took place in Chicago, IL. Seven gangsters who were rivals of Al Capone were killed.
1946 - ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was unveiled. The device, built at the University of Pennsylvania, was the world's first general purpose electronic computer.
1962 - U.S. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave a tour of the White House on television.
1966 - Rick Mount of Lebanon, IN, became the first high school, male athlete to be pictured on the cover of "Sports Illustrated".
1989 - The first satellite of the Global Positioning System was placed into orbit around Earth.
2005 - The video-sharing website YouTube was activated.
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