Joe's Daily U.S. History Lesson

FEBRUARY 16 -- 1945 Back to Bataan, McArthur keeps his word; 1786 Happy Anniversary James and Elizabeth Monroe; 1928 James Markham patents dwarfed peach tree; MUSIC: 1974 Emerson, Lake and Palmer band gets arrested for skinny dipping, 1898 Explosion of Maine hit fake new headlines, leading to war with Spain

FEBRUARY 18 -- 1902 Teddy Roosevelt outbullies JP Morgan by dismantling Northern Securities; 1986 Happy birthday triple amputee motivational speaker Cameron Clapp; 1885 Twain publishes Huck Finn @ Hour:Minute

VALENTINE'S DAY -- 1943 Battle of Kasserine Pass; 1929 Moran and Capone battle in St. Valentine's Day Massacre; 1886 1st trainload of oranges leave Los Angeles; Valentine's Day in America

1905 Teddy Roosevelt stands up for race equality; 1915 ASCAP is formed; NBA All-Star greats

FEBRUARY 7 -- 1984 McCandless becomes1st human to float untethered in space; 1936 Felix the Cat created; 2002 George W. Bush calls for Faith-Based Initiative; 1881 Plea Bargaining begins in American courts; 1988 Happy Birthday Detroit Lion QB Matt Stafford

FEBRUARY 12 -- 1809 Happy Birthday Abraham Lincoln; 1873 President Grant demonitizes silver

1905 Teddy Roosevelt stands up for race equality; 1915 ASCAP is formed; NBA All-Star greats

FEBRUARY 5 -- 1994 Beckwith convicted of killing Medgar Evers; 1865 Battle of Hatcher's Run; 2016 Sailor breaks world record for longest walk on a globe

FEBRUARY 3 -- 1959 The Day the Music Died; 1781 The Race for Dan River; 2017 "Tattooed New York" Exhibit begins;  2002 Super Bowl XXXVI

FEBRUARY 4 -- 1974 Pattie Hearst kidnapped by SLA; 2011 Chicago Art Professor Wafaa Balil is forced to remove camera from inside his head; 2007 Super Bowl 41

FEBRUARY 2 -- 1887 1st Groundhog Day; 1781 Nathaniel Greene finds reinforcements in N. Carolina; 1892 William Painter patents bottle cap

JANUARY 30 -- 1882 -- Happy Birthday FDR; 1752 Happy birthday Gouverneur Morris; SUPER BOWL: 2000 Rams beat Tennessee in SBXXXIV, 1994 Dallas beats Buffalo in SBXXVII, 1983 Washington over Miami SBXVII, 1933 Lone Ranger debuts on TV

JANUARY 31 -- 1830 Happy birthday James Blaine (the only Republican not to ghet elected president in the late 1800s); 1995 Clinton bails out Mexico; SUPER BOWL: 1988 Redskins over Broncos in SBXXII, 1993 Cowboys crush Bills 52-17, 1999 Broncos beat Atlanta 34-19, Just For Feet commercial company disaster; 2017 Dr. Strange sets record for most comic characters in a movie franchise

JANUARY 27 -- 1941 FDR warned for first time about Japanese plans to bomb Pearl Harbor; 1888 NatGeo society is formed; 2016 Sunshine becomes world's oldest cockatiel;1991 Buffalo Bills begin four game losing streak in Super Bowl

JANUARY 26 -- 1820 Happy birthday notetaker George Templeton Strong; 1863 Joseph Hooker takes command of the Army of Potomac;  SUPER BOWL: 1986 Bears beat Pats 46-10, 1992 Redskins beat in SB 26, 1997 Packers beat Patriots 35-21, 2003 Hungover Raiders get slapped by Buccs at the Q in SD

JANUARY 24 -- 1848 Gold discovered in California; 1935 1st canned beer goes on sale; INVENTION/PATENT: 1899 Humphrey O'Sullivan patents rubber heels for shoes, 1922 Christian Nelson patents Eskimo Pie; 1982 49ers beat Bengals in Super Bowl XVI

JANUARY 25 -- 1871 Happy Anniversary President William and First Lady Ida McKinley; 1832 The Spoils System gets its name;  SUPER BOWL: 1981 Raiders beat Eagles in SB XV, 1987 Giants beat Broncos 39-20, 1998 Broncos beat Packers in SB XXXII

DECEMBER 12 -- 2015 Facebook becomes the biggest growing name in history; INVENTION/PATENTS: 1927 Happy Birthday Robert Noyce (mayor of Silicone Valley), 1946 Tide laundry detergent introduced; 2014 Ramminator becomes world's fastest monster truck

DECEMBER 10 -- 1974 The Kissinger Report, Project MK-NAOMI, population control and more; 1778 John Jay elected President of Congress; 2014 5gyres publishes survey of plastic pollution in world oceans

NOVEMBER 4 -- 1796 Treaty of Tripoli signed with United States; 2006 Rob Dyrdek gets his first MTV show