Joe's Daily U.s. History Lesson

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

FEBRUARY 1 -- Space vessel Columbia explodes; INVENTION/PATENTS: 1893 Edison opens 1st movie production studio, 1788 1st patent for a steamboat goes to Brigs & Longstreet, Patent granted to Ralph Hodgson (oiled silk and linen); Nipplegate helps to launch YouTube

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 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 29 -- 1761 Happy Birthday politician and ethnologist Albert Gallatin;  1861 Bleeding Kansas enters Union; 1993 Eiffel Tower in Paris, TN becomes a historic landmark

JANUARY 28 -- 1986 New of the Challenger explosion hit headlines; 1985 U.S.A. For Africa records We Are the World; SUPER BOWL: Joe Montanna wins 4th SB with most points scored (55), 1996 Steelers 1st SB defeat against Cowboys, 2001 Ray Lewis/Ravens beat Giants

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 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

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 23 -- 1968 N. Korea seizes the Pueblo; 2017 Ben Franklin Misquoted by Sen. Cory Booker; 1983 A-Team debuts; 2016 GS Warrior Thompson sinks 37 buckets in one quarter

JANUARY 22 -- 1973 Roe Vs. Wade; 1994 Irving Kahn (cable guru) passes away; 1951 Carl Nelson takes a try at The Perm; 2019 Black Panther becomes first superhero movie to be nominated for Oscar

JANUARY 21 -- 1757 Robert's Rangers take on the French and Indians in the Battle of Snowshoes; 1977 Carter pardons draft dodgers;  2015 Madonna's new album gets hacked online

JANUARY 19 -- 1977 Ford pardons Tokyo Rose; INVENTION/PATENT: 1883 Edison 1st electric lighting system employing overhead wires, 2010 Big Jake becomes world's tallest horse; 1929 Eastland, TX horney toad Ol' Rip  passes away

JANUARY 18 -- 1805 Happy birthday Madison Hemmings, son of Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemmings; )2010 Johnny Collinson becomes youngest to scale 7 Summits; 2014 Chris and Marty Fagan become fastest married couple to reach South Pole;  1803 Jefferson requests funding for Lewis and Clark exp[edition; 1976 Steelers beat Cowboys in Super Bowl X

JANUARY 17 -- 1781 Battle of Cowpens; 1706 Happy Birthday Benjamin Franklin; 1961 Ike warns America about Military Industrial Complex

JANUARY 16 -- 1920 18th Amendment bans booze; 1868 William Davis patents refrigerator boxcar; 1847 Fremont appointed governor of California; 1972 Dallas beats Miami in Super Bowl VI; 2013 Jumpy the Skateboarding Dog races for a world record

JANUARY 15 -- 1870 First appearance of Democratic Donkey; 1919 Molasses floods Boston; 1973 Nixon announces suspension of military action in N. Vietnam; SUPER BOWL: 1978 Cowboys beat Broncos, 1967 Packers beat Chiefts

JANUARY 14 -- 1968 Wallace gives Segregation Forever Speech in Alabama Governor Inaugural; 1875 Specie Resumption Act turns paper money into gold; Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox go on display in Bemidjii, MN; Dion Lewis runs, catches and kick returns in same game