Historical Events In December - 01

1909  On this day in history the First Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa  

1909  On this day in history 1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa  

1909  On this day in history jan Koplowitz, writer  

1910  On this day in history dame Markova, [Alicia Lilian Alice Marks], London, ballerina  

1911  On this day in history walter Alston, baseball manager (Dodgers)  

1912  Minoru Yamasaki, architect (World Trade Center, NY) on this day in history.  

1913  On this day in history continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2 38)  

1913  On December - 01 the First drive-up gasoline station opens (Pittsburgh)  

1913  On this day in history the Ford Motor Company introduced the continuous moving assembly line on this day. Ford's new assembly line could produce a complete car every two-and-a-half minutes  

1913  1st drive-up gasoline station opens (Pitts) on December - 01.  

1913  On December - 01 mary Martin, Weatherford Tx, actress (Peter Pan) Larry Hagman's mom  

1913  Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38) on this day in history.  

1914  Dame Alicia Markova, ballerina (Diaghilev Ballet Russe 1925-32) on this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58  

1917  On December - 01 father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town  

1917  Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb on this day in history.  

1917  On this day in history marty Marion, baseball player (NL MVP 1944)  

1918  Iceland becomes independent state under the Danish crown on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence  

1918  Kirby Laing, English contractor/multi-millionaire on this day in history.  

1919  On December - 01 lady Astor sworn-in as first female member of British Parliament  

1919  On December - 01 aA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester  

1919  Anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, US ambassador to Belgium (1977-81) on December - 01.  

1921  The Detroit Steam Motors Corporation announced the Trask steam car, a favorite project of automobile distributor O.C. Trask on December - 01.  

1921  On this day in history the First US helium-filled dirigible makes first flight  

1921  On this day in history uS Post Office establishes philatelic agency  

1921  1st US helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight on this day in history.  

1921  On December - 01 ralph Manza, SF Calif, actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart)  

1922  1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF on December - 01.  

1922  Geraldine McCulloug, Maywood Ill, painter/sculptor (Phoenix) on December - 01.  

1923  On this day in history cFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto  

1923  On December - 01 stansfield Turner, CIA director  

1924  On this day in history calles becomes president of Mexico  

1925  Treaty of Locarno signed on this day in history.  

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1081  On December - 01 birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)  

1083  On December - 01 birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)  

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on December - 01.  

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on December - 01.  

1549  On this day in history birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)  

1566  On this day in history birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen  

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.  

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.  

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies  

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on this day in history.  

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on December - 01.  

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on December - 01.  

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on December - 01.  

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on this day in history.