Historical Events In December - 01

1909  The First Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa on December - 01.  

1909  On December - 01 1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa  

1909  Jan Koplowitz, writer on December - 01.  

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

1911  Walter Alston, baseball manager (Dodgers) on December - 01.  

1912  Minoru Yamasaki, architect (World Trade Center, NY) on December - 01.  

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

1913  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1913  On this day in history mary Martin, Weatherford Tx, actress (Peter Pan) Larry Hagman's mom  

1913  Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38) on December - 01.  

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  Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town on this day in history.  

1917  On December - 01 boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb  

1917  On December - 01 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  Lady Astor sworn-in as first female member of British Parliament on this day in history.  

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

1921  On December - 01 the First US helium-filled dirigible makes first flight  

1921  US Post Office establishes philatelic agency on December - 01.  

1921  1st US helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight on December - 01.  

1921  Ralph Manza, SF Calif, actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart) on this day in history.  

1922  1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF on this day in history.  

1922  Geraldine McCulloug, Maywood Ill, painter/sculptor (Phoenix) on this day in history.  

1923  On December - 01 cFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto  

1923  Stansfield Turner, CIA director on December - 01.  

1924  Calles becomes president of Mexico on December - 01.  

1925  On December - 01 treaty of Locarno signed  

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)  

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

1521  On December - 01 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

1525  On this day in history birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)  

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

1566  On December - 01 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  On this day in history birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)  

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  On December - 01 death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)  

1374  On this day in history magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies  

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

1417  On this day in history walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies  

1433  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)  

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on December - 01.