Historical Events In December - 01

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

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  Dame Markova, [Alicia Lilian Alice Marks], London, ballerina on this day in history.  

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

1912  On December - 01 minoru Yamasaki, architect (World Trade Center, NY)  

1913  On December - 01 continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2 38)  

1913  The First drive-up gasoline station opens (Pittsburgh) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 1st drive-up gasoline station opens (Pitts)  

1913  Mary Martin, Weatherford Tx, actress (Peter Pan) Larry Hagman's mom on December - 01.  

1913  On December - 01 continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38)  

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  Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb on December - 01.  

1917  Marty Marion, baseball player (NL MVP 1944) on December - 01.  

1918  On December - 01 iceland becomes independent state under the Danish crown  

1918  Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence on December - 01.  

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 this day in history aA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester  

1919  On this day in history anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, US ambassador to Belgium (1977-81)  

1921  On this day in history the Detroit Steam Motors Corporation announced the Trask steam car, a favorite project of automobile distributor O.C. Trask.  

1921  The First US helium-filled dirigible makes first flight on December - 01.  

1921  US Post Office establishes philatelic agency on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1922  On this day in history geraldine McCulloug, Maywood Ill, painter/sculptor (Phoenix)  

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

1923  Stansfield Turner, CIA director on this day in history.  

1924  Calles becomes president of Mexico on December - 01.  

1925  On this day in history treaty of Locarno signed  

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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  On this day in history birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile  

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

0660  On December - 01 eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies  

1135  On December - 01 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  On this day in history magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies  

1377  On this day in history death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)  

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 this day in history.  

1455  On this day in history lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77