Historical Events In December - 01

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

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

1909  On December - 01 jan Koplowitz, writer  

1910  Dame Markova, [Alicia Lilian Alice Marks], London, ballerina on this day in history.  

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  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 on December - 01.  

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

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

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 December - 01.  

1916  Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1917  Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town on December - 01.  

1917  On this day in history boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb  

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

1918  On this day in history iceland becomes independent state under the Danish crown  

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

1918  On this day in history kirby Laing, English contractor/multi-millionaire  

1919  Lady Astor sworn-in as first female member of British Parliament on this day in history.  

1919  AA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester on this day in history.  

1919  Anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, US ambassador to Belgium (1977-81) on this day in history.  

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 December - 01 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  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 December - 01 geraldine McCulloug, Maywood Ill, painter/sculptor (Phoenix)  

1923  CFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto on December - 01.  

1923  On December - 01 stansfield Turner, CIA director  

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  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 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  On December - 01 birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)  

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

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

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on December - 01.  

1433  On December - 01 death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)  

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