Historical Events In December - 01

1909  On December - 01 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  Jan Koplowitz, writer on this day in history.  

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

1911  Walter Alston, baseball manager (Dodgers) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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1913  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1917  On this day in history father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town  

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

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

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

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

1919  AA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester on December - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on December - 01.  

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on December - 01.  

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.  

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

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.  

1566  On this day in history 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  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 December - 01.  

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on December - 01.  

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on December - 01.  

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

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

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