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  On December - 01 dame Markova, [Alicia Lilian Alice Marks], London, ballerina   

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

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

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

1913  On December - 01 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  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 December - 01 charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58   

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

1917  Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb on December - 01.   

1917  Marty Marion, baseball player (NL MVP 1944) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1918  Kirby Laing, English contractor/multi-millionaire on December - 01.   

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

1919  On this day in history aA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester   

1919  On December - 01 anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, US ambassador to Belgium (1977-81)   

1921  On December - 01 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  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 December - 01.   

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

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

1923  On this day in history stansfield Turner, CIA director   

1924  On this day in history calles becomes president of Mexico   

1925  On this day in history treaty of Locarno signed   

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

1083  On this day in history 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  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1377  On December - 01 death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)   

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

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on this day in history.   

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