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 December - 01 jan Koplowitz, writer   

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

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

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

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

1913  On this day in history 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 December - 01.   

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

1917  Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb on this day in history.   

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

1918  Iceland becomes independent state under the Danish crown on December - 01.   

1918  On December - 01 danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence   

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 December - 01.   

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

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

1921  The Detroit Steam Motors Corporation announced the Trask steam car, a favorite project of automobile distributor O.C. Trask on December - 01.   

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

1921  On this day in history uS Post Office establishes philatelic agency   

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

1921  Ralph Manza, SF Calif, actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart) on December - 01.   

1922  On this day in history 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 this day in history cFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto   

1923  On this day in history stansfield Turner, CIA director   

1924  Calles becomes president of Mexico on December - 01.   

1925  On this day in history treaty of Locarno signed   

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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 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 December - 01.   

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 December - 01.   

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  On December - 01 magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies   

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

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.