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 December - 01.  

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

1912  On this day in history minoru Yamasaki, architect (World Trade Center, NY)  

1913  On this day in history continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2 38)  

1913  The First drive-up gasoline station opens (Pittsburgh) on December - 01.  

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

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

1913  Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38) on December - 01.  

1914  On December - 01 dame Alicia Markova, ballerina (Diaghilev Ballet Russe 1925-32)  

1916  On December - 01 charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58  

1917  Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town on this day in history.  

1917  On December - 01 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 December - 01.  

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 this day in history 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 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1921  On this day in history ralph Manza, SF Calif, actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart)  

1922  On this day in history 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF  

1922  Geraldine McCulloug, Maywood Ill, painter/sculptor (Phoenix) on this day in history.  

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

1923  On this day in history stansfield Turner, CIA director  

1924  On this day in history calles becomes president of Mexico  

1925  Treaty of Locarno signed on December - 01.  

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on this day in history.  

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 December - 01.  

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

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on December - 01.  

0660  On this day in history eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies  

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  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  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)  

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