Page 5: Historical Events In February - 14
Friday, 20 February 2026
1909 A Moses Klein, Montreal, poet (Hath Not a Jew...) 

1911 Florence Rice, Cleveland OH, actress (Double Wedding, Riding on Air) 

1912 Arizona is admitted to the Union, becoming the 48th state 

1912 inaugural US submarines with diesel engines commissioned, Groton CT. 

1912 1st US submarines with diesel engines commissioned, Groton, Ct 

1912 Edmund George Love, US, teacher/historian/author (A Small Bequest)= 

1913 Woody Hayes, [Wayne], college football coach (Ohio, 1968 coach of the year) 

1914 High Council of Labor forms in Hague Netherlands 

1914 Margarete Mewes, Nazi overseer at concentration camp. 

1915 inaugural Canadian Division arrives in France from England, and moves into Flanders 

1915 A W H Stewart-Moore, CEO (Gallaher). 

1916 Edward Platt, Staten Island NY, actor (Chief-Get Smart). 

1916 Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36 

1918 In this year, USSR formally adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar. 

1918 H Atteridge and S Rombergs musical "Sinbad," premieres in NYC. 

1919 United Parcel Service forms 

1920 The League of Women Voters is established in Chicago. 

1920 League of Women Voters forms in Chicago. 

1921 Little Review faces obscenity charges for publishing "Ulysses," New York. 

1921 Canadian 5 cent nickel coin is authorized 

1924 IBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson 

1924 Thomas Watson opens IBM 

1925 State of emergency crisis in Bayern ends, NSDAP re-allowed. 

1927 Conn Smythe takes over the Toronto St. Patricks team and renames them the Maple Leafs. 

1929 Seven rivals of mobster Al Capone are murdered in a Chicago garage, now remembered as the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre.". 

1929 The St Valentines Day Massacre, in Chicago, between rival gansters. 

1929 St Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, 7 gangsters killed 

1931 Bradman scores 152 Australia vs West Indies, 154 minutes, 13 fours 2 fives 

1931 Spanish government of General Damasco Berenguer falls. 

1931 Bradman scores 152 Aust v WI, 154 minutes, 13 fours 2 fives. 

1932 South Africa all out for 36 in inaugural innings vs Australia (Ironmonger 5-6) 

1932 S Africa all out for 36 in 1st innings v Aust (Ironmonger 5-6). 

1934 NHL Ace Bailey Benefit Game: Toronto beats All-Stars 7-3 in Toronto. 

1936 National Negro Congress organizes in Chicago 

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