Over 160 years ago on Feb. 13, 1861, Col. Bernard J.D. Irwin, an assistant Army surgeon, performed the very first action to ...

Larry Sprinkle tells us about how the first patent for a phonograph was granted to Thomas Edison on Feb. 19, 1878.

February 19 marks significant US historical events. In 1942, President Roosevelt ordered Japanese-American internment. The Donner Party was rescued in 1847 after being snowbound. Thomas Edison ...

February 19 holds historical significance. It marks the birth of Copernicus and Shivaji Maharaj. The date saw the Donner Party rescue and Edison's phonograph patent. Kansas banned alcohol. US interned ...

On Feb. 19, 1942, during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which paved the way for ...

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On Feb. 19, 1878, Thomas Edison patented the first gramophone.

Over 60 years ago on 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth.