Operation Just Cause... ...for as long as it takes
February 1
1862 - "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" was first published in "Atlantic Monthly". The lyric was the work of Julia Ward
Howe.
February 6
1987 - President Ronald Reagan turned 76 years old this day, adding another year to the record of being the oldest U.S.
President in history. President Dwight D. Eisenhower had been the previous recordholder, by serving the country from the
Oval Office at age 70.
February 8
1918 - "The Stars and Stripes", the weekly newspaper of the American Expeditionary Forces, was published for the first time.
February 10
1965 - A quote, often used later by others, was first stated by Hubert H. Humphrey. He said, “The impersonal hand of
government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.” Humphrey was a noted and beloved U.S. Senator from
Minnesota and a Vice-President in the Lyndon Johnson administration. He ran for the Presidency but lost to Richard M.
Nixon.
February 11
1943 - General Dwight David Eisenhower was selected to command the allied armies in Europe. The General's efforts in
World War II made him so popular that he was elected President of the United States less than a decade later.
February 12
1924 - Calvin Coolidge, known by many as the 'Silent President', made the first presidential political speech on radio. The
speech originated from New York City and was broadcast on five radio stations. Some five million people tuned in to hear the
President speak.
February 12
1809 - Abraham Lincoln (16th U.S. President [1861-1865] was born on this day.
February 14
1849 - The first photograph of a U.S. President was taken by Matthew Brady in New York City. President James Polk was
the subject of the famous picture.
February 21
1855 - The official dedication of the Washington Monument took place in Washington, D.C., although the monument wasn't
completed for another thirty-three years. In fact, the structure took a total of forty-eight years to finish. The stone obelisk
honoring the first President of the United States was designed by Robert Mills who died in this, the year of the dedication.
February 22
1732 - George Washington (1st U.S. President [1789-1797]; “I cannot tell a lie...” , was born on this day.
