Cleveland History

  1. February 12, 1976: Cleveland was recognized for its urban renewal projects, aimed at revitalizing its downtown area and improving infrastructure, marking a significant period of development for the city.
  2. February 13, 1928: The groundbreaking ceremony for Cleveland Union Terminal was held, signaling the start of construction for what would become a major transportation hub and a landmark skyscraper, the Terminal Tower.
  3. February 14, 1964: The Beatles played their first concert in the United States, sparking Beatlemania across the country. While the concert wasn’t in Cleveland, the city felt the ripple effects with heightened interest in rock music and record sales.
  4. February 15, 1938: The Great Lakes Exposition announced its plans for a second season in Cleveland, celebrating the city’s industrial and cultural achievements and drawing millions of visitors.
  5. February 17, 1962: The Cleveland Museum of Art opened a significant exhibition featuring the works of Vincent van Gogh, bringing international attention to the city’s cultural institutions.

World History

  1. February 12, 1809: Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, known for leading the country during the Civil War and issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky.
  2. February 13, 1633: Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition, where he was forced to recant his heliocentric view of the solar system, which posited that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun.
  3. February 14, 1929: The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre occurred in Chicago during the Prohibition Era, a gangland shooting in which seven members of Chicago’s North Side Gang were gunned down, an event attributed to Al Capone’s gang.
  4. February 15, 2003: Millions of people around the world participated in global protests against the Iraq War, in what was considered the largest peace demonstration in history at the time.
  5. February 18, 1930: Clyde Tombaugh, an American astronomer, discovered Pluto, then considered the ninth planet in our solar system, from the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.