Frozen In Time
By Robert Foran III
Associate Editor
February 10th — Baseball outlaws all pitches involving tampering with ball. — 1920
February 11th — The Beatles record all 10 tracks for their debut album, ‘Please Please Me’ in just under 10 hours. John Lennon’s cold makes the process take a bit longer than anticipated; by the time the band gets to the last song of the session, “Twist And Shout,” the hoarseness in his voice is noticeable. Nevertheless, he nails it in one take. — 1963
February 12th — The Lincoln Memorial design on the U.S. penny goes into circulation replacing the “sheaves of wheat” design. — 1959
February 13th — Abraham Lincoln is declared the 16th U.S. President in Washington, D.C. — 1861
February 14th — Upon returning to Hawaii from an expedition to Alaska and mapping most of North America’s west coast, British explorer, Captain James Cook is killed. — 1779
February 15th — WWII propaganda poster “We Can Do It!” portraying “Rosie the Riveter” rolling up her sleeves is produced by J. Howard Miller and hung on the walls of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. to boost worker morale. The poster has since become a cultural icon and a symbol for American feminism and women’s economic power. — 1943
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J. Howard Miller’s iconic poster for ‘We Can Do It!’ featuring ‘Rosie the Riveter.’
February 16th — Benjamin Franklin begins publishing ‘The General Magazine and Historical Chronicle for all the British Plantations in America,’ the first such monthly magazine of this type published in America. — 1741