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Show Important Dates In February Its most oustanding days are: Feb. 2: Ground Hog Day. The theory is that if the ground hog or woodchuck comes out of his winter quarters on this day and sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter but if the day is cloudy the weather will soon give way to balmy spring. ' Feb. 3: (1787) Creation of the territory of Illinois. Feb. 4: (1802) Birthday iof Mark Hopkins, distinguished educator. Feb. 5: (1605) Arrivial of Roger Rog-er Williams in America. Feb. 6: (1756) Birthday of Feb. 12: (1809) Birthday of Abraham Lincoln. The memory mem-ory of Lincoln has become a precious heritage to the people of the whole nation. Georgia Day. Chinese New Year. Char-ro Char-ro Festival in Brownsville, Tex. Feb. 14: St. Valentine's Day. (1912) Arizona Admission day. Feb. 15: (1925) Temple University's Uni-versity's Founder day. (1898) Destruction of the Maine. Feb. 17: (1839) Frances E. Willard day. Feb. 21: (1885) Dedication of the Washington monument. Feb. 22: (1732) Birthday of George Washington now a legal holiday in every state of the Union, the District of Columbia and the territories. (1819) Birthday of James Russell Lowell. Low-ell. Feb. 23: (1787) Birthday" of Emma Hart Willard, pioneer in education for women. Feb. 25: (1863) National Bank Act passed. Feb. 2fi: (1846) Birthday of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill). Feb. 27: (1807) Birthday of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, renowned poet. |
