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1924 – U.S. President Calvin Coolidge delivered the first presidential radio broadcast from the White House.

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1887 – Oregon becomes the first state to make Labor Day a holiday.

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Federal Holiday — President’s Day / George Washington’s Birthday

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1953 – The State of Georgia approved the first literature censorship board in the U.S.

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1834 – The first U.S. labor newspaper, “The Man,” is published in New York.

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1870 – Esther Morris appointed the first female judge in the United States.

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1838 – Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under certain conditions.

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1851 – Black abolitionists invade a Boston courtroom and rescue a fugitive slave.

On this day: Valentine’s Day

The actual origins of Valentine’s Day is not known. Many believe that it sprang from an ancient Roman fertility festival, while most people assign the holiday in commemorating St. Valentine, a Roman priest. He was executed on February 14, around 270 CE, for marrying Christian couples who were being persecuted at the time by Emperor Claudius. Regardless of where the holiday comes from, it is now an intricate part of the American culture and responsible for giving a boost to retailers, florists, and chocolatiers during the post-holiday sales slump.

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1799 – The first U.S. law regulating insurance is passed in Massachusetts.

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1865 – Henry Highland Garnet is the first African American to speak in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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1790 – The Society of Friends petitions Congress for abolition of slavery.

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1886 – President Grover Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence.

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1942 – Congress advises President Roosevelt that Americans of Japanese descent should be locked up en masse so they wouldn’t oppose the U.S. war effort against the Empire of Japan.