February 9. The Davis Cup International Tennis competition is established, 1900.
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Feb. 9, 1900 – The Davis Cup International Tennis competition is established. • Photographic collage by Reinhold Thiele with demonstrations of various strokes in playing tennis, from a print, circa 1900.
February 7. The U.S. establishes a blockade of all Cuban imports, 1962.
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Feb 7, 1962 – the U.S. establishes a blockade of all Cuban imports. • Photograph of Fidel Castro is at the microphone during a rally in Havana after his rebel forces took…
February 5. U.K. and U.S. sign Panama Canal Treaty, 1900.
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Feb. 5, 1900 – The United Kingdom and the United States sign a treaty for the Panama Canal. Construction in progress, Panama Canal, from a promotional folder to celebrate the completion…
February 4. Guadalupe Island is seized by the Royal Navy, 1810.
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Feb. 4, 1810 – Guadalupe Island is seized by the Royal Navy for the British Empire. • Tobacco crate label for ‘Sailors Choice’ tobacco, printed by Hatch Litho Co. in…
February 3. Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Canada burn down, 1916.
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Feb 3, 1916. The Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Canada burn down. • Postcard of the National Library Building, Ottawa, Canada, which escaped the 1916 fires.
February 2. Chinese immigrants first arrive in San Francisco, 1848.
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Feb. 2, 1848 – Chinese immigrants first arrive in San Francisco at the start of the Gold Rush. • Sheet music by Shapiro & Bernstein publishers of New York, entitled…
February 1. In the Philippines Mayon Volcano erupts, 1814.
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Feb 1, 1814 – In the Philippines the Mayon Volcano erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the volcano’s most devastating eruption ever. • Real photo postcard of Mayon Volcano erupting on June 7,…
January 31. United States Congress abolishes slavery, 1865.
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January 31. United States Congress abolishes slavery by passing the 13th Amendment to the Constitution in 1865. Advertising trade card from an abolitionist set, showing a slave auction, 1865.
January 30. Hitler sworn in as Chancellor of Germany, 1933.
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January 30. Hitler sworn in as Chancellor of Germany, 1933. Promotional postcard for Adolf Hitler, published in Germany circa 1935.
January 29. First inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame announced. 1936.
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January 29. First inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame announced. 1936. In Cooperstown, New York the first Baseball Hall of Fame inductees pose for a group portrait in the summer…
January 28. Record sized snowflakes fell in Keough, Montana in 1887.
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January 28. Record sized snowflakes fell in Keough, Montana in 1887. They measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. Snow Queen cigar box label with a fantasy creature of…
January 27. Lewis Carroll born 1832.
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January 27. Lewis Carroll born 1832. Illustration for a volume of Alice in Wonderland by Margaret Tarrant in 1930.
January 26. General McClellan will ignore President Lincoln’s order for a Union Army offensive.
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January 26. President Lincoln calls for a Union Army offensive, issuing General War Order number one, which was ignored by commander General George McClellan. Cigar box label from Havana, Cuba…
January 26. Union commander General George McClellan.
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January 26. Union commander General George McClellan will ignore President Lincoln who issues General War Order number one in 1862. Cigar box label from Havana, Cuba featuring a portrait of…
January 25. The Wedding March by Mendelssohn first played.
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January 25. The Wedding March by Mendelssohn first played at the wedding of Princess Victoria and Friedrich of Prussia, 1858. The New Priscilla magazine featuring a beaming bride on the…
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