1827 - February 28 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
On February 28, 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the first U.S. railway chartered for commercial transport of passengers and freight. There were skeptics who doubted that a steam engine could work along steep, winding grades, but the Tom Thumb, designed by Peter Cooper, put an end to their doubts. Investors hoped a railroad would allow Baltimore, the second largest U.S. city at the... Read MORE...
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On February 28, 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the first U.S. railway chartered for commercial transport of passengers and freight. There were skeptics who doubted that a steam engine could work along steep, winding grades, but the Tom Thumb, designed by Peter Cooper, put an end to their doubts. Investors hoped a railroad would allow Baltimore, the second largest U.S. city at the... Read MORE...
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1849 February 28 – Regular steamboat service from the west to the east coast of the United States begins with the arrival of the SS California in San Francisco Bay.
The California leaves New York Harbor on October 6, 1848, rounds Cape Horn at the tip of South America, and arrives at San Francisco, California after the 4 month 21 day journey.
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The California leaves New York Harbor on October 6, 1848, rounds Cape Horn at the tip of South America, and arrives at San Francisco, California after the 4 month 21 day journey.
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1853 - Potato chips are invented (George Crum, United States)
This year is the seventy-fifth anniversary or the potato chip and a resident of Saratoga Springs advises The New Yorker that many of the older neighbors are all excited. It seems that the chip was invented there in 1853, and that is why it is known more elegantly, as the Saratoga Chip. The discoverer's name was George Crum, and there are still alive people who remember talking to him... We say... Read MORE...
Alton Evening Telegraph - Alton, Illinois - February 28, 1928
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This year is the seventy-fifth anniversary or the potato chip and a resident of Saratoga Springs advises The New Yorker that many of the older neighbors are all excited. It seems that the chip was invented there in 1853, and that is why it is known more elegantly, as the Saratoga Chip. The discoverer's name was George Crum, and there are still alive people who remember talking to him... We say... Read MORE...
Alton Evening Telegraph - Alton, Illinois - February 28, 1928
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
1904 - FIRE RUINED THE CAPITOL WISCONSIN'S MAGNIFICENT CAPITOL BUILDING TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE ONE MILLION DOLLAR LOSS
LOSS IS FIXED AT $1,000,000 EXCLUSIVE OF VALUABLE RELICS BURNED
THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO INSURANCE ON THE BUILDING, THE STATE HAVING CHANGED FROM INSURANCE IN COMPANIES TO A SYSTEM OF STATE INSURANCE - CAPITOL FIGHT EXPECTED.
Madison, Wis., Feb. 27. - Wisconsin's picturesque capitol, the pride of the state for decades, is in ruins. All that remains intact from the devastating flames which started ... Read MORE...
The Grand Forks Daily Herald - Grand Forks, North Dakota - February 28, 1904
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1904 - FIRE RUINED THE CAPITOL WISCONSIN'S MAGNIFICENT CAPITOL BUILDING TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE ONE MILLION DOLLAR LOSS
LOSS IS FIXED AT $1,000,000 EXCLUSIVE OF VALUABLE RELICS BURNED
THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO INSURANCE ON THE BUILDING, THE STATE HAVING CHANGED FROM INSURANCE IN COMPANIES TO A SYSTEM OF STATE INSURANCE - CAPITOL FIGHT EXPECTED.
Madison, Wis., Feb. 27. - Wisconsin's picturesque capitol, the pride of the state for decades, is in ruins. All that remains intact from the devastating flames which started ... Read MORE...
The Grand Forks Daily Herald - Grand Forks, North Dakota - February 28, 1904
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Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
1906 - BY FLAMES AND EXPLOSIONS, FIVE HUNDRED SHIRT FACTORY GIRLS IN PERIL.
Unsuccessful Attempt to Burn the Boy's Hall of the Louisana Industrial School.
Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 28. - Five minutes after some 500 factory girls had marched out of the big factory of the Star Shirt Co., Tuesday, the building was a roaring furnace, and within an hour it was in ruins. The fire was most spectacular, but was confined to one building of the group owned by Hutchinson, Peirce & ... Read MORE...
Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville, Illinois - February 28, 1906
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1906 - BY FLAMES AND EXPLOSIONS, FIVE HUNDRED SHIRT FACTORY GIRLS IN PERIL.
Unsuccessful Attempt to Burn the Boy's Hall of the Louisana Industrial School.
Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 28. - Five minutes after some 500 factory girls had marched out of the big factory of the Star Shirt Co., Tuesday, the building was a roaring furnace, and within an hour it was in ruins. The fire was most spectacular, but was confined to one building of the group owned by Hutchinson, Peirce & ... Read MORE...
Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville, Illinois - February 28, 1906
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Marietta, Ohio, USA
1906 - KILLED BY EXPLOSION OF NITRO-GLYCERINE
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MARIETTA, O., Feb. 27. - In a terrific explosion of nitro-glycerin[sic], H. B. Kerr, an employe of the Marietta Torpedo Company, was killed, little Yondar Cross seriously injured and a dozen persons injured. Kerr had gone to the glycerine magazine two miles beyond Williamstown, W. Va., for a load of glycerine and had just started from the magazine when the explosion... Read MORE...
The Lexington Herald - Lexington, Kentucky - February 28, 1906
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1906 - KILLED BY EXPLOSION OF NITRO-GLYCERINE
(By Associated Press.)
MARIETTA, O., Feb. 27. - In a terrific explosion of nitro-glycerin[sic], H. B. Kerr, an employe of the Marietta Torpedo Company, was killed, little Yondar Cross seriously injured and a dozen persons injured. Kerr had gone to the glycerine magazine two miles beyond Williamstown, W. Va., for a load of glycerine and had just started from the magazine when the explosion... Read MORE...
The Lexington Herald - Lexington, Kentucky - February 28, 1906
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Annapolis, Maryland, USA
1917 MIDSHIPMEN FIGHT FIRE. Dangerous Blaze at Annapolis Prevented by Them from Spreading.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 27. - A battalion of midshipmen from the Naval Academy tonight fought a fire which started in the business section of this city. When the fire got beyond control of citizens, the cadets were dispatched by Superintendent Edward W. Eberle with bluejackets and two fireboats, and kept the fire from spreading. Captains Eberle and Louis M. Nulton directed the work of the middies.
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 28, 1917
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1917 MIDSHIPMEN FIGHT FIRE. Dangerous Blaze at Annapolis Prevented by Them from Spreading.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 27. - A battalion of midshipmen from the Naval Academy tonight fought a fire which started in the business section of this city. When the fire got beyond control of citizens, the cadets were dispatched by Superintendent Edward W. Eberle with bluejackets and two fireboats, and kept the fire from spreading. Captains Eberle and Louis M. Nulton directed the work of the middies.
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 28, 1917
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Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
1917 - 3 TROLLEY CARS CRASH. FOG CAUSES ACCIDENT ON HACKENSACK TRESTLE - MOTORMEN MAY DIE.
Hackensack, N. J., Feb. 27. - Three trolley cars met in a crash on a trestle over the Erie Railroad this morning. As a result, the three motormen are in the hospital in a serious condition.
There is a single track on the trestle, and as a car enters it a signal is flashed. A heavy fog hid the signal lights today. A car bound from Newark to Edgewater entered the stretch of track and about half... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 28, 1917
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1917 - 3 TROLLEY CARS CRASH. FOG CAUSES ACCIDENT ON HACKENSACK TRESTLE - MOTORMEN MAY DIE.
Hackensack, N. J., Feb. 27. - Three trolley cars met in a crash on a trestle over the Erie Railroad this morning. As a result, the three motormen are in the hospital in a serious condition.
There is a single track on the trestle, and as a car enters it a signal is flashed. A heavy fog hid the signal lights today. A car bound from Newark to Edgewater entered the stretch of track and about half... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 28, 1917
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1854 February 28 – The Republican Party (United States) is founded in Ripon, Wisconsin.
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1900 February 28, 1900 - A massive storm spreads record snows from Kansas to New York State. Snowfall totals ranged up to 43 inches at Rochester NY.
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1900 February 28, 1900 - A massive storm spreads record snows from Kansas to New York State. Snowfall totals ranged up to 43 inches at Rochester NY.
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