Page 5: Historical Events In December - 01

1909  On this day in history the First Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa   

1909  On this day in history 1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa   

1909  On December - 01 jan Koplowitz, writer   

1910  On this day in history dame Markova, [Alicia Lilian Alice Marks], London, ballerina   

1911  On this day in history walter Alston, baseball manager (Dodgers)   

1912  Minoru Yamasaki, architect (World Trade Center, NY) on this day in history.   

1913  Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2 38) on this day in history.   

1913  The First drive-up gasoline station opens (Pittsburgh) on this day in history.   

1913  The Ford Motor Company introduced the continuous moving assembly line on this day. Ford's new assembly line could produce a complete car every two-and-a-half minutes on December - 01.   

1913  On this day in history 1st drive-up gasoline station opens (Pitts)   

1913  On this day in history mary Martin, Weatherford Tx, actress (Peter Pan) Larry Hagman's mom   

1913  Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38) on December - 01.   

1914  Dame Alicia Markova, ballerina (Diaghilev Ballet Russe 1925-32) on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58   

1917  On this day in history father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town   

1917  Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb on December - 01.   

1917  On December - 01 marty Marion, baseball player (NL MVP 1944)   

1918  On December - 01 iceland becomes independent state under the Danish crown   

1918  Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence on this day in history.   

1918  Kirby Laing, English contractor/multi-millionaire on this day in history.   

1919  Lady Astor sworn-in as first female member of British Parliament on December - 01.   

1919  AA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester on this day in history.   

1919  Anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, US ambassador to Belgium (1977-81) on December - 01.   

1921  The Detroit Steam Motors Corporation announced the Trask steam car, a favorite project of automobile distributor O.C. Trask on this day in history.   

1921  On December - 01 the First US helium-filled dirigible makes first flight   

1921  On this day in history uS Post Office establishes philatelic agency   

1921  1st US helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight on this day in history.   

1921  Ralph Manza, SF Calif, actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart) on December - 01.   

1922  1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history geraldine McCulloug, Maywood Ill, painter/sculptor (Phoenix)   

1923  On this day in history cFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto   

1923  Stansfield Turner, CIA director on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history calles becomes president of Mexico   

1925  Treaty of Locarno signed on this day in history.   

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1081  On December - 01 birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

1083  On this day in history birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)   

1521  On December - 01 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)   

1525  On this day in history birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)   

1549  On December - 01 birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)   

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on December - 01.   

1573  On December - 01 birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile   

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on December - 01.   

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies   

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on December - 01.   

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

1377  On this day in history death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)   

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on December - 01.   

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on December - 01.   

1455  On December - 01 lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77