- Feb. 6 : The board game Monopoly first went on sale. (1935)
- Feb. 9 : An act of Congress is passed authorizing the US Weather Bureau.
- Feb. 15 : The Post Office uses adhesive postage stamps for the first time. (1842)
- Feb. 19 : A prize is inserted into a Crackerjacks box for the first time (1913)
- Feb. 20 : John Glenn become the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth. (1962)
- Feb. 22 : Frank Woolworth opens the first "Five Cent Store in Utica, N.Y. (1879)
- Feb. 23 : The Tootsie Roll rolls into stores in America. (1896)
I have been in retail business for 14 yrs. selling various merchandise mostly in the plumbing, kitchen and bath depts. For 26 yrs. I have worked for the city of phila. there I worked as an office/stock clerk handling various merchandise to repair or replace in the tenants home or apartment. There I retired from my job and before I retired I was considered the no. 1 stock clerk throughout the city. All total I worked for 41 yrs..
Thursday, February 10, 2011
THIS MONTH IN HISTORY
FEBRUARY
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