7 Strange But True Events That Happened on February 17
By Michelle Carr Crowe, Silicon Valley real estate guide selling homes in San Jose
Are you an inquisitive person who enjoys learning? If you’ve read my blog, you know one of the pastimes I enjoy is discovering new facts and interesting pieces of history.
I like to share intriguing stories from our local newspaper the San Jose Mercury News, as well as my favorite print and online magazines Mental Floss, the National Geographic Society or Smithsonian Magazine. Other times I find articles or facts online at The History Place, Brainy History,orDates In History.These events for today’s blog post are primarily from History Orb and Wikipedia.
While these interesting items are intriguing, they have nothing to do with my real estate business, helping people like you buy and sell Cupertino and San Jose homes for sale in Silicon Valley, Calif. and beyond. These interesting items just add fun and fascination to life.
Here are today’s 7 Strange But True Events That Happened on February 17. I hope you find them interesting, too.
7 Strange But True Events That Happened on February 17
1621 – Myles Standish (also known as Miles Standish) is appointed as first commander of Plymouth colony. The colonists continued to re-elect him to leadership throughout his life.
1753 – In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
1801 – An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
1819 – The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise.
1933 – The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States.
1972 – Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model-T.
1996 – In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
Thank you for reading. You may want to read my blog at www.activerain.com/results for more fun facts on history, real estate, home, life and other topics. I hope you learned something new from reading about these 7 Strange But True Events That Happened on February 17.
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