Feb. 28, 1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the first railroad incorporated for commercial transportation of people and freight.

Feb. 27, 1827 - The first Mardi Gras celebration was held in New Orleans.

Feb. 26, 1919 - The Grand Canyon was established as a National Park with an act of the U.S. Congress.

Feb. 25, 1940-The first televised hockey game was broadcast. The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 at Madison Square Garden.

Feb. 24, 1957 - Buddy Holly and the Crickets began recording "That'll Be the Day."

Feb. 23, 1896 - The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield.

Feb. 22, 1819 - Spain ceded Florida to the United States.

Feb. 21, 1866 - Lucy B. Hobbs became the first woman to graduate from a dental school. (Ohio College of Dental Surgery in Cincinnati)

Feb. 20, 1872 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened in New York City.

Feb. 19, 1985 - Cherry Coke was introduced by the Coca-Cola Company.

Feb. 18, 1885 - Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was published in the U.S. for the first time.

Feb. 17, 1933 - "Newsweek" was first published.

Feb. 16, 1857 - The National Deaf Mute College was incorporated in Washington, DC.

Feb. 15, 1764 - The city of St. Louis was established.

Feb. 14, 1876- Alexander Graham Bell filed an application for a patent for the telephone. The patent was officially issued on March 7, 1876.

Feb. 13, 2000 - The last original "Peanuts" comic strip was published by Charles Schulz.

Feb. 12, 1909 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded.

Feb. 11, 1945 - During World War II, the Yalta Agreement was signed by U.S. President Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin.

Feb. 10, 1863 - The fire extinguisher was patented by Alanson Crane.

Feb. 8, 1870 - The United States Weather Bureau was authorized by Congress. The bureau is officially known as the National Weather Service.

Feb. 8, 1910 - William D. Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America.

Feb. 7, 1984 - Space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart made the first untethered space walk.

Feb. 6, 1926 - The National Football League adopted a rule that made players ineligible for competition until their college class graduated.

Feb. 5, 1900 - The U.S. and Britain sign a treaty that gave the U.S. the right to build a canal in Nicaragua but not the right fortify it.

Feb. 4, 1789 - Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States.

Feb. 3, 1913 - The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized the power to impose and collect income tax.

Feb. 2, 1887 - The beginning of Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, PA.