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On This Day - February 19, 1943

Feb. 19, 1943: The “Big Inch,” a 551-mile oil pipeline between Norris City in White County and Longview, Texas, is dedicated in Norris City

On This Day - February 18, 1934

Feb. 18, 1934: A blaze ignites in the Illinois State Arsenal at Second and Monroe streets in Springfield

On This Day - February 17, 1967

Feb. 17, 1967: Lottie O’Neill, the first woman to serve in the Illinois General Assembly, dies at her home in Downers Grove

On This Day - February 16, 1978

Feb. 16, 1978: A blizzard in 1978 gave two Chicagoans enough free time to launch the nation’s first computer bulletin board system

On This Day - February 15, 1809

Feb. 15, 1809: Industrialist and inventor Cyrus H. McCormick is born in Virginia

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