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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

On This Day - February 14, 1859

Feb. 14, 1859: George Ferris Jr., inventor of the Ferris wheel, is born in Galesburg

On This Day - February 13, 1920

Feb. 13, 1920: Baseball hall of famer Andrew “Rube” Foster establishes the Negro National League

On This Day - February 12, 1968

Feb. 12, 1968: A 6-cent Illinois statehood stamp is issued in Shawneetown

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