Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for February 14, 2021

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ByGarrett

Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!

  • Frederick Douglass Day
  • Valentines Day
  • League of Women Voters Day
  • Autism Sunday aka International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome
  • Race Relations Day
  • Read to Your Child Day
  • World Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day
  • In 1349 900 Jews were burned alive in Strasbourg and a similar number were banned from the city after being blamed for the spread of the Black Death
  • In 1670 Roman Catholic Emperor Leopold I ordered Jews chased out of Vienna
  • In 1803 Chief Justice John Marshall declared that any act of U.S. Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is void
  • In 1870 Seraph Young became the first woman to legally vote in the modern United States two days after the Utah legislature passed a law allowing women the vote
  • In 1920 the League of Women Voters formed in Chicago

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