Cher and Sonny Bono

Congressman Bono in 1994.

Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998)

First lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave Americans a nationally televised tour
of the newly restored White House on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1962.

 
     
       Susan Brownell Anthony (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) 
 

Susan B. Anthony was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a vital 
role in the 19th century women’s rights movement to introduce women’s suffrage
into America. She was co-founder of the first Women’s Temperance Movement.

She also co-founded the women’s rights journal, The Revolution.She was one of
the important advocates in leading the way for women’s rights to be acknowledged
and instituted in the American government.

The Susan B. Anthony dollar coin

There’s another holiday today that should be known by most native
Oregonians. The state was granted statehood on February 14, 1859. 

The American Magazine was the first magazine published in the American colonies, 
edited by John Webbe in Philadelphia. It preceded Benjamin Franklin’s General 
Magazine by three days. The monthly periodical covered the proceedings of 
colonial government, as well as moral, political, and historical topics. It was 
in print for only three months.