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Today in history for Friday, Feb. 22, 2013
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Today is Friday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2013. There are 312 days left in the year. 1863 — 150 years ago: A Washington letter says an estimated 5,000 officers aboutWashington are shirking duty yet march up to the pay table every month with theregularity of a quartermaster's mule to its peck of daily oats. 1888 — 125 years ago: Davenport is considering the installation of cable cars for itstransportation system. 1913 — 100 years ago: W. C. Dennis, Rock Island, drove to Chicago from Rock Islandyesterday in his automobile, traveling the distance across country in eight hours. 1938 — 75 years ago: Rock Island High School this week was described by state publicinstruction inspectors as "a superior school plant in which a modern educational programis being worked out." 1963 — 50 years ago: "Patterns to Fashions by Moline Juniors," a style show and cardparty will be sponsored by the Moline Junior Woman's Club of Moline. Around-the-clock fashions for women in all age categories will be shown, and original millinery alsowill be featured. 1988 — 25 years ago: The second annual Great River Tug across the Mississippi Riverhas a corporate sponsor for 1988, and organizers say the event should go more smoothlythan it did last year with preliminary contests the week before the main event. The Aug.13 pull will be called the Old Style Great River Tug after Heileman's Old Style Beer,which has agreed to contribute $3,000 to fund the tug-of-war between the villages of PortByron and LeClaire, Iowa, according to Scott Verbeckmoes, Port Byron originator of theidea. 
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Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.
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