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1809 - February |
Birthday of Abraham Lincoln who became the 16th
president of the United States. All his life an outspoken opponent
of alcohol use, he mandated that no alcohol be consumed in the
White House during his term in office.
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1848 - February |
A Swedish physician, Magnus Huss first used the
words "alcoholic" and "alcoholism" in scientific
terms which confirmed it as a legitimate medical condition.
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1886 - February 15th |
John Gough dies at 69 years old. A tireless spokesperson
for the Washingtonian society of the effects of alcohol, his message
was a forerunner of the A.A. message. |
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1888 - February |
Richmond Walker's parents both attended Brown
University where they first met and were married on this date.
Richmond was the 2nd oldest of 6 children. |
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1906 - February |
Dr. Silkworth takes a full time position for the
Panama Steamship line as the ships surgeon, a prestigious assignment.
The steamship line had the contract for shipping materials for
the construction of the Panama Canal.
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1918 - February 26th |
Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of
Labor, addresses a joint legislative committee in Albany, N.Y.
The subject: Organized Labor opposed prohibition, because it did
nothing at all to root out the great evil of alcohol. |
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1928 - February |
Emmet Fox gave his first "New Thought"
talk. (New Thought should not be confused with "New Age.")
at Mortimer Hall in London. He would soon move to the U.S. and
spend the rest of his life. He was selected to become successor
to James Murray, minister of New York's "Church of the Healing
Christ." Emmet plays a very important role in the History
of A.A. |
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1940 - February 13th |
The Clubhouse for A.A. members was opened at 3341/2
24th St, N.Y.C. Bill and Lois moved into a small unheated room
upstairs, because they were homeless. Lois set-up wooden crates
which were used as furniture. Their bed was double blankets on
the floor. |
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1962 - February |
The A.A. Grapevine
published the first "Victor E." cartoon. |
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1971 - February |
The trustees archives committee met for the first
time: It's mission read: "To give the membership a sense
of its own past and the opportunity to study it and keep the record
straight so that myth does not predominate over fact." |
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2002 - February 9th |
Sue Smith Windows, 83 years
old, passed away at home in Akron Ohio. Daughter of Dr. Bob and
Annie, she loved and attended A.A. functions around the world. Her
Birthday was February 15, 1918. |
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Big Book Dave
Elected Archivist - Interior Alaska |
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