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History 1914: February

What happens in February 1914?

2 February: Tanganyika Railway opens in German East Africa.
                 Mary Phelps Jacob (1891-1970), later known as Caresse Crosby, files a U.S. patent for the 'Backless Brassiere'
                 Charlie Chaplin makes his first film appearance in Making A Living

3 February: Birth in Iowa, USA, of George Nissen (d.2010), inventor of the trampoline.

26 February: The HMHS Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, is launched.