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January 29th 1802 John Beckley became the first Librarian of Congress. He was paid $2 a day. 1845 Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven was published. 1850 Henry Clay introduced the Compromise of 1850 to the Senate. 1861 Kansas became the 34th state in the United States. 1886 Karl Benz received a patent for the first successful gasoline-driven car. 1900 The American League, consisting of eight baseball teams, was organized in Philadelphia. 1936 Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson were the first players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. 1939 Irish poet-dramatist William Butler Yeats died at age 73. 1963 Poet Robert Frost died in Boston. 1977 American actor and stand-up comedian Freddie Prinze died at 22 years old. 2002 In his State of the Union address, President Bush labels Iraq, Iran, and North Korea an "axis of evil." 2008 Margaret Truman, the only child of President Harry S. Truman, died at age 83. Birthdays 64 Tom Selleck Actor ("Magnum P.I.") 57 Tommy Ramone Rock musician (The Ramones) 55 Oprah Winfrey Talk show host 51 Judy Norton Taylor Actress ("The Waltons") 49 Greg Louganis Olympic gold-medal diver 48 Eddie Jackson Rock musician (Queensryche) 47 Nicholas Turturro Actor ("NYPD Blue") 44 Dominik Hasek Hockey player 39 Heather Graham Actress 34 Sara Gilbert Actress ("Roseanne," "The Big Bang Theory") 30 Andrew Keegan Actor 62 Henry Lee 1/29/1756 - 3/25/1818 American Revolutionary War officer 72 1/29/1773 - 6/8/1809 Thomas Paine, English-born American patriot 58 William McKinley 1/29/1843 - 9/14/1901 America's 25th President 86 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 1/29/1874 - 5/11/1960 American philanthropist 66 W.C. Fields 1/29/1880 - 12/25/1946 American comedian |
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January 30th 1649 King Charles I of England was beheaded. 1933 Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany. 1933 The first episode of the "Lone Ranger" was broadcast on radio station WXYZ in Detroit. 1948 Gandhi was assassinated. 1968 North Vietnamese forces launched attacks against the South Vietnamese, beginning the Tet offensive. 1972 British troops opened fire on civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland, sparking the "Bloody Sunday" massacre. 2000 John Rocker (Atlanta Braves) was suspended from major league baseball for disparaging foreigners, homosexuals and minorities in an interview published by Sports Illustrated. 2005 Iraqis voted in their country's first free election in a half-century. Birthdays 79 Gene Hackman Actor 68 Dick Cheney Former vice president 67 Marty Balin Rock singer (Jefferson Airplane/Starship) 60 William King R&B musician (The Commodores) 58 Phil Collins Rock singer, musician (Genesis) 58 Charles S. Dutton Actor 51 Brett Butler Actress, comedian ("Grace Under Fire") 50 Jody Watley R&B singer 45 Cigarmark Cigar Asylum Inmate 35 Christian Bale Actor ("The Dark Knight," "Batman Begins") 33 Andy Milonakis Comedian 29 Wilmer Valderrama Actor ("That '70s Show") 63 Franklin Roosevelt 1/30/1882 - 4/12/1945 America's 32nd President 78 Roy Eldridge 1/30/1911 - 2/26/1989 American musician |
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This Day In History - January 31st
January 31st 1606 Guy Fawkes, a co-conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot, was executed. 1865 Robert E. Lee was appointed commander-in-chief of the Confederate forces. 1865 The House of Representatives approved the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery in the United States. 1940 The first social security check was issued to Ida Fuller for $22.54. 1958 The first U.S. earth satellite, Explorer I, was launched. 1988 The first episode of "The Wonder Years" aired on ABC. 1990 The first McDonald's opened in Russia. Birthdays 88 Carol Channing Actress 80 Jean Simmons Actress 78 Ernie Banks Baseball Hall of Famer 62 Nolan Ryan Baseball Hall of Famer 58 Harry Wayne Casey 'KC' Singer, musician (KC and the Sunshine Band) 53 Johnny Rotten Rock singer (The Sex Pistols) 45 Jeff Hanneman Rock musician (Slayer) 39 Minnie Driver Actress 28 Justin Timberlake Singer 27 Tapewormboy Cigar Asylum Inmate 67 Zane Grey 1/31/1872 - 10/23/1939 American Western writer 65 John O'Hara 1/31/1905 - 4/11/1970 American writer 53 Jackie Robinson 1/31/1919 - 10/24/1972 Major League Baseball Hall of Famer |
This Day In History - February 1st
February 1st 1790 The Supreme Court of the United States convened for the first time, in New York City. 1861 Texas voted to secede from the Union. 1862 Julia Ward Howe's poem "Battle Hymn of the Republic" was published in the Atlantic Monthly. 1884 The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary A–Ant, was published. 1920 The Royal Canadian Mounted Police was established. 1929 Weightlifter, Charles Rigoulet of France, achieved the first 400 pound ‘clean and jerk’ as he lifted 402-1/2 pounds. 1946 A press conference announced the first electronic digital computer, ENIAC, was held at the University of Pennsylvania. 1960 Four black college students began a series of sit-ins at a white-only lunch counter in Woolworth’s, Greensboro, N.C. 1968 Vince Lombardi resigned as the coach of the Green Bay Packers. 1968 During the Vietnam War, a Viet Cong officer was executed with a pistol shot to the head by Saigon's police chief and the image captured in a famous news photograph. 1979 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Tehran after 15 years of exile. 1982 "Late Night with David Letterman" premiered on NBC. 2003 The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it tried to reenter the Earth's atmosphere after a sixteen-day mission in space. All seven members of the crew were lost. 2004 Janet Jackson's famous "wardrobe malfunction" occurred at Super Bowl XXXVIII. Birthdays 71 Sherman Hemsley Actor ("The Jeffersons") 59 Mike Campbell Rock musician (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) 51 stitch Cigar Asylum Inmate 41 Lisa Marie Presley Rock singer, daughter of Elvis Presley 41 Pauly Shore Actor, comedian 39 Aladdin Sane Cigar Asylum Inmate 38 Michael C. Hall Actor 23 Lauren Conrad Reality TV personality ("The Hills") ? FoldEm Cigar Asylum Inmate 47 Thomas Cole 2/1/1801 - 2/11/1848 American painter 59 Clark Gable 2/1/1901 - 11/16/1960 American film actor 76 Boris Yeltsin 2/1/1931 - 4/23/2007 First President of the Russian Federation |
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February 2nd 1536 The city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Mendoza. 1653 New Amsterdam - now New York City - was incorporated. 1709 Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, was rescued after four years alone on an island off the coast of Chile. 1848 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War, was signed. In the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States a huge portion of what is today the American West and Southwest, including California and New Mexico. 1876 The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed. 1887 The first gathering at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsatawney, Pa. to wait for the groundhog's shadow occurred. 1922 James Joyce's Ulysses was published. 1943 Nazi troops surrendered in the World War II Battle of Stalingrad. 1950 "What's My Line" debuted on CBS television. 1979 Punk rock musician Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols died of a drug overdose at age 21. 1980 The Abscam scandal was revealed. 1990 South African President F. W. de Klerk lifted a ban on the African National Congress and promised to free Nelson Mandela. 1996 Dancer, actor and choreographer Gene Kelly died at age 83. Birthdays 72 Tom Smothers Comedian 67 Graham Nash Rock singer, musician (Crosby, Stills and Nash) 62 Farrah Fawcett Actress ("Charlie's Angels") 61 Al McKay Musician and songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire) 60 Ross Valory Rock musician (Journey) 55 Christie Brinkley Model 54 Michael Talbott Actor ("Miami Vice") 44 heavyd Cigar Asylum Inmate 43 Robert DeLeo Rock musician (Stone Temple Pilots) 41 Thaplumbr Cigar Asylum Inmate 38 Ben Mize Rock musician (Counting Crows) 34 Todd Bertuzzi Hockey player 32 Shakira Singer 20 smokeyandthebandit05 Cigar Asylum Inmate 58 James Joyce 2/2/1882 - 1/13/1941 Irish novelist 88 George Stanley Halas 2/2/1895 - 10/31/1983 American founder/owner of Chicago Bears 76 Howard Johnson 2/2/1897 - 6/20/1972 American hotelier 73 James Dickey 2/2/1923 - 1/19/1997 American author |
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February 3rd 1468 Johann Gutenberg, German printer and inventor, died. 1690 The first paper money in America was issued by the colony of Massachusetts. 1809 The territory of Illinois was created. 1834 Wake Forest University is established. 1870 The 15th Amendment (black suffrage) passed. 1876 Albert Spalding and his brother started a sporting goods store. They manufactured the first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball and football. 1913 The 16th Amendment, establishing federal income tax, was ratified. 1917 The U.S. broke off diplomatic relations with Germany. 1924 Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, died in Washington, D.C., at age 67. 1959 Rock singers, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and Big Bopper died in a plane crash. 1995 Col. Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot the space shuttle when the Discovery blasted off. 1998 Texas executed Karla Faye Tucker, the first woman to be executed in the United States since 1984. 2001 The XFL debuted. The Las Vegas Outlaws beat the New York/New Jersey Hitman 19-0 and the Orlando Rage beat the Chicago Enforcers 33-29. Birthdays 69 Fran Tarkenton Football Hall of Famer 67 Dory Funk, Jr. Professinal wrestler 66 Blythe Danner Actress 64 Bob Griese Football Hall of Famer 59 Morgan Fairchild Actress 56 Fred Lynn Baseball player 53 Nathan Lane Actor ("The Producers") 48 Marty Jannetty Professional wrestler 47 Demented Cigar Asylum Inmate 41 Vlade Divac Basketball player 39 Retief Goosen Professional golfer 33 Isla Fisher Actress ? TripleF Cigar Asylum Inmate 70 Gertrude Stein 2/3/1874 - 7/27/1946 American writer 84 Norman Rockwell 2/3/1894 - 11/8/1978 American illustrator 33 Kerry Von Erich (The Texas Tornado) 2/3/1960 - 2/18/1993 Professional wrestler |
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February 3rd Birthdays 53 Nathan Lane Actor ("The Producers") http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...NathanLane.jpg 84 Norman Rockwell 2/3/1894 - 11/8/1978 American illustrator http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...anRockwell.jpg |
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February 4th 1783 England proclaimed the formal end to the hostilities with the United States. 1787 Shays's Rebellion, an uprising of Massachusetts farmers, was defeated. 1789 George Washington and John Adams are elected the president and vice president of the United States. 1861 Delegates from six southern states met at Montgomery, Ala., to form the Confederate States of America. 1924 The first Olympic Winter Games opened in Chamonix, France. 1932 The first Winter Olympics opened in the United States at Lake Placid, NY. The games were opened by New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1945 Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at the Yalta Conference. 1983 Singer Karen Carpenter died at age 32. 1987 Pianist Liberace died at age 67. 1993 The Boston Celtics retired Larry Bird's #33. 1997 A civil jury found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. 2004 The Massachusetts Supreme Court declared that gays had the right to marry. 2004 Facebook, a mainstream online social network is founded by Mark Zuckerberg. Birthdays 86 Conrad Bain Actor ("Diff'rent Strokes") 73 Gary Conway Actor 62 Dan Quayle Former vice president 61 Alice Cooper Rock singer 60 Michael Beck Actor 57 Lisa Eichhorn Actress 50 Lawrence Taylor Football Hall of Famer 47 Clint Black Country musician 36 Oscar De La Hoya Professional boxer 34 Natalie Imbruglia Rock singer 32 Gavin DeGraw Rock singer 72 Charles A. Lindbergh 2/4/1902 - 8/26/1974 American aviator 92 Rosa Parks 2/4/1913 - 10/24/2005 African American civil rights activist |
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February 4th 1789 George Washington and John Adams are elected the president and vice president of the United States. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...AAED002723.jpg 1945 Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at the Yalta Conference. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hurchill-2.jpg 1993 The Boston Celtics retired Larry Bird's #33. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a.../larrybird.jpg 1997 A civil jury found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/OJ-Cigar.jpg |
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February 5th 1881 Phoenix, Ariz., was incorporated. 1917 Congress passed the Immigration Act, which restricted Asian immigration, over President Wilson's veto. 1917 Mexico adopted its present constitution. 1937 FDR proposed increasing the number of Supreme Court justices—"packing" the court. 1977 Sugar Ray Leonard won his first pro fight. He beat Luis Vega in 6 rounds. 1994 Byron De La Beckwith was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Medgar Evers, 30 years after the crime in Jackson, Mississippi. 1997 Under international pressure, three of Switzerland's biggest banks created a fund worth 100 million Swiss francs for Holocaust victims and their families. Birthdays 75 Hank Aaron Baseball Hall of Famer 75 Don Cherry Hockey player & broadcaster 67 Roger Staubach Football Hall of Famer 62 Darrell Waltrip Race car driver 61 Christopher Guest Actor, screenwriter ("This is Spinal Tap") 48 Tim Meadows Actor, comedian ("Saturday Night Live") 47 Jennifer Jason Leigh Actress 45 Duff McKagan Rock musician (Guns N' Roses) 41 Roberto Alomar Baseball player 41 Chris Barron Rock singer (Spin Doctors) 40 Bobby Brown R&B singer ? flyinillini75 Cigar Asylum Inmate 76 Hiram Stevens Maxim 2/5/1840 - 11/24/1916 American born inventor who invented the Maxim Gun 41 Belle Starr 2/5/1848 - 2/3/1889 American outlaw in Texas and Oklahoma territory 83 William Burroughs 2/5/1914 - 8/2/1997 American writer 87 Red Buttons 2/5/1919 - 7/13/2006 Comedian and actor |
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February 6th 1788 Massachusetts ratified the U.S. Constitution, becoming the sixth state to join the Union. 1804 Joseph Priestley, British chemist, died. His work on the isolation of gases led him to discover oxygen in 1774. 1899 The Spanish-American War ended when a peace treaty between Spain and the United States was signed. 1933 The 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which set the date for the president's inauguration on Jan. 20, was adopted. 1935 The popular board game Monopoly® went on sale for the first time. 1971 Astronaut Alan B. Shepard hit a golf ball and Edgar Mitchell threw a "javelin" on the moon. They landed in the same crater and remain on the Moon today. 1989 Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Barbara W. Tuchman died at age 77. 1993 Tennis Hall of Famer Arthur Ashe died at age 49. Birthdays 92 Zsa Zsa Gabor Actress 78 Rip Torn Actor ("The Larry Sanders Show") 70 Mike Farrell Actor ("M*A*S*H," "Providence") 69 Tom Brokaw Broadcast journalist, author 59 Natalie Cole Singer 53 Jon Walmsley Actor ("The Waltons") 47 Axl Rose Rock singer (Guns N' Roses) 80 Aaron Burr 2/6/1756 - 9/14/1836 3rd Vice President of The United States 53 Babe Ruth 2/6/1895 - 8/16/1948 American professional baseball player 93 Ronald Reagan 2/6/1911 - 6/5/2004 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) 36 Bob Marley 2/6/1945 - 5/11/1981 Jamaican musician, singer-songwriter and Rastafarian |
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February 6th Birthdays 47 Axl Rose Rock singer (Guns N' Roses) http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/axlrose.jpg 53 Babe Ruth 2/6/1895 - 8/16/1948 American professional baseball player http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...ehog3/babe.jpg 93 Ronald Reagan 2/6/1911 - 6/5/2004 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/reagan.jpg 36 Bob Marley 2/6/1945 - 5/11/1981 Jamaican musician, singer-songwriter and Rastafarian http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...marley_000.jpg |
This Day In History - February 7th
February 7th 1795 The 11th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. 1904 Disastrous fire destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in downtown Baltimore. 1926 Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week, which later evolved into Black History Month. 1949 Joe DiMaggio signed a contract with the New York Yankees that was worth $100,000. It was the first six-figure contract in major league baseball 1964 The Beatles arrived in the U.S. for the first time. 1965 Cassius Clay began using the name Mohammed Ali. 1969 "This Is Tom Jones" premiered on ABC-TV. 1971 Women in Switzerland were finally granted suffrage. 1974 The island of Grenada won its independence from Britain 1988 The first episode of "America's Most Wanted" aired. 1994 Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball. Birthdays 49 James Spader Actor ("Boston Legal") 47 Garth Brooks Country singer 47 David Bryan Rock musician (Bon Jovi) 47 Eddie Izzard Actor, comedian 44 Chris Rock Comedian 41 Sully Erna Rock singer, musician (Godsmack) 34 Wes Borland Rock singer, musician (Limp Bizkit) 31 Ashton Kutcher Actor ("That '70s Show") 24 Tina Majorino Actress ("Big Love") 82 John Deere 2/7/1804 - 5/17/1886 American inventor of agricultural implements 58 Charles Dickens 2/7/1812 - 6/9/1870 English novelist 90 Laura Ingalls Wilder 2/7/1867 - 2/10/1957 American author of children's fiction |
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February 7th 1964 The Beatles arrived in the U.S. for the first time. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/beatle3.jpg http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/beatle4.jpg 1969 "This Is Tom Jones" premiered on ABC-TV. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/tomjones.jpg 1994 Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/mj.jpg Birthdays 49 James Spader Actor ("Boston Legal") http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/spader.jpg |
This Day In History - February 8th
February 8th 1587 Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded. 1693 College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., received its charter, becoming the second institution of higher learning in the United States. 1870 The National Weather Service was established under the U.S. Army Signal Corps. 1904 The Russo-Japanese war began when the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur in northeast China. 1910 The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated. 1915 D. W. Griffith's controversial epic, The Birth of a Nation premiered in Los Angeles. 1924 The gas chamber was used for the first time as a method of execution in the United States. Gangster Gee Jon was put to death at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City. 1936 The first National Football League (NFL) draft was held. Jay Berwanger was the first to be selected. He went to the Philadelphia Eagles. 1960 The payola (pay for broadcast airplay) hearings opened in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dick Clark would testify in April. 1971 The NASDAQ stock market index debuts. 1974 CBS aired the first episode of "Good Times." 1980 President Jimmy Carter revealed his plan to reinstate selective service draft registration. 1985 "The Dukes of Hazzard" ended its 6-1/2 year run on CBS television. 2007 Model and tabloid sensation Anna Nicole Smith died at age 39 of an accidental drug overdose. Birthdays 69 Ted Koppel Broadcast journalist 68 Nick Nolte Actor 67 Robert Klein Comedian 66 Creed Bratton Actor ("The Office") 56 Mary Steenburgen Actress 54 John Grisham Author 48 Vince Neil Rock singer (Motley Crue) 41 Gary Coleman Actor ("Diff'rent Strokes") 40 Mary McCormack Actress 39 Alonzo Mourning Basketball player 35 Seth Green Actor ("Austin Powers" movies) 35 Josh Morrow Actor ("The Young and the Restless") 32 Phoenix Rock musician (Linkin Park) 85 "Classy" Freddie Blassie 2/8/1918 - 6/2/2003 Professional wrestling villain and manager 76 Jack Lemmon 2/8/1925 - 6/27/2001 American actor 24 James Dean 2/8/1931 - 9/30/1955 American film actor |
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February 8th 1985 "The Dukes of Hazzard" ended its 6-1/2 year run on CBS television. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/dukes.jpg Birthdays 68 Nick Nolte Actor http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...R_MUSTACHE.jpg 76 Jack Lemmon 2/8/1925 - 6/27/2001 American actor http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/Lemmon.jpg |
This Day In History - February 9th
February 9th 1825 The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes. 1861 Jefferson Davis was chosen as the president of the Confederate States of America. 1895 In Massachusetts, W.G. Morgan invented volleyball. 1943 The battle of Guadalcanal ended with an American victory. 1950 Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed he had evidence there were card-carrying members of the Communist Party in the State Department. 1964 The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1991 Lithuanians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union. 1997 "The Simpsons" became the longest-running prime-time animated series. "The Flintstones" held the record previously. Birthdays 66 Joe Pesci Actor 65 Alice Walker Author ("The Color Purple") 64 Mia Farrow Actress 60 Judith Light Actress ("Who's the Boss") 58 Dennis "DT"' Thomas R&B musician (Kool & the Gang) 54 Charles Shaughnessy Actor 46 Travis Tritt Country singer 33 Vladimir Guerrero Baseball player 32 A.J. Buckley Actress ("CSI: NY") 30 Richard On Rock musician (O.A.R.) ? Biglizard1 Cigar Asylum Inmate 68 William Henry Harrison 2/9/1773 - 4/4/1841 9th President of the United States 71 Bill Veeck 2/9/1914 - 1/2/1986 American baseball club owner |
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February 9th 1997 "The Simpsons" became the longest-running prime-time animated series. "The Flintstones" held the record previously. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...homercigar.jpg http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a.../fredcigar.jpg Birthdays 66 Joe Pesci Actor http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/pesci.jpg 46 Travis Tritt Country singer http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/tritt.jpg |
This Day In History - February 10th
February 10th 1763 Treaty of Paris signed, ending the French and Indian War. France ceded Canada and all its North American territories east of the Mississippi to Great Britain. 1840 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. 1920 Major league baseball representatives outlawed pitches that involved tampering with the ball. 1933 The first singing telegram was introduced by the Postal Telegram Co. in New York. 1933 In round 13 of a boxing match at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Primo Carnera knocks out Ernie Schaaf, killing him. 1942 Glenn Miller received the first ever gold record for selling a million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo." 1957 Author Laura Ingalls Wilder died at age 90. 1962 The Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolph Abel, a Soviet spy held by the United States. 1967 The 25th Amendment was ratified, establishing presidential succession. 1971 Bill White (New York Yankees) became the first black baseball announcer. 1984 Professional wrestler David Von Erich died at age 25. 1992 Writer Alex Haley died at age 70. 1992 Boxer Mike Tyson was convicted in Indianapolis of raping a Miss Black America contestant. 1996 IBM's computer, Deep Blue, beat the world chess champion, Garry Kasparov, in the first game of their match. 2003 Professional wrestler Curt Hennig died at age 44. 2007 Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., kicked off his presidential campaign with a speech at the state house in Springfield, Ill. 2008 Actor Roy Scheider died at age 75. Birthdays 79 Robert Wagner Actor ("Hart to Hart") 59 Mark Spitz Olympic gold-medal swimmer 54 Greg Norman Professional golfer 48 George Stephanopoulos Broadcast journalist ("This Week") 46 Lenny Dykstra Baseball player 42 Laura Dern Actress 35 Elizabeth Banks Actress 33 Lance Berkman Baseball player 86 Jimmy Durante 2/10/1893 - 1/29/1980 American comedian/entertainer 24 Cliff Burton 2/10/1962 - 9/27/1986 Bassist for Metallica |
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February 10th 1992 Boxer Mike Tyson was convicted in Indianapolis of raping a Miss Black America contestant. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/tyson.jpg Birthdays 86 Jimmy Durante 2/10/1893 - 1/29/1980 American comedian/entertainer http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/durante.jpg |
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