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This Day In History - February 11th
February 11th 1809 Robert Fulton patented the steamboat. 1858 Saint Bernadette of Lourdes first saw a vision of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes, France, leading to the foundation of the shrine of Lourdes. 1878 The first U.S. bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, was formed. 1945 Yalta Agreement signed by President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin during World War II. 1989 The Episcopal Church Boston diocese consecrated Barbara Harris as the church's first woman bishop. 1990 In Tokyo, Japan, James "Buster" Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in the tenth round to win the heavyweight championship. 1990 South African resistance leader, Nelson Mandela, was released from prison after more than 27 years. 2006 Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a quail hunt in Texas. Birthdays 83 Leslie Nielsen Actor 81 Conrad Janis Actor ("Mork and Mindy") 75 Tina Louise Actress ("Gilligan's Island") 73 Burt Reynolds Actor 56 Jeb Bush Former governor of Florida, brother of former President George W. Bush 47 Sheryl Crow Rock singer, musician 45 Sarah Palin Governor of Alaska 45 Ken Shamrock Martial artist 40 Jennifer Aniston Actress 40 SmokinDuck Cigar Asylum Inmate 38 Damian Lewis Actor ("Band of Brothers") 40 Jennifer Aniston Actress 29 Matthew Lawrence Actor 28 Kelly Rowland R&B singer (Destiny's Child) ? Brian126aa Cigar Asylum Inmate 84 Thomas Alva Edison 2/11/1847 - 10/18/1931 American inventor holding 1,093 patents 76 Eva Gabor 2/11/1919 - 7/4/1995 Hungarian actress/pianist |
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February 11th 1945 Yalta Agreement signed by President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin during World War II. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hurchill-2.jpg Birthdays 73 Burt Reynolds Actor http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...ehog3/burt.jpg |
This Day In History - February 12th
February 12th 1733 Led by philanthropist James Edward Oglethorpe, the first English colonists arrived in Georgia, at the site of Savannah. 1870 The Utah Territory granted women the right to vote (revoked in 1887). 1878 Frederick W. Thayer patented the baseball catcher’s mask. 1879 The first artificial ice rink opened in North America. It was at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY. 1909 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded. 1973 The first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam war took place. 1999 The Senate voted to acquit President Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. 2000 Charles M. Schulz, creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip, died at age 77. 2000 Hall of Fame football coach Tom Landry died at age 75. Birthdays 83 Joe Garagiola Sportscaster 75 Bill Russell Basketball Hall of Famer 70 Ray Manzarek Rock musician (The Doors) 54 Arsenio Hall Actor 46 John Michael Higgins Actor 42 Ed Lover Rap personality 41 Josh Brolin Actor 41 Chynna Phillips Singer (Wilson Philips) 39 Jim Creeggan Rock musician (Barenaked Ladies) 30 Jesse Spencer Actor ("House") 29 Sarah Lancaster Actress ("Chuck," "Everwood") 29 Christina Ricci Actress 73 Charles Darwin 2/12/1809 - 4/19/1882 English naturalist who documented evolution 56 Abraham Lincoln 2/12/1809 - 4/15/1865 16th President of the United States |
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This Day In History - February 13th
February 13th 1635 Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the United States, was founded. 1866 The gang that included Jesse James and Cole Younger committed their first bank robbery in Liberty, Mo. 1920 The National Negro Baseball League was organized. 1935 Bruno Hauptmann was found guilty of murder in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. 1960 France exploded its first atomic bomb. 1997 The Dow Jones industrial average broke through the 7,000 barrier for the first time, closing at 7,022.44. 2000 Charles Schulz's final "Peanuts" comic strip ran in Sunday newspapers, the day after the cartoonist died at age 77. 2002 American country music singer and musician Waylon Jennings died at age 64. 2002 The French judge was accused of throwing the pairs skating decision to the Russians at the Olympics. 2005 Professional bowler Dick Weber died at age 75. Birthdays 75 George Segal Actor 67 Peter Tork Singer, musician (The Monkees) 65 Jerry Springer Talk show host 65 Stockard Channing Actress 62 Mike Krzyzewski Men's basketball coach, Duke University 59 Peter Gabriel Rock singer 48 Henry Rollins Rock singer 43 Neal McDonough Actor 43 Freedom Williams Rock singer (C&C Music Factory) 41 Kelly Hu Actress 37 Todd Harrell Rock musician (3 Doors Down) 35 Robbie Williams Rock singer 32 Randy Moss Football player 30 Mena Suvari Actress ? webjunkie Cigar Asylum Inmate 45 Lord Randolph Churchill 2/13/1849 - 1/24/1895 English politician and father of Winston Churchill |
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This Day In History - February 14th
February 14th 1849 In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken. 1859 Oregon became the 33rd state in the United States. 1912 Arizona became the 48th state in the United States. 1920 The League of Women Voters was founded. 1929 Members of Al Capone's gang killed rival gang members in the St. Valentine's Day massacre. 1989 Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, calling for the death of Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses. 2001 The Kansas Board of Education reversed its 1999 ruling and restored evolution to the state's science curriculum. 2003 Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, was euthanized because of incurable lung cancer. 2008 A former student walked onto the stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University and opened fire on a packed science class, killing five students before committing suicide. Birthdays 88 Hugh Downs TV personality 75 Florence Henderson Actress ("The Brady Bunch") 67 Michael Bloomberg Mayor of NYC 61 Pat O'Brien TV personality 61 Teller Comedian, magician (Penn and Teller) 49 Jim Kelly Football Hall of Famer 38 Tommy Dreamer Professional wrestler 37 Rob Thomas Rock singer (Matchbox 20) 37 Drew Bledsoe Football player 36 Steve McNair Football player 71 Christopher Sholes 2/14/1819 - 2/17/1890 American inventor who developed the typewriter 80 Jack Benny 2/14/1894 - 12/26/1974 American entertainer 74 Woody Hayes 2/14/1913 - 3/12/1987 American collegiate football coach 83 Mel Allen 2/14/1913 - 6/16/1996 American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees ?? Jimmy Hoffa 2/14/1913 - 7/30/1975 (disappeared) American labor leader and convicted criminal (pardoned) |
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February 14th 1929 Members of Al Capone's gang killed rival gang members in the St. Valentine's Day massacre. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/capone.jpg 2003 Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, was euthanized because of incurable lung cancer. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/sheep.jpg Birthdays 67 Michael Bloomberg Mayor of NYC http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...berg_eagle.jpg 80 Jack Benny 2/14/1894 - 12/26/1974 American entertainer http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/benny.jpg |
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February 15th 1764 St. Louis, Mo., was founded as a French fur-trading post. 1879 President Rutherford Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court. 1898 USS Maine blew up in Havana harbor, touching off the Spanish-American War. 1913 The New York Armory Show opened, introducing America to Picasso, Duchamp, and Matisse. 1933 Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak was killed in an assassination attempt on president-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami. 1958 "The Dick Clark Show" debuted on ABC-TV. Connie Francis, Pat Boone and Jerry Lee Lewis were the first performers to appear on the show. 1965 The Maple Leaf Flag officially became the new national flag of Canada. 1965 Musician Nat King Cole died at age 45. 1989 More than 100,000 Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan almost 10 years after the USSR invaded the country. 2002 Olympics officials resolved the judging scandal by awarding Canadian pairs figure skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier a gold medal while allowing the Russians, Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, to keep their medal. 2005 YouTube, the popular Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in the United States. 2008 Business tycoon Steve Fossett, 63, was declared dead by a judge in Cook County, Ill., five months after his small plane vanished after taking off from an airstrip near Yerington, Nev. (Fossett's remains were discovered in October 2008 in California's Sierra Nevada mountains.) Birthdays 91 Allan Arbus Actor ("M*A*S*H") 58 Jane Seymour Actress ("Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman") 54 Janice Dickinson Model 50 Joseph R. Gannascoli Actor ("The Sopranos") 38 Stevie Benton Rock musician (Drowning Pool) 37 Jaromir Jagr Hockey player ?? piper0215 Cigar Asylum Inmate 77 Galileo Galilei 2/15/1564 - 1/8/1642 Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician 86 Susan B. Anthony 2/15/1820 - 3/13/1906 American crusader for the woman suffrage movement 31 Roger Chaffee 2/15/1935 - 1/27/1967 American astronaut killed in the Apollo fire 33 Chris Farley 2/15/1964 - 12/18/1997 Actor comedian |
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February 16th 1804 U.S. frigate Philadelphia, captured and held by Barbary pirates at Tripoli during the Tripolitan War, was set fire to and destroyed by a small group of men led by Stephen Decatur. 1868 The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was organized in New York City. 1918 Lithuania proclaimed its independence from Russia. 1923 The tomb of King Tutankhamen, discovered in 1922, was opened. 1937 Wallace H. Carothers, a research chemist for Du Pont, received a patent for nylon. 1959 Fidel Castro became the leader of Cuba after having ousted the right-wing dictator Fulgencio Batista. 1968 The country's first 911 phone system went into service in Haleyville, Ala. 2004 Baseball commissioner Bud Selig approved the swap of Alex Rodriguez (Texas Rangers) and Alfonso Soriano (New York Yankees). The Rangers would also get a minor league player in the deal. Birthdays 51 Ice-T Actor, rapper ("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit") 50 John McEnroe Tennis player 48 DMK Cigar Asylum Inmate 48 Andy Taylor Rock musician (Duran Duran) 44 Dave Lombardo Rock musician (Slayer) 37 Jerome Bettis Football player 37 Taylor Hawkins Rock musician (Foo Fighters) ?? kiwi michelle Cigar Asylum Inmate ?? jbonnefsc Cigar Asylum Inmate ?? White97Jimmy Cigar Asylum Inmate ?? Cigars&More Cigar Asylum Inmate 63 Henry Wilson 2/16/1812 - 11/22/1875 Vice President of the United States (1873-75) 81 Katharine Cornell 2/16/1893 - 6/9/1974 American stage actress 75 Edgar Bergen 2/16/1903 - 9/30/1978 American ventriloquist and comedian 62 Sonny Bono - 2/16/1935 - 1/5/1998 American record producer, singer, actor, and politician |
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February 16th 1959 Fidel Castro became the leader of Cuba after having ousted the right-wing dictator Fulgencio Batista. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...el_Castro1.jpg 2004 Baseball commissioner Bud Selig approved the swap of Alex Rodriguez (Texas Rangers) and Alfonso Soriano (New York Yankees). The Rangers would also get a minor league player in the deal. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/alexr.jpg |
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February 17th 1600 Italian philospher, alchemist, and Copernican theory advocate Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake for heresy by the Inquisition. 1801 The electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr was broken by the House of Representatives who elected Jefferson president. 1817 Baltimore became the first U.S. city lit by gas. 1864 The Confederate submarine Hunley, equipped with an explosive at the end of a protruding spar, rammed and sank the Union's ship Housatonic off the coast of Charleston, S.C. 1904 Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly premiered in Milan. 1933 Newsweek magazine was first published. 1943 Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) joined the U.S. Army as a voluntary inductee. 1976 The Eagles' album "Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)" was released. 1992 Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced in Milwaukee to life in prison. 1996 Chess champion Garry Kasparov beat the IBM computer, Deep Blue, winning the six-game match. 2007 Professional wrestler Mike Awesome died at age 42. Birthdays 73 Jim Brown Football Hall of Famer 55 Rene Russo Actress 53 Richard Karn Actor 47 Lou Diamond Phillips Actor 46 Michael Jordan Basketball player 46 Larry the Cable Guy Actor, comedian ("Blue Collar TV") 44 Michael Bay Director 41 Bryan Cox Football player 38 Denise Richards Actress 37 Billie Joe Armstrong Rock musician (Green Day) 35 Jerry O'Connell Actor 33 Kelly Carlson Actress ("Nip/Tuck") 29 Jason Ritter Actor ("Joan of Arcadia") 29 GKitty Cigar Asylum Inmate 28 Joseph Gordon-Levitt Actor ("3rd Rock From the Sun") 28 Paris Hilton Heiress, reality tv personality 27 Brian Bruney Baseball player (New York Yankees) 23 gettysburgfreak Cigar Asylum Inmate ?? SDmate Cigar Asylum Inmate 70 A. Montgomery Ward 2/17/1843 - 12/7/1913 American mail-order merchant 82 Thomas J. Watson, Sr. 2/17/1874 - 6/19/1956 American industrialist who built IBM 71 Wally Pippp 2/17/1893 - 1/11/1965 New York Yankee who lost his starting job to Lou Gehrig 84 Red Barber 2/17/1908 - 10/22/1992 American baseball broadcaster 75 Arthur Kennedy 2/17/1914 - 1/5/1990 American character actor |
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February 18th 1546 Martin Luther, German leader of the Protestant Reformation, died. 1564 Michelangelo Buonarotti, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect, died. 1885 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was published. 1930 Pluto, the ninth planet in the solar system, was discovered by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh. 1953 The first 3-D movie, Bwana Devil, opened in New York. 1954 The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California. 1972 The California Supreme Court struck down the state's death penalty. 1998 Sportscaster Harry Caray died at age 83. 2001 FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested and charged with spying for Russia. 2001 Dale Earnhardt, Sr., died from injuries sustained at the Daytona 500. Birthdays 76 Yoko Ono Artist and singer 62 62 Dennis DeYoung Rock singer (Styx) 59 John Hughes Screenwriter, director 59 Cybill Shepherd Actress 56 Larry Rust Rock musician (Iron Butterfly) 55 John Travolta Actor 52 Vanna White Game show host ("Wheel of Fortune") 45 Matt Dillon Actor 44 Dr. Dre Rapper 41 Molly Ringwald Actress ("Pretty in Pink, "The Breakfast Club") 42 Mary (Mary I) Tudor 2/18/1516 - 11/17/1558 English queen (1553-58) 84 Louis Comfort Tiffany 2/18/1848 - 1/17/1933 American painter, decorator and designer 77 Charles M. Schwab 2/18/1862 - 9/18/1939 American entrepreneur who pioneered Bethlehem Steel 25 George Gipp 2/18/1895 - 12/14/1920 American football player ("The Gipper") 90 Enzo Ferrari 2/18/1898 - 8/14/1988 Italian automobile manufacturer, designer and racing-car driver |
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February 19th 1674 The Netherlands and England signed the Peace of Westminster, by which New Amsterdam passed to the English (and was renamed New York). 1807 Aaron Burr, vice president under Thomas Jefferson, was arrested for treason. He was later acquitted. 1878 Thomas Edison patented the gramophone (phonograph). 1881 Kansas became the first state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages. 1942 President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order that resulted in the internment of thousands of Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast. 1945 The U.S. Marines went ashore at Iwo Jima. 1968 The first nationwide broadcast of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood aired on PBS. 1980 AC/DC singer Bon Scott died at age 33. 2008 An ailing Fidel Castro resigned the Cuban presidency after nearly a half-century in power; his brother Raul was later named to succeed him. Birthdays 69 Smokey Robinson R&B singer, songwriter 61 Tony Iommi Rock musician (Black Sabbath) 54 Jeff Daniels Actor 50 Roger Goodell NFL commissioner 46 Seal Rock singer 44 Jon Fishman Rock musician (Phish) 43 Justine Bateman Actress ("Family Ties") 42 Benicio Del Toro Actor 41 designwise1 Cigar Asylum Inmate 34 Daniel Adair Rock musician (Nickelback) 24 Haylie Duff Singer ?? donjefe Cigar Asylum Inmate 70 Nicolaus Copernicus 2/19/1473 - 5/24/1543 Polish astronomer 47 Big John Studd 2/19/1948 - 2/20/1995 Professional wrestler |
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February 20th 1792 President George Washington signed the Post Office Act, establishing a permanent Post Office Department. 1809 The Supreme Court ruled the power of the federal government is greater than that of any individual state. 1887 The first minor league baseball association was organized in Pittsburgh. 1895 Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, author, and orator, died. 1929 The Boston Red Sox announced that they would begin playing games on Sunday. 1943 Phil Wrigley and Branch Rickey chartered the All-American Girls Softball League. 1962 John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. 1974 Gordie Howe came out of retirement to play for the Houston Aeros with his two sons. 1998 Tara Lipinski won the Olympic figure skating gold medal. 1999 Film critic Gene Siskel died at age 53. 2000 Garth Brooks began training with the New York Mets. 2003 Fire broke out during a Great White rock concert at a nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., killing 100 people and injuring about 200 others. Birthdays 82 Sidney Poitier Actor 75 Bobby Unser Race car driver 72 Roger Penske Race car driver, race team owner and entrepreneur 67 Phil Esposito Hockey Hall of Famer 63 J. Geils Rock musician 62 Peter Strauss Actor 60 Ivana Trump Czech-born American socialite 59 Walter Becker Rock musician (Steely Dan) 55 Anthony Stewart Head Actor ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") 46 Charles Barkley Basketball Hall of Famer 45 French Stewart Actor ("3rd Rock from the Sun") 43 Cindy Crawford Model 32 Stephon Marbury Basketball player 31 Lauren Ambrose Actress ("Six Feet Under") 21 Rihanna Singer ?? dmoby Cigar Asylum Inmate 93 Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 2/20/1899 - 12/13/1992 American businessman 82 Ansel Adams 2/20/1902 - 4/22/1984 American photographer 27 Kurt Cobain 2/20/1967 - 4/5/1994 Lead singer, guitarist, songwriter and frontman for the grunge band Nirvana |
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February 21st 1613 Michael Romanov was elected czar of Russia, beginning the Romanov imperial line. 1878 The first telephone book was issued (New Haven, Conn.). 1885 The Washington Monument was dedicated. 1916 Battle of Verdun, the longest and one of the bloodiest engagements of World War I, began. 1925 The New Yorker magazine made its debut. 1948 NASCAR is incorporated. 1965 Black nationalist leader Malcolm X was assassinated. 1968 An agreement between baseball players and club owners increased the minimum salary for major league players to $10,000 a year. 1972 President Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit China. 1986 Rollie Fingers refused to shave off his mustache to comply with the policy of the Cincinnati Reds. 1995 Steve Fossett became the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean solo in a balloon. 2000 David Letterman returned to his Late Night show about five weeks after having an emergency quintuple heart bypass operation. 2002 It was confirmed that Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was dead, allegedly murdered by Islamic militants. Birthdays 74 Rue McClanahan Actress ("The Golden Girls") 66 David Geffen Recording executive 63 Tyne Daly Actress ("Cagney and Lacey") 63 Anthony Daniels Actor (C-3PO in the "Star Wars" films) 63 Alan Rickman Actor 60 Jerry Harrison Rock musician (Talking Heads) 54 Kelsey Grammer Actor ("Frasier") 51 Mary Chapin Carpenter Country singer 51 Jack Coleman Actor ("Heroes") 46 William Baldwin Actor 36 Tad Kinchla Rock musician (Blues Traveler) 30 Jennifer Love Hewitt Actress ("Ghost Whisperer") 30 Carly "Carlito" Colón Professional wrestler 22 Ellen Page Actress ("Juno") 20 Corbin Bleu Actor ("High School Musical") 73 Tom Yawkey 2/21/1903 - 7/9/1976 American sportsman and owner of the Boston Red Sox (1933-76) 66 W. H. Auden 2/21/1907 - 9/29/1973 English-bn. American poet and writer |
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February 22nd 1371 Robert II succeeded to the throne of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty. 1819 Spain ceded Florida to the United States. 1879 Frank Winfield Woolworth opened his first "Five Cent Store" in Utica, New York. 1924 Calvin Coolidge made the first presidential radio broadcast from the White House. 1935 Airplanes were no longer permitted to fly over the White House. 1959 The inaugural Daytona 500 race was held in Daytona Beach, Fla., the race was won by Lee Petty. 1980 In a major upset, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets 4–3 at Lake Placid, N.Y. 1987 Pop artist Andy Warhol died at age 58. Birthdays 77 Edward M. Kennedy US Senator 75 Sparky Anderson Hall of Fame baseball manager 59 Julius Erving Basketball Hall of Famer 46 Vijay Singh Golfer 44 Pat Lafontaine Hockey Hall of Famer 41 Jeri Ryan Actress ("Boston Public") 40 Thomas Jane Actor 37 Michael Chang Tennis Hall of Famer 34 Drew Barrymore Actress 67 George Washington 2/22/1732 - 12/14/1799 American general and first president of U.S. 82 Rembrandt Peale 2/22/1778 - 10/3/1860 American painter, writer and portraitist 44 Steve Irwin 2/22/1962 - 9/4/1006 "The Crocodile Hunter", was an iconic Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist. |
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February 23rd 1821 John Keats, English Romantic poet, died. 1822 Boston was granted a charter to incorporate as a city. 1836 Mexican general Santa Anna began the siege of the Alamo. 1848 John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, died at age 80 in Washington, D.C., two days after suffering a stroke on the floor of the House of Representatives. 1870 Mississippi was readmitted to the Union. 1896 The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield. 1942 The first shelling of the U.S. mainland during World War II occurred as a Japanese submarine fired on an oil refinery in Ellwood, Calif. 1945 U.S. Marines raised the American flag on Iwo Jima. 1965 Stan Laurel of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy died at age 74. 1997 Scottish scientists announced the successful cloning of a sheep, Dolly. Birthdays 69 Peter Fonda Actor, director 66 Fred Biletnikoff Football Hall of Famer 58 Patricia Richardson Actress ("Home Improvement") 57 Brad Whitford Rock musician (Aerosmith) 47 Michael Wilton Rock musician (Queensryche) 15 Dakota Fanning Actress 51 Elston Howard 2/23/1929 - 12/14/1980 The first African American player for the New York Yankees, MVP in 1963. |
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February 24th 1803 The Supreme Court ruled in Marbury v. Madison that any act of Congress which conflicts with the Constitution is null and void. 1821 Mexico declared its independence from Spain. 1863 Arizona was organized as a territory. 1868 Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States, became the first president to have impeachment proceedings brought against him by the House of Representatives. 1903 The lease for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was signed. 1920 Adolf Hitler outlined the basic points of the Nazi party at the Hofbrauhaus in Munich. 1968 The discovery of a pulsar was announced. 1980 The U.S. hockey team defeated Finland to win the gold medal at the Lake Placid Olympics. 1998 Comedian Henny Youngman died at age 91. 2008 Cuba's parliament named Raul Castro president, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel. Birthdays 88 Abe Vigoda Actor ("Fish," "Barney Miller") 87 Steven Hill Actor ("Law and Order") 78 Dominic Chianese Actor, singer ("The Sopranos") 62 Edward James Olmos Actor 59 George Thorogood Rock singer, musician 58 Debra Jo Rupp Actress ("That '70s Show") 57 Fred Dean Fooball Hall of Famer 54 Steve Jobs Computer pioneer 53 Eddie Murray Baseball Hall of Famer 53 Paula Zahn Journalist 51 Sammy Kershaw Country singer 43 Billy Zane Actor 35 Mike Lowell Baseball player (Boston Red Sox) 32 Floyd Mayweather Jr Professional boxer ?? mrreindeer Cigar Asylum Inmate 74 Winslow Homer 2/24/1836 - 9/29/1910 American painter 81 Honus Wagner 2/24/1874 - 12/6/1955 American professional baseball player |
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February 24th 2008 Cuba's parliament named Raul Castro president, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...ehog3/raul.jpg Birthdays 81 Honus Wagner 2/24/1874 - 12/6/1955 American professional baseball player http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/wagner.jpg |
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February 25th 1836 Samuel Colt patented the first revolving barrel multishot firearm. 1870 Hiram Revels became the first black United States senator, taking over the term of Jefferson Davis. 1901 J.P. Morgan formed U.S. Steel Corporation, the first billion-dollar corporation in the world. 1913 The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving Congress the power to levy and collect income taxes, was declared in effect. 1940 A hockey game was televised for the first time, by New York City station W2XBS. (The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 at Madison Square Garden.) 1948 Communists took control of the government in Czechoslovakia. 1964 Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) became world heavyweight boxing champion for the first time by knocking out Sonny Liston in Miami Beach. 1983 Tennessee Williams, American playwright, died. Birthdays 90 Monte Irvin Baseball Hall of Famer 81 Larry Gelbart TV writer, producer ("M*A*S*H") 74 Sally Jessy Raphael TV talk show host 65 Karen Grassle Actress ("Little House on the Prairie") 60 Jack Handey Author, former TV writer ("Saturday Night Live") 60 Rick Flair Professional wrestler 46 Paul O'Neill Baseball player (New York Yankees) 43 Tea Leoni Actress 42 Carrot Top Comedian 38 Sean Astin Actor ("Lord of the Rings" movies) 36 Julio Iglesias Jr. Singer 33 Rashida Jones Actress ("The Office") 31 Brian Urlacher Football player 23 James Phelps Actor ("Harry Potter" movies) 23 Oliver Phelps Actor ("Harry Potter" movies) 78 Herbert Manfred 'Zeppo' Marx 2/25/1901 - 11/30/1979 Comedian, actor 'Marx Brothers'. 58 George Harrison 2/25/1943 - 11/29/2001 English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and film producer. He achieved international fame as lead guitarist in The Beatles. |
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February 25th 1901 J.P. Morgan formed U.S. Steel Corporation, the first billion-dollar corporation in the world. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/Morgan.jpg Birthdays 58 George Harrison 2/25/1943 - 11/29/2001 English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and film producer. He achieved international fame as lead guitarist in The Beatles. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/beatle4.jpg |
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February 26th 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the island of Elba. 1870 A 312-ft long pneumatic subway was opened in New York City; funding for a larger version never materialized. 1919 Grand Canyon National Park was established. 1935 RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging) was first demonstrated by Robert Watson-Watt. 1935 The New York Yankees released Babe Ruth. Ruth signed with the Boston Braves for $20,000 and a share in the team's profits. 1993 A bomb exploded at the World Trade Center in New York. The blast killed six people and injured more than 1,000. Birthdays 81 Fats Domino R&B singer 66 Bill Duke Actor, director 59 Jonathan Cain Rock musician (Journey) 56 Michael Bolton Singer 51 Greg Germann Actor ("Ally McBeal") 41 Tim Commerford Rock musician (Audioslave) 83 Victor Hugo 2/26/1802 - 5/22/1885 French poet, novelist and dramatist 73 Levi Strauss 2/26/1829 - 9/26/1902 German-Jewish immigrant to the United States who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans 70 William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) 2/26/1846 - 1/10/1917 American buffalo hunter and Indian scout 91 John Harvey Kellogg 2/26/1852 - 12/14/1943 American physician who developed dry cereal 64 Herbert H. Dow 2/26/1866 - 10/15/1930 American founder of Dow Chemical Co. 91 Rudolph Dirks 2/26/1877 - 4/20/1968 American cartoonist of "Katzenjammer Kids" 63 Grover Cleveland Alexander 2/26/1887 - 11/4/1950 Hall of Fame baseball player 71 Jackie Gleason 2/26/1916 - 6/24/1987 American comedian, actor and musician (The Honeymooners) 84 Tony Randall 2/26/1920 - 5/17/2004 American comic and actor 71 Johnny Cash 2/26/1932 - 9/12/2003 Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter. |
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February 26th 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the island of Elba. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/Napoleon.jpg 1935 The New York Yankees released Babe Ruth. Ruth signed with the Boston Braves for $20,000 and a share in the team's profits. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...ehog3/Ruth.jpg Birthdays 56 Michael Bolton Singer http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...20Sheridan.jpg 71 Jackie Gleason 2/26/1916 - 6/24/1987 American comedian, actor and musician (The Honeymooners) http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/Gleason.jpg 84 Tony Randall 2/26/1920 - 5/17/2004 American comic and actor http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/Randall.jpg 71 Johnny Cash 2/26/1932 - 9/12/2003 Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter. I bet there's rich folks eatin', In a fancy dining car, They're probably drinkin' coffee, And smokin' big cigars, But I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free, But those people keep a-movin', And that's what tortures me. |
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February 27th 1844 Dominican Republic gained independence from Haiti. 1912 The New York Yankees announced that they would be wearing pinstripes on their uniforms. 1933 Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, caught fire. The Nazis, blaming the Communists, used the fire as a pretext to suspend civil liberties. 1951 The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, limiting the President to two terms. 1973 Members of the American Indian Movement occupied the village of Wounded Knee, S.D. 1974 People magazine is published for the first time. 1991 Kuwait was liberated in the Gulf War. 1997 Divorce became legal in Ireland. 2003 Fred Rogers, of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, died at age 74. 2008 Author and conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. died at age 82. Birthdays 77 Elizabeth Taylor Actress 75 Ralph Nader Consumer advocate 55 Neal Schon Rock musician (Journey) 52 Adrian Smith Rock musician (Iron Maiden) 48 James Worthy Basketball Hall of Famer 47 Adam Baldwin Actor 47 Grant Show Actor ("Melrose Place") 38 Chilli R&B singer (TLC) 31 Shonna Tucker Country musician (Drive-By Truckers) 29 Chelsea Clinton Daughter of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton 28 Josh Groban Singer 75 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 2/27/1807 - 3/24/1882 American poet 66 John Steinbeck 2/27/1902 - 12/20/1968 American Nobel Prize-winning novelist 71 Irwin Shaw 2/27/1913 - 5/16/1984 American playwright, novelist and screenwriter |
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February 28th 1784 John Wesley issues “Deed of Declaration” formally establishing the Methodist Church. 1827 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. was incorporated. 1849 The steamship California landed in San Francisco, bringing the first East Coasters to the Gold Rush. 1861 The Territory of Colorado was organized. 1916 Henry James, American novelist and critic, died. 1940 The first televised basketball game was shown. The game featured Fordham University and the University of Pittsburgh from Madison Square Gardens in New York. 1979 Mr. Ed, the talking horse, died. 1983 The final episode of M*A*S*H aired. It was the most watched television program in history. 1986 Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was shot to death in central Stockholm. 1993 Four federal agents were killed in Waco, Texas, after they tried to serve an arrest warrant for weapons charges on Branch Davidian sect leader David Koresh, starting a 51-day standoff. Birthdays 86 Charles Durning Actor 78 Gavin MacLeod Actor ("Love Boat," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show") 78 Dean Smith Hall of Fame basketball coach 77 Don Francks Actor 69 Mario Andretti Auto racer 56 Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat Professional wrestler 54 Gilbert Gottfried Comedian 52 John Turturro Actor 52 Cindy Wilson Rock singer (B-52s) 48 Rae Dawn Chong Actress 40 Robert Sean Leonard Actor ("House") 36 Eric Lindros Hockey player 41 Bugsy Siegel 2/28/1906 - 6/20/1947 American gangster who started Las Vegas gambling |
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February 28th 1979 Mr. Ed, the talking horse, died. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/horse1.jpg 1983 The final episode of M*A*S*H aired. It was the most watched television program in history. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...ehog3/MASH.jpg http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/MASH3.jpg Birthdays 69 Mario Andretti Auto racer http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/andretti.jpg 41 Bugsy Siegel 2/28/1906 - 6/20/1947 American gangster who started Las Vegas gambling[/quote] http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/bugsy.jpg |
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March 1st 1790 The U.S. Congress authorized the first census. 1803 Ohio became the 17th state in the United States. 1867 Nebraska became the 37th state in the United States. 1872 Yellowstone became the world's first National Park. 1912 Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from a moving airplane. 1932 The 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped. 1936 The Hoover Dam is completed. 1940 "Native Son" by Richard Wright was published. 1961 President John F. Kennedy signed a signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps. 1969 Mickey Mantle announced his retirement from baseball. 2001 The final episode of "La Femme Nikita" aired. Birthdays 83 Robert Clary Actor ("Hogan's Heroes") 82 Harry Belafonte Singer 74 Robert Conrad Actor 65 Roger Daltrey Rock Singer (The Who) 62 Alan Thicke Actor ("Growing Pains") 55 Catherine Bach Actress ("The Dukes of Hazzard") 55 Ron Howard Actor-director 53 Tim Daly Actor ("Wings") 46 Ron Francis Hockey Hall of Famer 46 Russell Wong Actor 43 John David Cullum Actor 42 George Eads Actor ("CSI") 40 Javier Bardem Actor ("No Country for Old Men") 36 Jack Davenport Actor 36 Ryan Peake Rock musician (Nickelback) 35 Mark-Paul Gosselaar Actor 31 Donovan Patton TV host ("Blues Clues") ?? O-Danger Cigar Asylum Inmate 40 Glenn Miller 3/1/1904 - 12/16/1944 American composer and band leader 83 Harry Caray 3/1/1914 - 2/18/1998 American radio and TV broadcaster for four Major League Baseball teams, beginning with a long tenure doing the games of the St. Louis Cardinals and ending as the announcer for the Chicago Cubs 60 Robert Lowell 3/1/1917 - 9/12/1977 American poet 70 William Maxwell Gaines 3/1/1922 - 6/3/1992 American publisher of Mad magazine |
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March 1st 1961 President John F. Kennedy signed a signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/JFK.jpg 1969 Mickey Mantle announced his retirement from baseball. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/Mantle.jpg Birthdays 40 Javier Bardem Actor ("No Country for Old Men") http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/Javier.jpg |
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March 2nd 1836 Texas declared its independence from Mexico. 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes was declared president by a U.S. electoral commission since the original result was too close to call. He was the only president elected this way. 1904 The "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" were adopted. 1917 Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory and Puerto Ricans gained American citizenship. 1923 The first issue of Henry Luce's TIME magazine appeared on newsstands. 1933 King Kong, starring Fay Wray, premiered in New York City. 1949 Captain James Gallagher completed the first non-stop around the world flight. He completed the 23,452-mile journey in 94 hours, 1 minute. 1956 Morocco gained independence from France. 1962 Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scored an NBA-record 100 points in a basketball game. 1996 The first episode of "Pacific Blue" aired. 2008 Blind guitarist Jeff Healey died at the age of 41. Birthdays 79 John Cullum Actor ("Northern Exposure") 78 Tom Wolfe Author 78 Mikhail Gorbachev Former President of the Soviet Union 67 John Irving Author 67 Lou Reed Rock musician 66 Peter Straub Authur 58 Cassie Yates Actress 57 Laraine Newman Actress, comedian ("Saturday Night Live") 54 Jay Osmond Singer 47 Jon Bon Jovi Rock musician 46 Alvin Youngblood Hart Blues singer, musician 41 Daniel Craig Actor 32 Chris Martin Rock singer (Coldplay) 32 Heather McComb Actress ("Party of Five") 27 Ben Roethlisberger Football player (Super Bowl Champion Steelers) 24 Robert Iler Actor ("The Sopranos") 87 Theodor Seuss Geisel 3/2/1904 - 9/24/1991 American author and illustrator (Dr. Seuss) 49 Mel Ott 3/2/1909 - 11/21/1958 Hall of Fame baseball player (New York Giants) |
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March 2nd 1923 The first issue of Henry Luce's TIME magazine appeared on newsstands. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/Time_95.jpg 1933 King Kong, starring Fay Wray, premiered in New York City. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/KingKong.jpg Birthdays 66 Peter Straub Authur http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/straub.jpg 47 Jon Bon Jovi Rock musician http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/BonJOvi.jpg 41 Daniel Craig Actor http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...el_craig_5.jpg |
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March 3rd 1845 Florida became the 27th state in the United States. 1845 The U.S. Senate passed legislation overriding a presidential veto for the first time. 1849 Congress created the Minnesota Territory. 1875 The first recorded hockey game was played in Montreal. 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes is privately inaugurated as the 19th President of the United States (his public inauguration coming on March 5). 1879 Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood became the first woman lawyer to be admitted to appear before the Supreme Court of the United States. 1918 Germany, Austria, and Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. 1931 President Herbert Hoover signed into law a bill making "The Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem. 1959 Lou Costello of the comedy team Abbott & Costello died at age 52. 1985 The television show "Moonlighting" premiered. 1986 The pilot episode of "Matlock" aired on NBC. 1991 Rodney King's vicious beating by Los Angeles police officers was caught on videotape. 2003 New embassies opened in Kenya and Tanzania, to replace those lost in the 1998 terrorist bombings. 2005 Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett became the first person to fly around the world alone without stopping or refueling, touching down in central Kansas after a 67-hour, 23,000-mile journey. Birthdays 64 George Miller Director, producer ("Mad Max" films) 64 Hattie Winston Actress 61 Snowy White British guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd) 47 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Olympic track and field gold medalist 43 Tone-Loc Rapper, actor 41 Brian Leetch Hockey player 40 John Bigham Rock musician 39 Julie Bowen Actress ("Ed," "Boston Legal") 38 Brett Warren Country singer (The Warren Brothers) 35 David Faustino Actor ("Married... With Children") 31 Ryan Cook (MedicCook) Cigar Asylum Inmate 27 Jessica Biel Actress ("7th Heaven") 25 Santonio Holmes Football player (Super Bowl XLIII MVP for the Steelers) 75 Alexander Graham Bell 3/3/1847 - 8/2/1922 Scottish-born American inventor of the telephone 58 Damaskinos 3/3/1891 - 5/20/1949 Greek archbishop of Athens 26 Jean Harlow 3/3/1911 - 6/7/1937 American movie actress 68 James Merrill 3/3/1926 - 2/6/1995 American poet |
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Hey, somebody's name on there looks familiar in the birthday list. Hmmmmm...
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March 3rd 1931 President Herbert Hoover signed into law a bill making "The Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem. From doctorzebra.com: He took an occasional social drink and learned to enjoy a good cigar. (Later, however, he would refuse to allow photographs while cigar smoking.) From CigarAficianado.com: President Herbert Hoover "smoked incessantly," according to Ike Hoover (no relation). "The bigger and the stronger, the better he liked them, but they must always be a good brand. With the burdens of office, he increased his smoking." 1959 Lou Costello of the comedy team Abbott & Costello died at age 52. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/costello.jpg 1985 The television show "Moonlighting" premiered. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/Willis.jpg |
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March 4th 1634 Samuel Cole opens the first tavern in Boston, Massachusetts. 1789 The Constitution of the United States went into effect. 1791 Vermont became the 14th state in the United States. 1861 Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as president. 1902 The American Automobile Association was founded in Chicago. 1994 Four Muslim fundamentalists were found guilty in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York. 1994 Comedian and actor John Candy died at the age of 43. 1997 The first episode of "Just Shoot Me" was aired. 1997 The first episode of "The Practice" aired on ABC. Birthdays 71 Paula Prentiss Actress 61 Chris Squire Rock musician (Yes) 55 Catherine O'Hara Actress 51 Patricia Heaton Actress ("Everybody Loves Raymond") 48 Steven Weber Actor ("Wings") 46 Jason Newsted Rock musician (Metallica) 36 Jason_B Cigar Asylum Inmate 29 ja3480 Cigar Asylum Inmate 19 Andrea Bowen Actress ("Desperate Housewives") ?? filly Cigar Asylum Inmate 60 Shemp Howard 3/4/1895 - 11/22/1955 American comedian best known as a part of the Three Stooges comedy team. |
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March 4th 1861 Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as president. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/Lincoln.jpg 1994 Comedian and actor John Candy died at the age of 43. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/candy1.jpg 1997 The first episode of "Just Shoot Me" was aired. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/segal-1.jpg |
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March 5th 363 Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death. 1770 The Boston Massacre, a pre-Revolutionary incident that grew out of anger towards British troops, occurred. Five anti-British rioters were killed. 1836 Samuel Colt makes the first production-model revolver, the .34-caliber. 1872 George Westinghouse patents the air brake. 1946 Winston Churchill delivered his famous Iron curtain speech, "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an Iron Curtain has descended across the continent." 1953 Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died at age 73, after 29 years in power. 1963 Patsy Cline (30), Cowboy Copas (49), and Hankshaw Hawkins (41) were killed in a plane crash. 1982 Comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose at age 33. 2004 Martha Stewart was convicted of obstructing justice and lying to the government about why she'd unloaded her Imclone Systems Inc. stock just before the price plummeted. Birthdays 87 James Noble Actor 75 James B. Sikking Actor 73 Dean Stockwell Actor 72 Denny Crum Hall of Fame basketball coach 71 Fred Williamson Actor 63 Michael Warren Actor 62 Eddie Hodges Actor, singer 61 Eddy Grant Rock singer 57 Alan Clark Rock musician (Dire Straits) 55 Marsha Warfield Actress, comedian 54 Penn Jillette Magician, comedian (Penn and Teller) 43 Michael Irvin Football player 42 shilala Cigar Asylum Inmate 39 John Frusciante Rock musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers) 35 Kevin Connolly Actor ("Entourage") 34 Eva Mendes Actress 34 Niki Taylor Model 33 leasingthisspace Cigar Asylum Inmate 20 Jake Lloyd Actor ("Star Wars" films) ?? Da Klugs Cigar Asylum Inmate 58 Howard Pyle 3/5/1853 - 11/9/1911 American illustrator, painter, and author |
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March 5th 1946 Winston Churchill delivered his famous Iron curtain speech, "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an Iron Curtain has descended across the continent." http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...schurchill.jpg 1953 Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died at age 73, after 29 years in power. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/Stalin.jpg 1982 Comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose at age 33. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/belushi2.jpg |
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March 5th Birthdays 73 Dean Stockwell Actor http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a.../stockwell.jpg 71 Fred Williamson Actor http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...Williamson.jpg 34 Eva Mendes Actress http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/mendes.jpg ?? Da Klugs Cigar Asylum Inmate http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...sandmeLV-1.jpg |
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March 6th 1834 The city of Toronto was incorporated. 1836 The Alamo fell to Mexican forces. 1836 American frontiersman Davy Crockett died at age 49. 1857 The Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that slaves were not citizens. 1930 Clarence Birdseye started to sell prepackaged frozen food for the first time, in Springfield, Massachusetts. 1981 Walter Cronkite, "the most trusted man in America," retired from the CBS Evening News and was replaced by Dan Rather. 1988 The first episode of "In the Heat of the Night" aired. 1992 The last episode of "The Cosby Show" aired. The show had been on since September of 1984. 2006 Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett died at age 45. Birthdays 86 Ed McMahon TV personality ("The Tonight Show," "Star Search") 83 Alan Greenspan Former Federal Reserve chairman 65 Mary Wilson Singer (The Supremes) 63 David Gilmour Rock musician (Pink Floyd) 62 Rob Reiner Actor, director ("All in the Family") 50 Tom Arnold Actor 45 Madonna Wayne Gacy Rock musician (Marilyn Manson) 45 D.L. Hughley Actor ("The Hughleys") 44 Ron1YY Cigar Asylum Inmate 41 Connie Britton Actress ("Friday Night Lights") 41 Moira Kelly Actress ("One Tree Hill") 37 Shaquille O'Neal Basketball player 22 Prefy Cigar Asylum Inmate 88 Michelangelo 3/6/1475 - 2/18/1564 Italian sculptor, painter and architect 55 Elizabeth Barrett Browning 3/6/1806 - 6/29/1861 English poet 75 Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove 3/6/1900 - 5/22/1975 Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher. 52 Lou Costello 3/6/1906 - 3/3/1959 American actor and comedian best known as half of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Bud Abbott. 61 Willie Stargell 3/6/1940 - 4/9/2001 Baseball Hall of Famer for the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
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March 6th 1836 American frontiersman Davy Crockett died at age 49. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/Crockett.gif 1981 Walter Cronkite, "the most trusted man in America," retired from the CBS Evening News and was replaced by Dan Rather. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/rather.jpg 1992 The last episode of "The Cosby Show" aired. The show had been on since September of 1984. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/Cosby.jpg Birthdays 50 Tom Arnold Actor http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...nold-front.jpg 52 Lou Costello 3/6/1906 - 3/3/1959 American actor and comedian best known as half of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Bud Abbott. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a.../costello2.jpg |
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March 7th 1876 Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone. 1926 The first successful trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversation took place, between New York City and London. 1936 Adolf Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact when he ordered troops to march into the Rhineland. 1945 During World War II, U.S. troops crossed the bridge at Remagen, the first incursion into Germany by Allied forces. 1965 Peaceful civil rights demonstrators marching from Selma, Ala., are brutally attacked with billy clubs and tear gas by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The event is later called “Bloody Sunday.” 1975 The final episode of "The Odd Couple" aired on ABC. 1986 The final episode of "Different Strokes" was aired. 1987 Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight titlist when he beat James Smith in a decision during a 12-round fight in Las Vegas, NV. 1999 Movie director Stanley Kubrick died at age 70. Birthdays 75 Willard Scott TV personality ("Today") 63 John Heard Actor 63 Peter Wolf Rock singer (J. Geils Band) 59 Franco Harris Football Hall of Famer 57 Ernie Isley R&B singer, musician (The Isley Brothers) 57 Lynn Swann Football Hall of Famer 49 Ivan Lendl Tennis Hall of Famer 45 Wandy Sykes Actress-comedian 38 Rachel Weisz Actress 35 Jenna Fischer Actress ("The Office") 29 Laura Prepon Actress ("That 70s Show") |
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March 7th 1975 The final episode of "The Odd Couple" aired on ABC. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Randall-1.jpg 1987 Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight titlist when he beat James Smith in a decision during a 12-round fight in Las Vegas, NV. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/tyson2.jpg |
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March 8th 1782 A peaceful settlement of Delaware Indians were massacred by militia at Gnadenhutten in Ohio. 1817 The New York Stock Exchange is founded. 1874 Millard Fillmore, the 13th president of the United States, died in Buffalo, N.Y., at age 74. 1930 William Howard Taft, the 27th president and a former chief justice of the United States, died in Washington, D.C., at age 72. 1950 The Soviet Union claimed to be in possession of the atomic bomb. 1959 Groucho, Chico and Harpo made their final TV appearance together. 1965 First U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam. 1971 Joe Frazier retained his world heavyweight championship by defeating Muhammad Ali in a 15-round decision. It was Ali's first loss in 32 professional fights. 1974 The last episode "The Brady Bunch" aired. 1983 President Reagan called the USSR an "Evil Empire." 1993 "Beavis and Butthead" premiered on MTV. 1999 Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio died. 2004 Todd Bertuzzi (Vancouver Canucks) hit Steve Moore (Colorado Avalanche) in the side of the head from behind and drove his head into the ice. Moore landed face-first with Bertuzzi on top of him. Moore suffered a broken neck, a concussion and deep cuts on his face. Birthdays 70 Jim Bouton Baseball player, author 64 Micky Dolenz Rock musician, actor (The Monkees) 63 Randy Meisner Rock musician (The Eagles, Poco) 61 Peggy March Singer 56 Jim Rice Baseball player 50 Aidan Quinn Actor 35 boonedoggle Cigar Asylum Inmate 33 Freddie Prinze Jr. Actor 32 James Van Der Beek Actor ("Dawson's Creek") 74 Carl P. E. Bach 3/8/1714 - 12/14/1788 German composer and son of J. S. Bach 60 Louise Beavers 3/8/1902 - 10/26/1962 American film and television actress |
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March 8th 1959 Groucho, Chico and Harpo made their final TV appearance together. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...ehog3/Marx.jpg 1983 President Reagan called the USSR an "Evil Empire." http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/Reagan1.jpg 1993 "Beavis and Butthead" premiered on MTV. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...__butthead.jpg |
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March 9th 1841 The Supreme Court ruled that the Amistad slaves were free. 1862 The first battle between two ironclad ships, the Monitor (Union) and Merrimack (Confederate) occurred, revolutionizing naval warfare. 1933 The special session of Congress known as the "100 days" opened, launching FDR's New Deal. 1959 Mattel's Barbie doll, created by Ruth Handler, made its public debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. 1975 Work began on the Alaskan oil pipeline. 1987 U2 released the album "The Joshua Tree". 1996 Comedian George Burns died at age 100. 1997 Gangsta rapper The Notorious B.I.G., whose real name was Christopher Wallace, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles at age 24. 2005 Dan Rather appeared for the last time on "The CBS Evening News". Birthdays 73 Marty Ingels Actor, comedian 64 Robin Trower Rock musician (Procol Harum) 44 Brian 'The Boz' Bosworth Football player 41 Johnny Kelly Rock musician (Type O Negative) 36 Aaron Boone Baseball player 29 Chingy Rapper 23 Brittany Snow Actress ("Hairspray," "American Dreams") 22 Bow Wow Rapper 17 Luis Armand Garcia Actor ("George Lopez") ?? skibumdc Cigar Asylum Inmate 71 Eddie Foy 3/9/1856 - 2/16/1928 American vaudevillian comedian 84 Gustav Stickley 3/9/1858 - 4/21/1942 American designer and maker of Mission furniture 54 Raúl Juliá 3/9/1940 - 10/24/1994 Puerto Rican actor whose career included dramatic, comic, and musical roles in theater, film, and television. 64 Bobby Fischer 3/9/1943 - 1/17/2008 American and Icelandic chess Grandmaster, and the eleventh World Chess Champion. |
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