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I'll be! Never knew I shared a birthday with the genius himself!:salute:

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:confused: you were born in December?

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Being that John Browning's birthday shows 1/21/1855, I could assume Scott was also born in January. ;)

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Also today:
Thomas Edison completes worlds 1st movie studio (West Orange NJ) 1893
1st federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth, Kansas 1906
1st U.S. satellite, Explorer I, launched 1958
Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit) 1959

and Bill Mumy aka Will Robinson born 1954

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1790 first session of the supreme court.

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Warning! Warning! Alien approaching! :D

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Unfortunately, he also had a hand in this infernal song:

"FISH! HEADS! FISH! HEADS! ROLY-POLY FISH HEADS! FISH! HEADS! FISH! HEADS! EAT THEM UP! YUM!"

(Now where's a couple of icepicks to shove in my ears and bring this %$@&$ earworm to an end!!!!)

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obviously you weren't ;)

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:r Ironically he played an alien on Deep Space 9 and Babylon 5.

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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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:confused: :confused:

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nevermind I see it :bh

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Okee Dokee. :)

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:dr

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Was there ever a time when you wished you were a cigar?

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:r Yea. Every time I use the restroom at one of the B&Ms I go to. He has a framed Cigar Aficionado poster with hot female celebrities who were on the cover of the mag.

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The one I go to has a picture of a beautiful woman in a skirt hiked up on the back of a motorcyle.

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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