This Day In History

[MedicCook]

Birthdays
59 Morgan Fairchild Actress

[MedicCook]

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

[icehog3]

February 4th

1789
George Washington and John Adams are elected the president and vice president of the United States.



1945
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at the Yalta Conference.



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.

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by icehog3

1997
A civil jury found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.

What's OJ smoking? Looks like a RyJ of some sort by the band.

[MedicCook]

Originally Posted by andysutherland

What's OJ smoking? Looks like a RyJ of some sort by the band.

I did not even notice the cigar.

[Bear]

Originally Posted by icehog3

February 4th

1997
A civil jury found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.

FAKE!!! (well the cigar might be, but I don't believe the "fun parts" are real! )

[MedicCook]

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

[icehog3]

February 5th

41 Roberto Alomar Baseball player

[Genetic Defect]

February 5th

I was crippled with a back injury

[MedicCook]

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

[icehog3]

February 6th

Birthdays

47 Axl Rose Rock singer (Guns N' Roses)



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

[MedicCook]

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

[icehog3]

February 7th

1964
The Beatles arrived in the U.S. for the first time.







1969
"This Is Tom Jones" premiered on ABC-TV.

1994


Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball.



Birthdays
49 James Spader Actor ("Boston Legal")

[MedicCook]

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

[icehog3]

February 8th

1985
"The Dukes of Hazzard" ended its 6-1/2 year run on CBS television.


Birthdays

68 Nick Nolte Actor


76 Jack Lemmon 2/8/1925 - 6/27/2001 American actor

[MedicCook]

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

[icehog3]

February 10th

1992
Boxer Mike Tyson was convicted in Indianapolis of raping a Miss Black America contestant.


Birthdays
86 Jimmy Durante 2/10/1893 - 1/29/1980 American comedian/entertainer

[MedicCook]

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

[icehog3]

February 11th

1945
Yalta Agreement signed by President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin during World War II.



Birthdays

73 Burt Reynolds Actor

[MedicCook]

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