02/05
In 1631,the founder of Rhode island Roger Williams,and his wife arrived in Boston From England.
In 1783,Sweden recognized the independence of the United States.
In 1917,Congress passed,over President Wilson's veto,an immigration act severely curtailing the influx of Asians.
In 1940,Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded "Tuxedo Junction" for RCA Victors "Bluebird+ label.
In 1967,The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour premiered on CBS TV.
In 1973,services were held at Arlington National Cemetery for Army Lt. Col. William B. Nolde,the last American combat casualty before the Vietam cease-fire.
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Religious History
1528 Bern, the strongest canton (territorial division) in southern Switzerland in its day, officially embraced the Protestant faith of Swiss reformers Ulrich Zwingli and John Oecolampadius.
1546 Eleven days before his death, German reformer Martin Luther wrote in a letter to his wife Kate: 'I have a better Caretaker than you and all the angels. He it is who lies in a manger ...but at the same time sits at the right hand of God, the almighty Father. Therefore be at rest.'
1832 Birth of Hannah Whitall Smith, American Quaker evangelist and devotional author. Her best-known writing was "The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life" (1875). It's still in print!
1947 U.S. Senate Chaplain Peter Marshall prayed: 'We want to do right, and to be right; so start us in the right way, for Thou knowest that we are very hard to turn.'
1869 Connecticut Congregational clergyman Samuel Wolcott, 56, upon returning home from a YMCA evangelistic service, penned the words to the missionary hymn, "Christ for the World We Sing."
1528 Bern, the strongest canton (territorial division) in southern Switzerland in its day, officially embraced the Protestant faith of Swiss reformers Ulrich Zwingli and John Oecolampadius.
1546 Eleven days before his death, German reformer Martin Luther wrote in a letter to his wife Kate: 'I have a better Caretaker than you and all the angels. He it is who lies in a manger ...but at the same time sits at the right hand of God, the almighty Father. Therefore be at rest.'
1832 Birth of Hannah Whitall Smith, American Quaker evangelist and devotional author. Her best-known writing was "The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life" (1875). It's still in print!
1947 U.S. Senate Chaplain Peter Marshall prayed: 'We want to do right, and to be right; so start us in the right way, for Thou knowest that we are very hard to turn.'
1869 Connecticut Congregational clergyman Samuel Wolcott, 56, upon returning home from a YMCA evangelistic service, penned the words to the missionary hymn, "Christ for the World We Sing."
02/07
In 1904,a fire began in Baltimore that raged for about 30 hours and destroyed more than 1,500 buildings.
In 1936,President Franklin Roosevelt authorized a flag for the office of the vice president.
In 1943,the government announced the start of shoe rationing,limiting consumers to buying three pairs per person for the remainder of the year.
In 1964,The Beatles began their first American tour as they arrived at New York's John F. kennedy International Airport.
In 1904,a fire began in Baltimore that raged for about 30 hours and destroyed more than 1,500 buildings.
In 1936,President Franklin Roosevelt authorized a flag for the office of the vice president.
In 1943,the government announced the start of shoe rationing,limiting consumers to buying three pairs per person for the remainder of the year.
In 1964,The Beatles began their first American tour as they arrived at New York's John F. kennedy International Airport.
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02/08
In 1693,a charter was granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamburg,Va.
In 1910,the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated.
In 1974,the last three-man crew of the Skylab space station returned to Earth after spending 84 days in space.
In 1992,the 16th Olympic Winter games opened in Albertville,France.
In 1693,a charter was granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamburg,Va.
In 1910,the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated.
In 1974,the last three-man crew of the Skylab space station returned to Earth after spending 84 days in space.
In 1992,the 16th Olympic Winter games opened in Albertville,France.
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1981 Dennis Lillee becomes Australian Cricket's top wicket-taker with 249
1982 28 skiers perform backflips while holding hands, Bromont Québec
1983 Anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral UK nuclear disarmament
1985 -61ºF (-52ºC), Maybell CO (state record)
1985 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-E mission
1985 35th NBA All-Star Game West beats East 140-129 at Indiana
1985 Andrea Schöne skates ladies world record 5 km (7:32.82)
1985 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic
1985 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
1986 John Lennon's "Live in NYC" album is released
1987 Philippine troops murder 17 civilians-Lupao Massacre
1988 3-judge panel of 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco strikes down Army's ban on homosexuals (later overturned by appeal)
1988 Rocky Malebane-Metsing coup in Bophuthatswana fails
1989 Miami Vice's 100th episode seen on TV
1989 Minor League Football System opens organizational meeting, St Louis MO
1989 To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition & not a sport, in a New Jersey court
1989 Celtic Kansas City Jones & Cavalier Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame
1989 Ron Brown chosen 1st black chairman of a major US party (Democrats)
1989 Test Cricket debut of Aaqib Javed, Pakistan vs New Zealand age 16 years 189 days
1989 Tony Robinson of Jamaica becomes Nottingham's 1st black sheriff
1989 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1990 Buster Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10 to become heavyweight boxing champion
1990 Perrier Water pulls product from shelf due to benzene in water
1990 South Africa President de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be free Feb 11th
1990 6th Largest wrestling crowd (63,900-Tokyo Dome)
1990 US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary
1991 NBA All Star Game at Charlotte NC
1991 "La Bete" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 24 performances
1991 41st NBA All-Star Game East beats West 116-114 at Charlotte
1991 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament
1991 Johann Koss skates world record 10 km (13:43.54)
1991 Lithuania votes for independence from USSR
1992 "Dangerous Women" final episode on WWOR-TV
1992 Bonnie Blair wins 1992 Olympics 1st gold medal for the USA
1992 Mike Tyson convicted of raping Desiree Washington in Indiana
1993 "Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah Winfrey" airs on ABC & drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people
1993 Jani Sievinen swims world record 200 meter backstroke (1:55.59)
1993 US officially backs peace plan in Bosnia
1995 Chelsi Smith, 21, (Texas), crowned 44th Miss USA
1995 Sun Cayun pole vaults female indoor world record (4.12 meters)
1995 US female Figure Skating championship won by Nicole Bobek
1996 IBM's Deep Blue defeats chess champion Gary Kasparov
1997 13th Soap Opera Digest Awards
1997 5th annual ESPY Awards presented
1997 Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 Closest Approach to Earth (1.9245 AU)
1997 Lemrick Nelson found guilty in the fatal stabbing on Hasidic Jew Yankel Rosenbaum in Crown Heights Brooklyn in 1991
1997 O J Simpson jury reaches decision on $25 million in punitive damages
1997 Soyuz TM-25 launches to the MIR
1998 AOL raises monthly flat rate Internet access from $19.95 to $21.95
1998 Olympics figure skater Peggy Fleming undergoes breast cancer surgery
1982 28 skiers perform backflips while holding hands, Bromont Québec
1983 Anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral UK nuclear disarmament
1985 -61ºF (-52ºC), Maybell CO (state record)
1985 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-E mission
1985 35th NBA All-Star Game West beats East 140-129 at Indiana
1985 Andrea Schöne skates ladies world record 5 km (7:32.82)
1985 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic
1985 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
1986 John Lennon's "Live in NYC" album is released
1987 Philippine troops murder 17 civilians-Lupao Massacre
1988 3-judge panel of 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco strikes down Army's ban on homosexuals (later overturned by appeal)
1988 Rocky Malebane-Metsing coup in Bophuthatswana fails
1989 Miami Vice's 100th episode seen on TV
1989 Minor League Football System opens organizational meeting, St Louis MO
1989 To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition & not a sport, in a New Jersey court
1989 Celtic Kansas City Jones & Cavalier Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame
1989 Ron Brown chosen 1st black chairman of a major US party (Democrats)
1989 Test Cricket debut of Aaqib Javed, Pakistan vs New Zealand age 16 years 189 days
1989 Tony Robinson of Jamaica becomes Nottingham's 1st black sheriff
1989 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1990 Buster Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10 to become heavyweight boxing champion
1990 Perrier Water pulls product from shelf due to benzene in water
1990 South Africa President de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be free Feb 11th
1990 6th Largest wrestling crowd (63,900-Tokyo Dome)
1990 US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary
1991 NBA All Star Game at Charlotte NC
1991 "La Bete" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 24 performances
1991 41st NBA All-Star Game East beats West 116-114 at Charlotte
1991 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament
1991 Johann Koss skates world record 10 km (13:43.54)
1991 Lithuania votes for independence from USSR
1992 "Dangerous Women" final episode on WWOR-TV
1992 Bonnie Blair wins 1992 Olympics 1st gold medal for the USA
1992 Mike Tyson convicted of raping Desiree Washington in Indiana
1993 "Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah Winfrey" airs on ABC & drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people
1993 Jani Sievinen swims world record 200 meter backstroke (1:55.59)
1993 US officially backs peace plan in Bosnia
1995 Chelsi Smith, 21, (Texas), crowned 44th Miss USA
1995 Sun Cayun pole vaults female indoor world record (4.12 meters)
1995 US female Figure Skating championship won by Nicole Bobek
1996 IBM's Deep Blue defeats chess champion Gary Kasparov
1997 13th Soap Opera Digest Awards
1997 5th annual ESPY Awards presented
1997 Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 Closest Approach to Earth (1.9245 AU)
1997 Lemrick Nelson found guilty in the fatal stabbing on Hasidic Jew Yankel Rosenbaum in Crown Heights Brooklyn in 1991
1997 O J Simpson jury reaches decision on $25 million in punitive damages
1997 Soyuz TM-25 launches to the MIR
1998 AOL raises monthly flat rate Internet access from $19.95 to $21.95
1998 Olympics figure skater Peggy Fleming undergoes breast cancer surgery
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Holidays
Bangladesh : Shaheed Day
Cameroon : Youth Day
Flint MI : White Shirt Day-end of blue collar sit down strike (1907)
Florida : Gasparilla Carnival-remembrance of pirates
Ft Myers FL : Pageant of Light (1884)
Italy : Giorno della Conciliazione Day (1929)
Japan : Empire Day
Japan : Foundation Day (660 BC)-accession of Emperor Jimmu
Liberia : Armed Forces Day
Mauritius : Chinese Spring Festival
US : National Inventors Day
World : Boy Scouts Day (1910) - - - - - ( Sunday )
Bangladesh : Shaheed Day
Cameroon : Youth Day
Flint MI : White Shirt Day-end of blue collar sit down strike (1907)
Florida : Gasparilla Carnival-remembrance of pirates
Ft Myers FL : Pageant of Light (1884)
Italy : Giorno della Conciliazione Day (1929)
Japan : Empire Day
Japan : Foundation Day (660 BC)-accession of Emperor Jimmu
Liberia : Armed Forces Day
Mauritius : Chinese Spring Festival
US : National Inventors Day
World : Boy Scouts Day (1910) - - - - - ( Sunday )
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Religious Observances
Christian : Feast of St Eulalia
Methodist : Race Relations Sunday (2nd Sunday in February)
Orthodox : Feast of the 3 Saints-Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian
Orthodox : Commemoration of St Anthony of Cauleas, patriarch of Constantinople
old Roman Catholic : Feast of the 7 Founders of the Servite Order
Christian : Feast of St Eulalia
Methodist : Race Relations Sunday (2nd Sunday in February)
Orthodox : Feast of the 3 Saints-Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian
Orthodox : Commemoration of St Anthony of Cauleas, patriarch of Constantinople
old Roman Catholic : Feast of the 7 Founders of the Servite Order
02/12
In 1870,women in the Utah Territory gained the right to vote (however,that right was taken away in 1887).
In 1909,the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded.
In 1915,the cornerstone for the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington,D.C.
In 1940,the radio play "The Adventures of Superman" debuted with Bud Collver as the Man Of Steel.
In 1999,the Senate acquitted President Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice.
In 1870,women in the Utah Territory gained the right to vote (however,that right was taken away in 1887).
In 1909,the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded.
In 1915,the cornerstone for the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington,D.C.
In 1940,the radio play "The Adventures of Superman" debuted with Bud Collver as the Man Of Steel.
In 1999,the Senate acquitted President Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice.
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Deaths which occurred on February 14:
1400 Richard II British King (1377-99), murdered at 33 at Pontefract Castle
1405 Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk" [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68
1528 Edzard I the Great count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66
1571 Benvenuto Cellini Italian sculptor/metalsmith/author (Perseus), dies at 70
1571 Odet de Coligny Cardinal of Châtillon/count of Beauvais, dies at 53
1681 Francesco Nigetti composer, dies at 77
1760 François Collin de Blamont composer, dies at 69
1779 James Cook British explorer, murdered by natives in fracas with Hawaiians
1780 William Blackstone English lawyer, dies at 56
1790 Capel Bond composer, dies at 59
1818 John C Hespe Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61
1820 Charles F Duke of Berry, murdered at 42
1831 Vincente Guerrero Mexican revolutionary hero, dies
1841 Antun Sorkocevic composer, dies at 65
1846 Cornelis F van Maanen Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76
1857 Johannes B van Bree Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56
1873 Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg composer, dies at 52
1891 William Tecumseh Sherman Union Civil War General (captured Atlanta), dies at 71
1901 Edward John Hopkins composer, dies at 82
1908 Georges Jean Pfeiffer composer, dies at 72
1916 Petko J Todorov Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36
1937 Erkki Gustav Melartin composer, dies at 62
1943 David Hilbert German mathematician (Hilbert Space), dies at 81
1943 Frieda Reiss French 11 month old baby, murdered in Auschwitz
1950 Eduard Hermann German linguist (Homer), dies at 80
1950 Karl G Jansky Czechoslovakian discoverer of cosmic radio sources, dies at 44
1955 Charles Cuvillier composer, dies at 77
1960 Sven R Lidman Swedish writer (Tvedräktens Barn), dies at 77
1961 Wallis Clark actress (Easy Money), dies at 78
1965 Desire-Emile Inghelbrecht French composer/conductor, dies at 84
1967 Sig Ruman actor (Schultz-Life With Luigi), dies at 82
1967 James Schneider actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 85
1969 Vito Genovese US mafia chief, dies at 71
1969 Wolfe Barzell actor (Blue Angel), dies of heart attack at 72
1972 Lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre composer/conductor (Dike), dies at 65
1974 C S Dempster cricketer (10 Tests for New Zealand, 723 runs), dies
1975 Heintje Davids [Hendrika David], Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 87
1975 Julian S Huxley English scholar/director-general (UNESCO), dies at 87
1975 Pelham G Wodehouse English/US writer (Piccadilly Jim), dies at 93
1979 Adolph Dubs US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered
1982 Henk Schaer [Hendricus J M Schaareman], Dutch actor, dies at 79
1987 Bola Sete guitarist, dies at 63
1987 Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky composer, dies at 82
1988 Frederick Loewe US composer (My Fair Lady), dies at 84
1990 Graeme Hole cricketer (18 Tests for Australia, 789 runs), dies
1990 Jean Wallace [Walasek], actress (Big Combo), dies of hemorrhage at 66
1991 Arno Breker German sculptor (Third Reich), dies at 90
1991 John A McCone Head of CIA (1961-65), dies
1992 Angelique Pettyjohn actress (Biohazard), dies of cancer at 48
1992 Jacob "Bob" de Uyl journalist/author (Restless Travel), dies at 61
1992 Roepie Kruize hockey player (Olympics-bronze-48/silver-52), dies at 67
1993 Buddy Pepper composer, dies of heart failure at 70
1994 Christopher Lasch author (Culture of Narcissism), dies at 61
1994 Gary "BB" Coleman blues vocal/guitarist/producer, dies at 47
1995 Alberto Burri Italian physician/sculptor/painter, dies at 79
1995 Ischa Meÿer journalist/critic/entertainer/interviewer, dies at 52
1995 Michael Vincent Gazzo US actor/playwright (Godfather 2), dies at 71
1995 Nigel Lucius Graeme Finch TV Director/film-maker, dies at 45
1995 Patricia Highsmith writer, dies at 74
1995 Roger de Grey English chairman of Royal Academy (1984-93), dies at 76
1995 Siem Suurhoff TV-director (Behind the News, Sonja), dies at 58
1995 U Nu PM of Burma (1948-56, 57-58, 60-62), dies
1996 Bob Paisley football manager, dies at 77
1996 Caroline Blackwood writer, dies at 64
1996 Eva Hart Titanic survivor, dies at 90
1996 Ivan William Hannaford sociologist, dies at 64
1400 Richard II British King (1377-99), murdered at 33 at Pontefract Castle
1405 Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk" [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68
1528 Edzard I the Great count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66
1571 Benvenuto Cellini Italian sculptor/metalsmith/author (Perseus), dies at 70
1571 Odet de Coligny Cardinal of Châtillon/count of Beauvais, dies at 53
1681 Francesco Nigetti composer, dies at 77
1760 François Collin de Blamont composer, dies at 69
1779 James Cook British explorer, murdered by natives in fracas with Hawaiians
1780 William Blackstone English lawyer, dies at 56
1790 Capel Bond composer, dies at 59
1818 John C Hespe Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61
1820 Charles F Duke of Berry, murdered at 42
1831 Vincente Guerrero Mexican revolutionary hero, dies
1841 Antun Sorkocevic composer, dies at 65
1846 Cornelis F van Maanen Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76
1857 Johannes B van Bree Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56
1873 Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg composer, dies at 52
1891 William Tecumseh Sherman Union Civil War General (captured Atlanta), dies at 71
1901 Edward John Hopkins composer, dies at 82
1908 Georges Jean Pfeiffer composer, dies at 72
1916 Petko J Todorov Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36
1937 Erkki Gustav Melartin composer, dies at 62
1943 David Hilbert German mathematician (Hilbert Space), dies at 81
1943 Frieda Reiss French 11 month old baby, murdered in Auschwitz
1950 Eduard Hermann German linguist (Homer), dies at 80
1950 Karl G Jansky Czechoslovakian discoverer of cosmic radio sources, dies at 44
1955 Charles Cuvillier composer, dies at 77
1960 Sven R Lidman Swedish writer (Tvedräktens Barn), dies at 77
1961 Wallis Clark actress (Easy Money), dies at 78
1965 Desire-Emile Inghelbrecht French composer/conductor, dies at 84
1967 Sig Ruman actor (Schultz-Life With Luigi), dies at 82
1967 James Schneider actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 85
1969 Vito Genovese US mafia chief, dies at 71
1969 Wolfe Barzell actor (Blue Angel), dies of heart attack at 72
1972 Lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre composer/conductor (Dike), dies at 65
1974 C S Dempster cricketer (10 Tests for New Zealand, 723 runs), dies
1975 Heintje Davids [Hendrika David], Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 87
1975 Julian S Huxley English scholar/director-general (UNESCO), dies at 87
1975 Pelham G Wodehouse English/US writer (Piccadilly Jim), dies at 93
1979 Adolph Dubs US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered
1982 Henk Schaer [Hendricus J M Schaareman], Dutch actor, dies at 79
1987 Bola Sete guitarist, dies at 63
1987 Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky composer, dies at 82
1988 Frederick Loewe US composer (My Fair Lady), dies at 84
1990 Graeme Hole cricketer (18 Tests for Australia, 789 runs), dies
1990 Jean Wallace [Walasek], actress (Big Combo), dies of hemorrhage at 66
1991 Arno Breker German sculptor (Third Reich), dies at 90
1991 John A McCone Head of CIA (1961-65), dies
1992 Angelique Pettyjohn actress (Biohazard), dies of cancer at 48
1992 Jacob "Bob" de Uyl journalist/author (Restless Travel), dies at 61
1992 Roepie Kruize hockey player (Olympics-bronze-48/silver-52), dies at 67
1993 Buddy Pepper composer, dies of heart failure at 70
1994 Christopher Lasch author (Culture of Narcissism), dies at 61
1994 Gary "BB" Coleman blues vocal/guitarist/producer, dies at 47
1995 Alberto Burri Italian physician/sculptor/painter, dies at 79
1995 Ischa Meÿer journalist/critic/entertainer/interviewer, dies at 52
1995 Michael Vincent Gazzo US actor/playwright (Godfather 2), dies at 71
1995 Nigel Lucius Graeme Finch TV Director/film-maker, dies at 45
1995 Patricia Highsmith writer, dies at 74
1995 Roger de Grey English chairman of Royal Academy (1984-93), dies at 76
1995 Siem Suurhoff TV-director (Behind the News, Sonja), dies at 58
1995 U Nu PM of Burma (1948-56, 57-58, 60-62), dies
1996 Bob Paisley football manager, dies at 77
1996 Caroline Blackwood writer, dies at 64
1996 Eva Hart Titanic survivor, dies at 90
1996 Ivan William Hannaford sociologist, dies at 64
02/14
In 1778,the American ship Ranger carried the recently adopted Star and Stripes to a foreign port for the first time as it arrived in France.
In 1859,Oregon was admitted to the Union as the 33rd state.
In 1894,comedian jack Benny was born Benjamin Kubelsky in Waukegan,Ill.
In 1912,Arizona became the 48th state of the Union.
In 1962,first lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducted a telvised tour of the White House.
In 1778,the American ship Ranger carried the recently adopted Star and Stripes to a foreign port for the first time as it arrived in France.
In 1859,Oregon was admitted to the Union as the 33rd state.
In 1894,comedian jack Benny was born Benjamin Kubelsky in Waukegan,Ill.
In 1912,Arizona became the 48th state of the Union.
In 1962,first lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducted a telvised tour of the White House.
02/16
In 1868,the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was organized in New York City.
In 1945,American troops landed on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines during World War II.
In 1968,the nation's first 911 energency telephone system was inaugurated,in Haleyville,Alabama.
In 1996,11 people were killed in a fiery collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a Maryland commuter train in Silver Springs, MD.
In 1868,the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was organized in New York City.
In 1945,American troops landed on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines during World War II.
In 1968,the nation's first 911 energency telephone system was inaugurated,in Haleyville,Alabama.
In 1996,11 people were killed in a fiery collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a Maryland commuter train in Silver Springs, MD.
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Religious History
1741 English revivalist George Whitefield advised in a letter: 'Be content with no degree of sanctification. Be always crying out, "Lord, let me know more of myself and of thee."'
1815 In deciding the legal case "Terrett v. Taylor," the U.S. Supreme Court declared unconstitutional an act of the Virginia Legislature which denied property rights to Protestant Episcopal churches in the state. The Court ruled that religious corporations, like other corporations, have rights to their property.
1816 Birth of Edward Hopper, American Presbyterian clergyman. He is remembered today as author of the hymn, "Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me."
1889 Billy Sunday, 27, baseball player-turned-preacher, made his first appearance as an evangelist in Chicago. A strong fundamentalist, Sunday preached temperance and opposed scientific evolution. Over 100 million are estimated to have heard Sunday preach before his death in 1935.
1969 Russian-born, Milwaukee-raised Golda Meir (n‚e Mabovitch [Myerson]), 70, was sworn in as Israel's first female prime minister. (She would hold the office for five embattled years.)
1741 English revivalist George Whitefield advised in a letter: 'Be content with no degree of sanctification. Be always crying out, "Lord, let me know more of myself and of thee."'
1815 In deciding the legal case "Terrett v. Taylor," the U.S. Supreme Court declared unconstitutional an act of the Virginia Legislature which denied property rights to Protestant Episcopal churches in the state. The Court ruled that religious corporations, like other corporations, have rights to their property.
1816 Birth of Edward Hopper, American Presbyterian clergyman. He is remembered today as author of the hymn, "Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me."
1889 Billy Sunday, 27, baseball player-turned-preacher, made his first appearance as an evangelist in Chicago. A strong fundamentalist, Sunday preached temperance and opposed scientific evolution. Over 100 million are estimated to have heard Sunday preach before his death in 1935.
1969 Russian-born, Milwaukee-raised Golda Meir (n‚e Mabovitch [Myerson]), 70, was sworn in as Israel's first female prime minister. (She would hold the office for five embattled years.)
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1969 PLO-attack El-Al plane in Zurich Switzerland
1970 Chicago 7 defendants found innocent of inciting to riot
1970 US President Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine"
1972 John & Yoko end a week of co-hosting Mike Douglas Show
1972 California Supreme Court abolishes death penalty
1972 Giulio Andreotti sworn in as premier of Italy
1973 54-kg octopus measuring 7 meter across captured in Hood Canal, Washington
1973 Belgian Emile Puttemans runs 3000 meter indoor record 7 39.2
1973 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Pompano Beach Golf Classic
1974 NASA launches Italian satellite San Marcos C-2 (235/843 km)
1974 US ambassador to India Daniel Moynihan presents $2,046,700,000 check
1975 2nd American Music Award
1975 Italy broadens abortion law
1977 George Harrison releases "True Love"
1977 Space Shuttle above a Boeing 747 goes on it's maiden flight
1977 Test Cricket debuts of Colin Croft & Joel Garner vs Pakistan Bridgetown
1978 1st Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) held, Kona HI
1979 -52º F (-47º C), Old Forge NY (state record)
1979 Miniseries "Roots The Next Generations" premieres on ABC TV
1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-202
1979 Snow falls in the Sahara Desert
1979 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic
1979 President Zia ur-Rahmans National Party wins elections in Bangladesh
1980 Billy Wyman said he will leave the Rolling Stones in 1983 (Sure!)
1980 Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Liberal Party wins Canada's elections
1983 NBA Indiana Pacers begin a 28 game road losing streak
1984 Revised concordat between Italy & the Vatican signed
1986 San Antonio's Alvin Robertson scores NBA 2nd quadruple double-20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists & 10 steals against Phoenix
1988 Anthony M Kennedy, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
1989 Steve Garvey marries Candace Thomas while at the same time being accused of fathering children by 2 other women
1989 Sherri Turner wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open/Itoki Pro-Am
1990 Jane Crafter wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament
1991 Edmonton Oiler goalie Grant Fuhr returns to NHL after season-long suspension for substance abuse & shuts out New Jersey Devils 4-0
1993 Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Rochester NY
1994 Actor Joe Pantoliano (41) weds model Nancy Sheppard (31)
1994 Dan Jansen skates world record 1000 meter (1:12.43)
1994 Shreveport Pirates join CFL as 4th US team
1995 Angela Kennedy swims world record 100 meter butterfly
1995 Barb Thomas Whitehead wins Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
1995 Pamela Anderson (Baywatch) & Tommy Lee (Motley Crüe) wed
1995 Warnecke swims world record 50 meter freestyle
1996 Daytona 500 race
1996 Tendulkar scores 127 in India's Cricket World Cup win over Kenya
1998 New York Rangers fire head coach Colin Campbell
1970 Chicago 7 defendants found innocent of inciting to riot
1970 US President Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine"
1972 John & Yoko end a week of co-hosting Mike Douglas Show
1972 California Supreme Court abolishes death penalty
1972 Giulio Andreotti sworn in as premier of Italy
1973 54-kg octopus measuring 7 meter across captured in Hood Canal, Washington
1973 Belgian Emile Puttemans runs 3000 meter indoor record 7 39.2
1973 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Pompano Beach Golf Classic
1974 NASA launches Italian satellite San Marcos C-2 (235/843 km)
1974 US ambassador to India Daniel Moynihan presents $2,046,700,000 check
1975 2nd American Music Award
1975 Italy broadens abortion law
1977 George Harrison releases "True Love"
1977 Space Shuttle above a Boeing 747 goes on it's maiden flight
1977 Test Cricket debuts of Colin Croft & Joel Garner vs Pakistan Bridgetown
1978 1st Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) held, Kona HI
1979 -52º F (-47º C), Old Forge NY (state record)
1979 Miniseries "Roots The Next Generations" premieres on ABC TV
1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-202
1979 Snow falls in the Sahara Desert
1979 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic
1979 President Zia ur-Rahmans National Party wins elections in Bangladesh
1980 Billy Wyman said he will leave the Rolling Stones in 1983 (Sure!)
1980 Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Liberal Party wins Canada's elections
1983 NBA Indiana Pacers begin a 28 game road losing streak
1984 Revised concordat between Italy & the Vatican signed
1986 San Antonio's Alvin Robertson scores NBA 2nd quadruple double-20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists & 10 steals against Phoenix
1988 Anthony M Kennedy, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
1989 Steve Garvey marries Candace Thomas while at the same time being accused of fathering children by 2 other women
1989 Sherri Turner wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open/Itoki Pro-Am
1990 Jane Crafter wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament
1991 Edmonton Oiler goalie Grant Fuhr returns to NHL after season-long suspension for substance abuse & shuts out New Jersey Devils 4-0
1993 Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Rochester NY
1994 Actor Joe Pantoliano (41) weds model Nancy Sheppard (31)
1994 Dan Jansen skates world record 1000 meter (1:12.43)
1994 Shreveport Pirates join CFL as 4th US team
1995 Angela Kennedy swims world record 100 meter butterfly
1995 Barb Thomas Whitehead wins Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
1995 Pamela Anderson (Baywatch) & Tommy Lee (Motley Crüe) wed
1995 Warnecke swims world record 50 meter freestyle
1996 Daytona 500 race
1996 Tendulkar scores 127 in India's Cricket World Cup win over Kenya
1998 New York Rangers fire head coach Colin Campbell
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In 1803,Congress voted to accept Ohio's borders and constitution.
In 1807,former Vice President Aaron Burr,accused of treason,was arrested in the Mississippi Territory,in present-day Alabama.(Burr was acquitted at trial.)
In 1846,the Texas state government was formally installed in Austin,with J. Pinckney Henderson taking the oath of office as governor.
In 1887,Thomas Edison received a U.S. patent for "an improvement in phonograph or speaking machines."
In 1881,Kansas prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
In 1996,baseball showman Charlie O. Finley died in Chicago at age77
In 1803,Congress voted to accept Ohio's borders and constitution.
In 1807,former Vice President Aaron Burr,accused of treason,was arrested in the Mississippi Territory,in present-day Alabama.(Burr was acquitted at trial.)
In 1846,the Texas state government was formally installed in Austin,with J. Pinckney Henderson taking the oath of office as governor.
In 1887,Thomas Edison received a U.S. patent for "an improvement in phonograph or speaking machines."
In 1881,Kansas prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
In 1996,baseball showman Charlie O. Finley died in Chicago at age77
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1977 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1978 Egypt announces it is pulling its diplomats out of Cyprus
1978 4th People's Choice Awards Star Wars, Carol Burnett & Bob Hope
1978 Bob Backland beats Billy Graham in New York, to become WWF wrestling champion
1978 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1979 "Comin' Uptown" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 45 performances
1980 Actress Susan Dey of "LA Law" weds producer Bernard Sofronski
1981 Flight readiness firing of Columbia's main engines; 20 seconds
1981 James Sanford equals 50 meter indoor world record (5.61 seconds)
1982 New York Islanders win record 15th straight NHL game
1983 Japan launches Tenma satellite to study x-rays (450/570 km)
1983 Roland Liboton becomes world champion cross-country cycling
1985 After defending his WBC flyweight championship, Sot Chitalada's check for $104,000 is stolen by a ringside pickpocket
1986 Mike Tyson sexually harasses a woman in Albany NY
1986 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Hershiser is 1st to win a $1 million salary by arbitration
1987 Bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by computer store in Salt Lake City
1987 David Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America", after 11 years
1988 500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
1988 Brian Boitano wins Olympics gold medal in figure skating
1988 Kelly Hrudy's 5th Islander shut-out win-Hartford 3-0
1988 Peter Kalikow purchases New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million
1988 André Hoffmann skates world record 1500 meter (1:52.06)
1988 Cornelia Oschkenat hurdles indoor world record 50 meter (6.58 seconds)
1988 Rob Druppers runs world record indoor 1000 meter (2:16.2)
1988 Stefka Kostadinova high jumps indoor world record (2.06 meters)
1989 Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancelled an April reunion because of the deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players
1989 Total eclipse of the Moon
1991 "Taking Steps" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC for 78 performances
1991 33rd Grammy Awards Another Day in Paradise, Mariah Carey
1992 "Private Lives" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 37 performances
1992 Orthodox patriarch Shenouda III visits Netherlands
1992 Ross Perot says he'll run for President on Larry King Show
1993 Florida Marlins open their 1st spring training camp
1993 Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
1993 New York Islanders retire Billy Smith's number 31
1994 3 Afghans take 70 Pakistani children hostage
1994 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 10 km (13:30.55)
1994 Pope John Paul II demands juristic discrimination of homosexuals
1997 "Stanley" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC
1997 San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds signs record $22.9 million 2 year contract
1998 Tara Lipinski wins Olympics figure skating gold medal
1998 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan lands in Baghdad, for peace negotiations
1998 US movie box office hits quickest $1 billion for year (51 days)
1978 Egypt announces it is pulling its diplomats out of Cyprus
1978 4th People's Choice Awards Star Wars, Carol Burnett & Bob Hope
1978 Bob Backland beats Billy Graham in New York, to become WWF wrestling champion
1978 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1979 "Comin' Uptown" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 45 performances
1980 Actress Susan Dey of "LA Law" weds producer Bernard Sofronski
1981 Flight readiness firing of Columbia's main engines; 20 seconds
1981 James Sanford equals 50 meter indoor world record (5.61 seconds)
1982 New York Islanders win record 15th straight NHL game
1983 Japan launches Tenma satellite to study x-rays (450/570 km)
1983 Roland Liboton becomes world champion cross-country cycling
1985 After defending his WBC flyweight championship, Sot Chitalada's check for $104,000 is stolen by a ringside pickpocket
1986 Mike Tyson sexually harasses a woman in Albany NY
1986 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Hershiser is 1st to win a $1 million salary by arbitration
1987 Bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by computer store in Salt Lake City
1987 David Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America", after 11 years
1988 500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
1988 Brian Boitano wins Olympics gold medal in figure skating
1988 Kelly Hrudy's 5th Islander shut-out win-Hartford 3-0
1988 Peter Kalikow purchases New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million
1988 André Hoffmann skates world record 1500 meter (1:52.06)
1988 Cornelia Oschkenat hurdles indoor world record 50 meter (6.58 seconds)
1988 Rob Druppers runs world record indoor 1000 meter (2:16.2)
1988 Stefka Kostadinova high jumps indoor world record (2.06 meters)
1989 Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancelled an April reunion because of the deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players
1989 Total eclipse of the Moon
1991 "Taking Steps" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC for 78 performances
1991 33rd Grammy Awards Another Day in Paradise, Mariah Carey
1992 "Private Lives" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 37 performances
1992 Orthodox patriarch Shenouda III visits Netherlands
1992 Ross Perot says he'll run for President on Larry King Show
1993 Florida Marlins open their 1st spring training camp
1993 Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
1993 New York Islanders retire Billy Smith's number 31
1994 3 Afghans take 70 Pakistani children hostage
1994 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 10 km (13:30.55)
1994 Pope John Paul II demands juristic discrimination of homosexuals
1997 "Stanley" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC
1997 San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds signs record $22.9 million 2 year contract
1998 Tara Lipinski wins Olympics figure skating gold medal
1998 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan lands in Baghdad, for peace negotiations
1998 US movie box office hits quickest $1 billion for year (51 days)