Famous people with your birthday
* Ann Lee, founder of Shakers
* Dee Brown, writer
* Dinah Shore, singer
* Ja Rule, rapper and actor
* Saul Williams, rapper, poet, and actor
This day in history
* 1940 - For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.
* 1972 - Hank Aaron becomes the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to sign a $200,000 contract.
* 1988 - South African archbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested along with 100 clergymen during a five-day anti-apartheid demonstration in Cape Town
Holidays and interesting facts
* Leap day - occurs in years divisible by 4 except for century years not divisible by 400 (like 2100)
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* Send a net, save a life.
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Showing posts with label February. Show all posts
February 29, 2008
February 28, 2008
February 28 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Bernadette Peters, American actress and singer
* Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect
* John Turturro, American actor
* Linus Pauling, American chemist and activist, Nobel laureate
* Mercedes Ruehl, American actress
* Rae Dawn Chong, Canadian actress
* Steven Chu, American physicist, Nobel laureate
* Tommy Tune, American dancer
This day in history
* 1784 - John Wesley charters the Methodist Church.
* 1854 - The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin.
* 1883 - The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston, Massachusetts.
* 1953 - James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; formal announcement April 25 following publication in April Nature (pub. April 2).
* 1983 - The final episode of M*A*S*H is broadcast in the USA, becoming the most watched television episode in history, with 106–125 million viewers in the U.S.
Holidays and interesting facts
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Build a home with Habitat for Humanity.
* Bernadette Peters, American actress and singer
* Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect
* John Turturro, American actor
* Linus Pauling, American chemist and activist, Nobel laureate
* Mercedes Ruehl, American actress
* Rae Dawn Chong, Canadian actress
* Steven Chu, American physicist, Nobel laureate
* Tommy Tune, American dancer
This day in history
* 1784 - John Wesley charters the Methodist Church.
* 1854 - The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin.
* 1883 - The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston, Massachusetts.
* 1953 - James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; formal announcement April 25 following publication in April Nature (pub. April 2).
* 1983 - The final episode of M*A*S*H is broadcast in the USA, becoming the most watched television episode in history, with 106–125 million viewers in the U.S.
Holidays and interesting facts
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Build a home with Habitat for Humanity.
February 27, 2008
February 27 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Adam Baldwin, American actor
* Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist
* Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton
* Constantine I, Roman emperor
* Dexter Gordon, American jazz saxophonist
* Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress
* Joanne Woodward, American actress
* John Steinbeck, American writer, Nobel laureate
* Josh Groban, American singer
* Lynn Cartwright, American actress
* Peter De Vries, American writer
* Ralph Nader, American consumer activist
* Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, American singer
This day in history
* 1879 - Announcement of the discovery of artificial sweetener saccharin.
* 1967 - Dominica gains independence from the United Kingdom.
* 1973 - The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
* 1974 - People magazine is published for the first time.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Dominican Republic - National Day.
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* Participate in research to advance medical and scientific knowledge.
* Adam Baldwin, American actor
* Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist
* Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton
* Constantine I, Roman emperor
* Dexter Gordon, American jazz saxophonist
* Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress
* Joanne Woodward, American actress
* John Steinbeck, American writer, Nobel laureate
* Josh Groban, American singer
* Lynn Cartwright, American actress
* Peter De Vries, American writer
* Ralph Nader, American consumer activist
* Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, American singer
This day in history
* 1879 - Announcement of the discovery of artificial sweetener saccharin.
* 1967 - Dominica gains independence from the United Kingdom.
* 1973 - The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
* 1974 - People magazine is published for the first time.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Dominican Republic - National Day.
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* Participate in research to advance medical and scientific knowledge.
February 26, 2008
February 26 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Ahmed H. Zewail, chemist, Nobel laureate
* Erykah Badu, singer
* Fats Domino, musician
* Jackie Gleason, actor, writer, composer, and comedian
* Johnny Cash, singer
* Lee Atwater, political operative
* Leela Majumdar, writer
* Levi Strauss, clothing designer
* Michael Bolton, singer
* Song Hye Kyo, model and actress
* Victor Hugo, writer
* William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, pioneer, officer, and hunter
This day in history
* 1870 - In New York City, the first pneumatic-subway opens.
* 1917 - The Original Dixieland Jass Band records the first ever jazz record for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York.
* 1991 - Tim Berners-Lee introduces WorldWideWeb, the first web browser.
* 2001 - The Taliban destroy two giant Buddha statues in Bamyan, Afghanistan.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Liberation Day in Kuwait
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* Recycle your old tennis shoes.
* Ahmed H. Zewail, chemist, Nobel laureate
* Erykah Badu, singer
* Fats Domino, musician
* Jackie Gleason, actor, writer, composer, and comedian
* Johnny Cash, singer
* Lee Atwater, political operative
* Leela Majumdar, writer
* Levi Strauss, clothing designer
* Michael Bolton, singer
* Song Hye Kyo, model and actress
* Victor Hugo, writer
* William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, pioneer, officer, and hunter
This day in history
* 1870 - In New York City, the first pneumatic-subway opens.
* 1917 - The Original Dixieland Jass Band records the first ever jazz record for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York.
* 1991 - Tim Berners-Lee introduces WorldWideWeb, the first web browser.
* 2001 - The Taliban destroy two giant Buddha statues in Bamyan, Afghanistan.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Liberation Day in Kuwait
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* Recycle your old tennis shoes.
February 25, 2008
February 25 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Brenda Joyce, actress
* Carrot Top, comedian
* George Harrison, musician
* Julio José Iglesias, singer
* Meher Baba, spiritual leader
* Rashida Jones, actress, writer, model, and musician
* Sally Jessy Raphaël, talk show host
* Samson Kitur, athlete
* Téa Leoni, actress
This day in history
* 1836 - US Showman Phineas Taylor Barnum exhibits Joice Heth, an enslaved African American woman.
* 1837 - First U.S. electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport.
* 1870 - Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in the U.S. Congress.
* 1901 - J.P. Morgan incorporates the United States Steel Corporation.
* 2006 - The world's estimated population reaches 6.5 billion.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Kuwait's national day.
* People Power Day, Philippines.
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* Invest responsibly.
* Brenda Joyce, actress
* Carrot Top, comedian
* George Harrison, musician
* Julio José Iglesias, singer
* Meher Baba, spiritual leader
* Rashida Jones, actress, writer, model, and musician
* Sally Jessy Raphaël, talk show host
* Samson Kitur, athlete
* Téa Leoni, actress
This day in history
* 1836 - US Showman Phineas Taylor Barnum exhibits Joice Heth, an enslaved African American woman.
* 1837 - First U.S. electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport.
* 1870 - Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in the U.S. Congress.
* 1901 - J.P. Morgan incorporates the United States Steel Corporation.
* 2006 - The world's estimated population reaches 6.5 billion.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Kuwait's national day.
* People Power Day, Philippines.
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* Invest responsibly.
February 24, 2008
February 24 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Barry Bostwick, actor
* Edward James Olmos, actor
* Paula Zahn, journalist
* Steve Jobs, computer pioneer
* Wilhelm Grimm, philologist and folklorist
This day in history
* 1607 - L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, premieres.
* 1868 - The first parade to have floats is staged at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.
* 1938 - A nylon-bristle toothbrush becomes the first commercial product (DuPont) to be made with nylon yarn.
* 1970 - National Public Radio is founded in the United States.
* 1983 - A special commission of the U.S. Congress releases a report that condemns the practice of Japanese internment during World War II
* 1996 - The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church.
Holidays and interesting facts
* National Artist Day in Thailand.
* Flag Day in México.
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* Join Geekcorps to help others with their computer needs.
* Barry Bostwick, actor
* Edward James Olmos, actor
* Paula Zahn, journalist
* Steve Jobs, computer pioneer
* Wilhelm Grimm, philologist and folklorist
This day in history
* 1607 - L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, premieres.
* 1868 - The first parade to have floats is staged at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.
* 1938 - A nylon-bristle toothbrush becomes the first commercial product (DuPont) to be made with nylon yarn.
* 1970 - National Public Radio is founded in the United States.
* 1983 - A special commission of the U.S. Congress releases a report that condemns the practice of Japanese internment during World War II
* 1996 - The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church.
Holidays and interesting facts
* National Artist Day in Thailand.
* Flag Day in México.
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* Join Geekcorps to help others with their computer needs.
February 23, 2008
February 23 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Dakota Fanning, child actress
* Peter Fonda, actor
* W.E.B. DuBois, civil rights leader
This day in history
* 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed from movable type.
* 1874 - Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patents a game called "sphairistike," now more commonly called lawn tennis.
* 1883 - Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an antitrust law.
* 1893 - Rudolf Diesel receives a patent for the diesel engine.
* 1905 - Chicago, Illinois attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club.
* 1941 - Plutonium was first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
* 1954 - The first mass vaccination of children against polio begins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Brunei - National Day.
* Guyana - Mashramani-Republic Day.
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* Choose cloth over paper.
* Dakota Fanning, child actress
* Peter Fonda, actor
* W.E.B. DuBois, civil rights leader
This day in history
* 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed from movable type.
* 1874 - Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patents a game called "sphairistike," now more commonly called lawn tennis.
* 1883 - Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an antitrust law.
* 1893 - Rudolf Diesel receives a patent for the diesel engine.
* 1905 - Chicago, Illinois attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club.
* 1941 - Plutonium was first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
* 1954 - The first mass vaccination of children against polio begins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Brunei - National Day.
* Guyana - Mashramani-Republic Day.
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Choose cloth over paper.
February 22, 2008
February 22 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Drew Barrymore, actress
* George Washington, First President of the United States
* Ishmael Reed, writer
* Jonathan Demme, film director
This day in history
* 1295 BCE - The coronation of Ramses II, on whose face the sun's rays fall each year in Abu Simbel temple.
* 1853 - The Washington University is founded in St. Louis as Eliot Seminary.
* 1855 - The Pennsylvania State University is founded.
* 1856 - The Republican Party opens its first national meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
* 1857 - Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English founder of the Boy Scouts
* 1876 - Johns Hopkins University is founded in Baltimore, Maryland.
* 1879 - In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of 5 and 10-cent Woolworth stores.
* 1923 - The United States begins the first transcontinental air mail route.
* 1959 - Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
* 1969 - The last time all four Beatles were together for a recording session.
* 1979 - Independence of Saint Lucia from the United Kingdom.
Holidays and interesting facts
* World Thinking Day for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
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* Donate to your college or support others' efforts to attend college
* Drew Barrymore, actress
* George Washington, First President of the United States
* Ishmael Reed, writer
* Jonathan Demme, film director
This day in history
* 1295 BCE - The coronation of Ramses II, on whose face the sun's rays fall each year in Abu Simbel temple.
* 1853 - The Washington University is founded in St. Louis as Eliot Seminary.
* 1855 - The Pennsylvania State University is founded.
* 1856 - The Republican Party opens its first national meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
* 1857 - Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English founder of the Boy Scouts
* 1876 - Johns Hopkins University is founded in Baltimore, Maryland.
* 1879 - In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of 5 and 10-cent Woolworth stores.
* 1923 - The United States begins the first transcontinental air mail route.
* 1959 - Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
* 1969 - The last time all four Beatles were together for a recording session.
* 1979 - Independence of Saint Lucia from the United Kingdom.
Holidays and interesting facts
* World Thinking Day for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Donate to your college or support others' efforts to attend college
February 21, 2008
February 21 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Anaïs Nin, French writer
* Barbara Jordan, American politician
* Charles Scribner, American publisher
* Charlotte Church, Welsh singer
* Erma Bombeck, American humorist
* Hubert de Givenchy, French fashion designer
* Jeanne Calment, longest-lived human on record (1875-1997)
* Jennifer Love Hewitt, American actress
* John Lewis, American politician
* Nina Simone, American singer
* Tyne Daly, American actress
* W. H. Auden, English poet
This day in history
* 1804 - The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its outing at the Pen-y-Darren ironworks in Wales.
* 1842 - John Greenough is granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine.
* 1878 - The first telephone book is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
* 1885 - The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
* 1918 - The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo.
* 1925 - The New Yorker publishes its first issue.
* 1947 - In New York City Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
* 1948 - NASCAR is incorporated.
* 1952 - In Dhaka, East Pakistan (present Bangladesh) police opened fire on a procession of students, who demanded the establishment of Bengali as the official language, killing four people and starting a country-wide protest which led to the recognition of Bengali as one of the national languages of Pakistan.
* 1953 - Francis Crick and James D. Watson discover the structure of the DNA molecule.
* 1958 - Peace symbol designed and completed by Gerald Holtom, commissioned by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment.
Holidays and interesting facts
* International Mother Language Day
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So What Can I Do?)
* Use antibiotics responsibly.
* Anaïs Nin, French writer
* Barbara Jordan, American politician
* Charles Scribner, American publisher
* Charlotte Church, Welsh singer
* Erma Bombeck, American humorist
* Hubert de Givenchy, French fashion designer
* Jeanne Calment, longest-lived human on record (1875-1997)
* Jennifer Love Hewitt, American actress
* John Lewis, American politician
* Nina Simone, American singer
* Tyne Daly, American actress
* W. H. Auden, English poet
This day in history
* 1804 - The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its outing at the Pen-y-Darren ironworks in Wales.
* 1842 - John Greenough is granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine.
* 1878 - The first telephone book is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
* 1885 - The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
* 1918 - The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo.
* 1925 - The New Yorker publishes its first issue.
* 1947 - In New York City Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
* 1948 - NASCAR is incorporated.
* 1952 - In Dhaka, East Pakistan (present Bangladesh) police opened fire on a procession of students, who demanded the establishment of Bengali as the official language, killing four people and starting a country-wide protest which led to the recognition of Bengali as one of the national languages of Pakistan.
* 1953 - Francis Crick and James D. Watson discover the structure of the DNA molecule.
* 1958 - Peace symbol designed and completed by Gerald Holtom, commissioned by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment.
Holidays and interesting facts
* International Mother Language Day
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* Use antibiotics responsibly.
February 20, 2008
February 20 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Ansel Adams, American photographer
* Gloria Vanderbilt, American socialite and clothing designer
* Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club)
* Ivana Trump, Czech-born American socialite
* Kurt Cobain, American musician (Nirvana)
* Patty Hearst, American socialite
* Sidney Poitier, American actor
* Rihanna, Barbadian singer
This day in history
* 1792 - The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington.
* 1872 - In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens.
* 1962 - While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn orbits the earth three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes, becoming the first American to orbit the earth.
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* Use your computer for good.
* Ansel Adams, American photographer
* Gloria Vanderbilt, American socialite and clothing designer
* Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club)
* Ivana Trump, Czech-born American socialite
* Kurt Cobain, American musician (Nirvana)
* Patty Hearst, American socialite
* Sidney Poitier, American actor
* Rihanna, Barbadian singer
This day in history
* 1792 - The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington.
* 1872 - In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens.
* 1962 - While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn orbits the earth three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes, becoming the first American to orbit the earth.
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* Use your computer for good.
February 19, 2008
February 19 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Amy Tan, American novelist
* Benicio del Toro, Puerto Rican actor
* Haylie Duff, American singer/actress
* Karen Silkwood, American activist
* Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer
* Robert "Bilbo" Walker Jr., American blues guitarist
* Seal, English singer
* Smokey Robinson, American singer
* Socrates, Brazilian footballer
This day in history
* 1878 - The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison.
* 1942 - World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese-Americans to Japanese internment camps.
* 1986 - The Soviet Union launches the Mir space station.
* 2006 - The Rolling Stones made the largest show open to the public of the world in Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 1.3 million people went to the show.
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* Click to donate and make a difference.
* Amy Tan, American novelist
* Benicio del Toro, Puerto Rican actor
* Haylie Duff, American singer/actress
* Karen Silkwood, American activist
* Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer
* Robert "Bilbo" Walker Jr., American blues guitarist
* Seal, English singer
* Smokey Robinson, American singer
* Socrates, Brazilian footballer
This day in history
* 1878 - The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison.
* 1942 - World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese-Americans to Japanese internment camps.
* 1986 - The Soviet Union launches the Mir space station.
* 2006 - The Rolling Stones made the largest show open to the public of the world in Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 1.3 million people went to the show.
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Click to donate and make a difference.
February 18, 2008
February 18 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga
* Charles Kuentz, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 5 times
* Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist
* Cybill Shepherd, American actress
* Dr. Dre, American rapper
* Enzo Ferrari, Italian race car driver
* Luis Arroyo, Puerto Rican baseball player
* Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet
* John Travolta, American actor
* Johnny Hart, American cartoonist
* Matt Dillon, American actor
* Toni Morrison, American writer, Nobel laureate
* Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord
* Vanna White, American game show presenter
* Yoko Ono, Japanese-born singer
This day in history
* 1841 - The first ongoing filibuster in the United States Senate begins and lasts until March 11.
* 1885 - Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published for the first time.
* 1911 - The first official flight with air mail takes place in Allahabad, British India, when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 km away.
* 1929 - First Academy Awards are announced.
* 1930 - Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
* 1965 - The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom
* 1979 - Snow fell in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the first and only recorded time in history.
* 2005 - The United Kingdom law banning fox hunting, hare coursing and other sports which kill wild mammals is enforced from this date.
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* Put people first regardless of (dis)ability.
* Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, bhakti yoga
* Charles Kuentz, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 5 times
* Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist
* Cybill Shepherd, American actress
* Dr. Dre, American rapper
* Enzo Ferrari, Italian race car driver
* Luis Arroyo, Puerto Rican baseball player
* Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet
* John Travolta, American actor
* Johnny Hart, American cartoonist
* Matt Dillon, American actor
* Toni Morrison, American writer, Nobel laureate
* Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord
* Vanna White, American game show presenter
* Yoko Ono, Japanese-born singer
This day in history
* 1841 - The first ongoing filibuster in the United States Senate begins and lasts until March 11.
* 1885 - Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published for the first time.
* 1911 - The first official flight with air mail takes place in Allahabad, British India, when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 km away.
* 1929 - First Academy Awards are announced.
* 1930 - Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
* 1965 - The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom
* 1979 - Snow fell in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the first and only recorded time in history.
* 2005 - The United Kingdom law banning fox hunting, hare coursing and other sports which kill wild mammals is enforced from this date.
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So What Can I Do?)
* Put people first regardless of (dis)ability.
February 17, 2008
February 17 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Aaron Montgomery Ward, American department store founder
* Chanté Moore, American singer
* Guillermo González Camarena, Mexican inventor
* Huey P. Newton, American political activist
* Larry the Cable Guy, American comedian
* Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor
* Michael Jordan, American basketball player
* Paris Hilton, American actress and heiress
* Thomas Malthus, English demographer and economist
This day in history
* 1753 - February 17 is followed by March 1 as Sweden moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
* 1801 - An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
* 1867 - The first ship passes through the Suez Canal.
* 1904 - Madama Butterfly premiers at La Scala in Milan.
* 1936 - The world's first superhero, The Phantom, makes his first appearance in comics.
* 1958 - Pope Pius XII declares Saint Clare of Assisi (1193~1253) the patron saint of television.
* 1996 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
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* Be an EnergyStar.
* Aaron Montgomery Ward, American department store founder
* Chanté Moore, American singer
* Guillermo González Camarena, Mexican inventor
* Huey P. Newton, American political activist
* Larry the Cable Guy, American comedian
* Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor
* Michael Jordan, American basketball player
* Paris Hilton, American actress and heiress
* Thomas Malthus, English demographer and economist
This day in history
* 1753 - February 17 is followed by March 1 as Sweden moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
* 1801 - An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
* 1867 - The first ship passes through the Suez Canal.
* 1904 - Madama Butterfly premiers at La Scala in Milan.
* 1936 - The world's first superhero, The Phantom, makes his first appearance in comics.
* 1958 - Pope Pius XII declares Saint Clare of Assisi (1193~1253) the patron saint of television.
* 1996 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Be an EnergyStar.
February 16, 2008
February 16 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Francis Galton, English explorer and biologist
* Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist
* Ice-T, American rapper, songwriter, and actor
* Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter
* LeVar Burton, American actor
* Nichiren Daishonin, Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism
* Sonny Bono, American entertainer & U.S. Congressman
* Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher
This day in history
* 1857 - The National Deaf Mute College (later renamed Gallaudet University) is established in Washington, DC, becoming the first school for the advanced education of the deaf.
* 1937 - Wallace H. Carothers receives a patent for nylon.
* 1968 - In Haleyville, Alabama the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.
* 2005 - The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.
* 2006 - The last Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Lithuania - Independence Day (1918)
* Kyoto Protocol Day (2005)
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* Support innocence projects.
* Francis Galton, English explorer and biologist
* Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist
* Ice-T, American rapper, songwriter, and actor
* Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter
* LeVar Burton, American actor
* Nichiren Daishonin, Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism
* Sonny Bono, American entertainer & U.S. Congressman
* Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher
This day in history
* 1857 - The National Deaf Mute College (later renamed Gallaudet University) is established in Washington, DC, becoming the first school for the advanced education of the deaf.
* 1937 - Wallace H. Carothers receives a patent for nylon.
* 1968 - In Haleyville, Alabama the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.
* 2005 - The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.
* 2006 - The last Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Lithuania - Independence Day (1918)
* Kyoto Protocol Day (2005)
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* Support innocence projects.
February 15, 2008
February 15 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Art Spiegelman, American cartoonist
* Cesar Romero, American actor
* Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist
* John Barrymore, American actor
* Meera Jasmine, Indian actress
* Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence
* Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian, thinker and writer
* Susan B. Anthony, American feminist and suffragist
This day in history
* 399 BC - The philosopher Socrates sentenced to death.
* 1764 - The city of St. Louis, Missouri established.
* 1879 - Women's rights: American President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
* 1946 - ENIAC (for "Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer"), the first general-purpose electronic computer, unveiled at the University of Pennsylvania.
* 1965 - A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.
* 2003 - Protests against the Iraq war occur in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between 8 million to 30 million people took part, making this the largest peace demonstration in the history of the world.
* 2005 - YouTube, the popular Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in the United States.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Flag Day in Canada
* National Day in Serbia
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* Think global, eat local.
* Art Spiegelman, American cartoonist
* Cesar Romero, American actor
* Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist
* John Barrymore, American actor
* Meera Jasmine, Indian actress
* Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence
* Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian, thinker and writer
* Susan B. Anthony, American feminist and suffragist
This day in history
* 399 BC - The philosopher Socrates sentenced to death.
* 1764 - The city of St. Louis, Missouri established.
* 1879 - Women's rights: American President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
* 1946 - ENIAC (for "Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer"), the first general-purpose electronic computer, unveiled at the University of Pennsylvania.
* 1965 - A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.
* 2003 - Protests against the Iraq war occur in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between 8 million to 30 million people took part, making this the largest peace demonstration in the history of the world.
* 2005 - YouTube, the popular Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in the United States.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Flag Day in Canada
* National Day in Serbia
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* Think global, eat local.
February 14, 2008
February 14 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Donna Shalala, educator
* Florence Henderson, actress
* Gregory Hines, dancer and actor
* Jack Benny, actor and comedian
* Jimmy Hoffa, labor union lead
* Karima Adebibe, actress and model
* Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City
* Teller, magician
This day in history
* 1849 - In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.
* 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
* 1886 - First trainload of oranges left Los Angeles via the transcontinental railroad.
* 1899 - Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
* 2000 - The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Valentine's day
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* Be a fair-trade valentine.
* Donna Shalala, educator
* Florence Henderson, actress
* Gregory Hines, dancer and actor
* Jack Benny, actor and comedian
* Jimmy Hoffa, labor union lead
* Karima Adebibe, actress and model
* Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City
* Teller, magician
This day in history
* 1849 - In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.
* 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
* 1886 - First trainload of oranges left Los Angeles via the transcontinental railroad.
* 1899 - Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
* 2000 - The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Valentine's day
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* Be a fair-trade valentine.
February 13, 2008
February 13 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Chuck Yeager, test pilot, and the first person to break the "sound barrier" in level flight
* Eddie Robinson, football coach
* Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Urdu poet, Lenin Peace Prize winner
* George Segal, actor
* Kelly Hu, actress
* Peter Gabriel, musician (Genesis), composer and humanitarian
* Rebop Kwaku Baah, percussionist
* Tennessee Ernie Ford, musician
* Thomas Robert Malthus, Demographer and Political Economist
This day in history
* 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed.
* 1633 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.
* 1635 - The first public school in the U.S., Boston Latin School, is founded.
* 1866 - Jesse James and his gang commit the first armed bank robbery in United States history during peacetime in Liberty, Missouri
* 1920 - The Negro National League is formed.
* 1990 - German reunification: An agreement is reached for a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
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* Donate your jewelry for recycling.
* Chuck Yeager, test pilot, and the first person to break the "sound barrier" in level flight
* Eddie Robinson, football coach
* Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Urdu poet, Lenin Peace Prize winner
* George Segal, actor
* Kelly Hu, actress
* Peter Gabriel, musician (Genesis), composer and humanitarian
* Rebop Kwaku Baah, percussionist
* Tennessee Ernie Ford, musician
* Thomas Robert Malthus, Demographer and Political Economist
This day in history
* 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed.
* 1633 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.
* 1635 - The first public school in the U.S., Boston Latin School, is founded.
* 1866 - Jesse James and his gang commit the first armed bank robbery in United States history during peacetime in Liberty, Missouri
* 1920 - The Negro National League is formed.
* 1990 - German reunification: An agreement is reached for a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Donate your jewelry for recycling.
February 12, 2008
February 12 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
* Arsenio Hall, actor and talk show host
* Charles Darwin, naturalist
* Christina Ricci, actress
* Chynna Phillips, singer
* Ed Lover, radio personality
* Jennifer Stone, actress
* Joe Garagiola, baseball player and announcer
* Josh Brolin, actor
* Judy Blume, author
* Kujo Yoritsune, shogun
* Onil Joseph, baseball player
This day in history
* 1879 - At New York City's Madison Square Garden the first artificial ice rink in North America opens.
* 1909 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
* 1973 - Ohio becomes the first U.S. state to post distance in SI units on signs.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Darwin Day
* Red Hand Day
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Recycle rechargeable batteries to protect the environment and reduce waste.
* Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
* Arsenio Hall, actor and talk show host
* Charles Darwin, naturalist
* Christina Ricci, actress
* Chynna Phillips, singer
* Ed Lover, radio personality
* Jennifer Stone, actress
* Joe Garagiola, baseball player and announcer
* Josh Brolin, actor
* Judy Blume, author
* Kujo Yoritsune, shogun
* Onil Joseph, baseball player
This day in history
* 1879 - At New York City's Madison Square Garden the first artificial ice rink in North America opens.
* 1909 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
* 1973 - Ohio becomes the first U.S. state to post distance in SI units on signs.
Holidays and interesting facts
* Darwin Day
* Red Hand Day
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Recycle rechargeable batteries to protect the environment and reduce waste.
February 11, 2008
February 11 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Brandy, singer and actress
* Burt Reynolds, actor
* Daniel "Chappie" James Jr., American general
* Eva Gabor, actress
* Kelly Rowland, singer
* Max Baer, boxer and actor
* Sheryl Crow, musician
* Sidney Sheldon, author
* Thomas Alva Edison, inventor
This day in history
* 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
* 1752 - Pennsylvania Hospital, 1st hospital in the United States, opens.
* 1809 - Robert Fulton patents the steamboat
* 1941 - First Gold record presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
* 1990 - Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, is freed from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa.
* 2006 - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots Harry Whittington in the face while the two are hunting together.
Holidays and interesting facts
* National Youth Day in Cameroon.
* National Inventors' Day in the United States.
* National Foundation Day in Japan
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Use cloth napkins.
* Brandy, singer and actress
* Burt Reynolds, actor
* Daniel "Chappie" James Jr., American general
* Eva Gabor, actress
* Kelly Rowland, singer
* Max Baer, boxer and actor
* Sheryl Crow, musician
* Sidney Sheldon, author
* Thomas Alva Edison, inventor
This day in history
* 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
* 1752 - Pennsylvania Hospital, 1st hospital in the United States, opens.
* 1809 - Robert Fulton patents the steamboat
* 1941 - First Gold record presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
* 1990 - Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, is freed from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa.
* 2006 - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots Harry Whittington in the face while the two are hunting together.
Holidays and interesting facts
* National Youth Day in Cameroon.
* National Inventors' Day in the United States.
* National Foundation Day in Japan
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Use cloth napkins.
February 10, 2008
February 10 - Happy Birthday!
Famous people with your birthday
* Boris Pasternak, Nobel Prize Laureate
* George Stephanopoulos, political commentator
* Kim Hyo-jin, actress
* Leontyne Price, soprano
* Robert Wagner, actor
* Roberta Flack, singer
This day in history
* 1863 - The world-famous dwarfs General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren get married in New York City.
* 1870 - The YWCA is founded (New York City).
* 1931 - New Delhi becomes the capital of India.
* 1933 - The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
* 1989 - Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party.
* 1996 - The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time.
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Donate your furniture when you replace it.
* Boris Pasternak, Nobel Prize Laureate
* George Stephanopoulos, political commentator
* Kim Hyo-jin, actress
* Leontyne Price, soprano
* Robert Wagner, actor
* Roberta Flack, singer
This day in history
* 1863 - The world-famous dwarfs General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren get married in New York City.
* 1870 - The YWCA is founded (New York City).
* 1931 - New Delhi becomes the capital of India.
* 1933 - The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
* 1989 - Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party.
* 1996 - The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time.
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Donate your furniture when you replace it.
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