Interesting things that happened February 17th:
Birthdays on this date:
In 1766 Thomas Malthus (in England), economist
In 1781 Rene Laennec, physician, inventor of the stethoscope
In 1844 A. Montgomery Ward, found mail-order a nice business
In 1902 Marian Anderson, singer
In 1908 Walter Lanier "Red" Barber, s****ts announcer, radio commentator
(NPR)
In 1924 Margaret Truman, former first daughter
In 1925 Hal Holbrook, actor
In 1934 Alan Bates, actor
In 1945 Pat Morrow (in Los Angeles), actor (Peyton Place)
In 1946 Dodie Stevens, singer, actor (Hound Dog Man)
In 1962 Lou Diamond Philips, actor (La Bamba, Young Guns)
In 1963 Michael Jordan, gravity-defying hoopster
In 1970 Tommy Moe, skier (Gold and Silver medal winner)
Events worth noting:
In 1461 Second Battle of Saint Albans
In 1801 Thomas Jefferson is elected 3rd U.S. president over Aaron Burr,
following a tie vote in the electoral college and 35 tie votes
in the
House of Representatives.
In 1843 Battle of Miani
In 1864 CSS "HL Hunley" becomes first submarine to sink an enemy ****p.
In 1870 Esther Hobart Morris is appointed the first female justice of
the
peace in U.S. history.
In 1876 Sardines were first canned, in East****t, Maine.
In 1878 First telephone exchange in San Francisco opens with 18 phones.
In 1944 Battle of Eniwetok Atoll (U.S. victory on Feb 22).
In 1959 First weather satellite launched (Vanguard 2, 9.8kg).
In 1971 Pres. Nixon leaves the US, headed for China.
In 1985 First Class Postage rises from 20 cents to 22 cents.
In 1992 Serial killer Jeffery Dahmer is sentenced to 15 consecutive life
sentences following conviction on 15 counts of 1st-degree
murder.
In 1998 Voyager 1 passed the Pioneer 10 spacecraft to become the most
distant human-made object in space.
And remember ...
American Heart Month
Liferhythms and Health Month
National Condom Month
National Pet Dental Month
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