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02-14-2006, 04:34 PM
WEDNESDAY: 15,FEBRUARY 2006
THOSE BORN ON THIS DATE WERE BORN UNDER THE SIGN OF AQUARIUS
*THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING LIGHTS ARE LISTED FROM BOTTOM TO TOP
AS THEY APPEAR FROM THE STREET AND ARE SUBJECT TO LAST MINUTE CHANGE
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TODAY IS: NATIONAL GUM DROP DAY
The bands on hats traces back to the custom on knights wearing their lady loves' scarves around the helmet.
Many scholars believe that an earthquake caused the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, referred to in the Bible as "the smoke of the country."
Earthquakes produce massive clouds of dust that resemble billowing smoke
The Texas Rangers were the first U.S. state police force. They were established in 1835.
TONIGHT’S EMPIRE STATE BUILDING LIGHTING:
RED/WHITE/BLUE: PRESIDENTS DAY/WEEKEND
DUMB LAWS STILL ON THE BOOKS: STRONGVILLE,OHIO:
the novel CATCH 22 by joseph heller IS BANNED.
PHOTO OF THE DAY:
Madrid, Spain, May, 1962: Actor Cesar Romero;sporting a beard for his upcoming movie,
"Valley of the Swords", with Broderick Crawford, Frankie Avalon and Linda Darnell,relaxes during an interview. Romero's film credits include the original Ocean's Eleven and Donovan's Reef, but many TV fans remember him as The Joker in the Batman series.
BEST QUOTES OF 2005: Diane Sawyer
"I love cabdrivers. I love their unpredictable manners.
I love the pictures of their families on the visors.
I love the fact that most of them think I'm Martha Stewart."
NOTABLE QUOTE: SUSAN B. ANTHONY:
“MEN,THEIR RIGHTS AND NOTHING MORE; WOMEN, THEIR RIGHTS AND NOTHING LESS.”
CHART TOPPERS ON THIS DAY:
(1950): THERE’S NO TOMORROW- TONY MARTIN
(1958): MAGIC MOMENTS- PERRY COMO
(1966): UPTIGHT- STEVIE WONDER
(1970): HEY THERE LONELY GIRL- EDDY HOLMAN
(1974): TILL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO)- ARETHA FRANKLIN
(1984): JUMP- VAN HALEN
(1990): JANIE’S GOT A GUN- AEROSMITH
TODAY IN HISTORY:
(1758): MUSTARD IS ADVERTISED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AMERICA. AND WHO DO YOU THINK WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR INTRODUCING MUSTARD TO THIS COUNTRY?
NO NOT FRENCH’S OR GREY POUPON BUT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN…..
(1898): U.S.S.MAINE SINKS IN HAVANA HARBOR KILLING 260 CREW MEMBERS
(1903): THE FIRST TEDDY BEAR IS INTRODUCED IN AMERICA,
ThIS cartoon was seen by husband and wife shop owners, Morris and Rose Michtom.
They owned a toy and novelty store in Brooklyn, New York and, inspired by the cartoon, Mrs Michtom made a toy bear and displayed it in the shop window. The bear proved enormously popular with the public.
(1915): “THE BIRTH OF A NATION” IS THE FIRST FILM SHOWN IN THE WHITE HOUSE
(1933): PRESIDENT-ELECT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT ESCAPES AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN MIAMI,FLORIDA THAT CLAIMS THE LIFE OF CHICAGO MAYOR ANTON J. CERMACK
(1941): DUKE ELLINGTON FIRST RECORDS “TAKE THE A TRAIN”
(1965): CANADA REPLACES THE UNION JACK FLAG WITH THE MAPLE LEAF
(1965): NAT “KING” COLE PASSES AWAY AT AGE 45
(1984): ETHEL MERMAN PASSES AWAY AT AGE 76
(1996): MC LEAN STEVENSON passes away at age 68. the next day
roger bowen who played colonel henry blake in the movie m*a*s*h pASSeD AWAY.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS: *DENOTES NO LONGER WITH US
*SEATTLE SLEW (32) (1977 TRIPLE CROWN WINNER)
SARAH WYNTER (33) (ACTRESS: “24” ETC)
JAROMIR JAGR (34) (HOCKEY GREAT)
*CHRIS FARLEY (42)
JOSEPH GANNASCOLI (47) (VITO SPATAFORE ON “THE SOPRANOS”)
MATT GROENING (52) (CREATOR “THE SIMPSONS”)
MELISSA MANCHESTER (55)
JANE SEYMOUR (55)
*RUSTY HAMER (59) (RUSTY williams ON “MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY”)
MARISA BERENSON (60)
sherry jackson (64)
(terry williams on “make room for daddy”)
CLAIRE BLOOM (75)
*GRAHAM HILL (77) (RACE-CAR DRIVER)
HARVEY KORMAN (79)
ALAN ARBUS (88) (DR.SIDNEY FREEDMAN ON “M*A*S*H”)
*MARY JANE CROFT (90) (ACTRESS: “I LOVE LUCY” ETC)
KEVIN MCCARTHY (92)
*CESAR ROMERO (99)
*HAROLD ARLEN (101)
*GALE SONDERGAARD (107) (ACTRESS)
*JAMES FORRESTAL (114) (FIRST U.S.SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 1947-49)
*JOHN BARRYMORE (124)
*SUSAN B. ANTHONY (186)
*CHARLES TIFFANY (194) (FOUNDER OF “TIFFANY AND COMPANY”)
*CYRUS MCCORMICK (197) (INVENTOR OF THE REAPER)
*JOHN SUTTER (203) (GOLD FOUND IN “SUTTERS MILL” IN 1849)
*HENRY STEINWAY (209) (PIANO MANUFACTURER)
*LOUIS XV (296) (KING OF FRANCE 1715-1774)
*GALILEO GALILEI (442)
THOSE BORN ON THIS DATE WERE BORN UNDER THE SIGN OF AQUARIUS
*THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING LIGHTS ARE LISTED FROM BOTTOM TO TOP
AS THEY APPEAR FROM THE STREET AND ARE SUBJECT TO LAST MINUTE CHANGE
================================================== ==================
TODAY IS: NATIONAL GUM DROP DAY
The bands on hats traces back to the custom on knights wearing their lady loves' scarves around the helmet.
Many scholars believe that an earthquake caused the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, referred to in the Bible as "the smoke of the country."
Earthquakes produce massive clouds of dust that resemble billowing smoke
The Texas Rangers were the first U.S. state police force. They were established in 1835.
TONIGHT’S EMPIRE STATE BUILDING LIGHTING:
RED/WHITE/BLUE: PRESIDENTS DAY/WEEKEND
DUMB LAWS STILL ON THE BOOKS: STRONGVILLE,OHIO:
the novel CATCH 22 by joseph heller IS BANNED.
PHOTO OF THE DAY:
Madrid, Spain, May, 1962: Actor Cesar Romero;sporting a beard for his upcoming movie,
"Valley of the Swords", with Broderick Crawford, Frankie Avalon and Linda Darnell,relaxes during an interview. Romero's film credits include the original Ocean's Eleven and Donovan's Reef, but many TV fans remember him as The Joker in the Batman series.
BEST QUOTES OF 2005: Diane Sawyer
"I love cabdrivers. I love their unpredictable manners.
I love the pictures of their families on the visors.
I love the fact that most of them think I'm Martha Stewart."
NOTABLE QUOTE: SUSAN B. ANTHONY:
“MEN,THEIR RIGHTS AND NOTHING MORE; WOMEN, THEIR RIGHTS AND NOTHING LESS.”
CHART TOPPERS ON THIS DAY:
(1950): THERE’S NO TOMORROW- TONY MARTIN
(1958): MAGIC MOMENTS- PERRY COMO
(1966): UPTIGHT- STEVIE WONDER
(1970): HEY THERE LONELY GIRL- EDDY HOLMAN
(1974): TILL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO)- ARETHA FRANKLIN
(1984): JUMP- VAN HALEN
(1990): JANIE’S GOT A GUN- AEROSMITH
TODAY IN HISTORY:
(1758): MUSTARD IS ADVERTISED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AMERICA. AND WHO DO YOU THINK WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR INTRODUCING MUSTARD TO THIS COUNTRY?
NO NOT FRENCH’S OR GREY POUPON BUT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN…..
(1898): U.S.S.MAINE SINKS IN HAVANA HARBOR KILLING 260 CREW MEMBERS
(1903): THE FIRST TEDDY BEAR IS INTRODUCED IN AMERICA,
ThIS cartoon was seen by husband and wife shop owners, Morris and Rose Michtom.
They owned a toy and novelty store in Brooklyn, New York and, inspired by the cartoon, Mrs Michtom made a toy bear and displayed it in the shop window. The bear proved enormously popular with the public.
(1915): “THE BIRTH OF A NATION” IS THE FIRST FILM SHOWN IN THE WHITE HOUSE
(1933): PRESIDENT-ELECT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT ESCAPES AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN MIAMI,FLORIDA THAT CLAIMS THE LIFE OF CHICAGO MAYOR ANTON J. CERMACK
(1941): DUKE ELLINGTON FIRST RECORDS “TAKE THE A TRAIN”
(1965): CANADA REPLACES THE UNION JACK FLAG WITH THE MAPLE LEAF
(1965): NAT “KING” COLE PASSES AWAY AT AGE 45
(1984): ETHEL MERMAN PASSES AWAY AT AGE 76
(1996): MC LEAN STEVENSON passes away at age 68. the next day
roger bowen who played colonel henry blake in the movie m*a*s*h pASSeD AWAY.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS: *DENOTES NO LONGER WITH US
*SEATTLE SLEW (32) (1977 TRIPLE CROWN WINNER)
SARAH WYNTER (33) (ACTRESS: “24” ETC)
JAROMIR JAGR (34) (HOCKEY GREAT)
*CHRIS FARLEY (42)
JOSEPH GANNASCOLI (47) (VITO SPATAFORE ON “THE SOPRANOS”)
MATT GROENING (52) (CREATOR “THE SIMPSONS”)
MELISSA MANCHESTER (55)
JANE SEYMOUR (55)
*RUSTY HAMER (59) (RUSTY williams ON “MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY”)
MARISA BERENSON (60)
sherry jackson (64)
(terry williams on “make room for daddy”)
CLAIRE BLOOM (75)
*GRAHAM HILL (77) (RACE-CAR DRIVER)
HARVEY KORMAN (79)
ALAN ARBUS (88) (DR.SIDNEY FREEDMAN ON “M*A*S*H”)
*MARY JANE CROFT (90) (ACTRESS: “I LOVE LUCY” ETC)
KEVIN MCCARTHY (92)
*CESAR ROMERO (99)
*HAROLD ARLEN (101)
*GALE SONDERGAARD (107) (ACTRESS)
*JAMES FORRESTAL (114) (FIRST U.S.SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 1947-49)
*JOHN BARRYMORE (124)
*SUSAN B. ANTHONY (186)
*CHARLES TIFFANY (194) (FOUNDER OF “TIFFANY AND COMPANY”)
*CYRUS MCCORMICK (197) (INVENTOR OF THE REAPER)
*JOHN SUTTER (203) (GOLD FOUND IN “SUTTERS MILL” IN 1849)
*HENRY STEINWAY (209) (PIANO MANUFACTURER)
*LOUIS XV (296) (KING OF FRANCE 1715-1774)
*GALILEO GALILEI (442)