Today is...

[MrB8]

:hungry: :faint2: :hungry:
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[BigO]

^ I'll have what he's having. :biggrin1:

 

[not2big]

In History:

457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

1613 - Michail Romanov (aged 16) becomes Tsar of Russia

1856 - The colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the first piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot.

1940 - Walt Disney's 2nd feature-length movie, "Pinocchio", premieres (NYC)

1949 - Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (NY Yankees)

1962 - President Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba by banning all Cuban imports and exports.

1974 - Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" opens in movie theaters

1993 - Pebbles Flintstone & Bamm Bamm Rubble wed

 

[TPW]

February 8th

Today is...



World Marriage Day

Autism Sunday

Boy Scouts Day

Laugh and Get Rich Day :bounce:

National Kite Flying Day

National Molasses Bar Day

Opera Day
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[not2big]

In History

421 - Flavius Constantine becomes Co-Emperor as Emperor Constantius III of the Western Roman Empire with Honorius

1693 - William & Mary college is chartered in the Dominion and Colony of Virginia (2nd in North America

1883 - Louis Waterman begins experiment to invent the fountain pen

1910 - The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.

1918 - "Stars & Stripes,", weekly US armed forces newspaper, 1st published

1928 - Scottish inventor Joh Logie Baird demonstrates colourTV

1942 - Congress advises FDR that, Americans of Japanese descent should be locked up en masse so they wouldn't oppose the US war effort

1965 - Supremes release "Stop In the Name of Love"

 

[PurpleOnes]

February 8th

Today is...

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World Marriage Day

Autism Sunday

Boy Scouts Day

Laugh and Get Rich Day :bounce:

National Kite Flying Day

National Molasses Bar Day

Opera Day
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Seems mostly like a positive day. Had some sunshine here after long time of not seeing sun.

 

[TPW]

February 9th

Today is...



Read in the Bathtub Day
(a personal pastime favourite )

Clean Out Your Computer Day :typing:

National Bagels and Lox Day

National Stop Bullying Day :nono:

National Toothache Day

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[not2big]

In History:

474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire together with his son Leo II.

1499 - France & Venice sign treaty against Milan

1885 - 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii

1895 - Volleyball invented by W G Morgan in Massachusetts

1943 - Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, ends epic WWII battle on the Solomon Islands in the Pacific

1953 - "Adventures of Superman" TV series premieres in syndication and who disguised as Clark Kent, fights a never ending battle for truth justice and the American way.

1971 - Probably 1st gay theme TV episode - All in the Family

1987 - NY Stock Exch installs ladies restroom in the Exchange Luncheon Club

1992 - Fastest yodeler-22 tones/15 falsetto in 1 sec by Thomas School of Germ

1997 - Fox cartoon series "Simpsons" airs 167th episode the longest-running animated series in cartoon history

 

[swimdad25]

1992 - Fastest yodeler-22 tones/15 falsetto in 1 sec by Thomas School

Yes, but could he say "Two all-beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles onions on a sesame seed bun" in 1 second?

 

[TPW]

February 10th

Today is...



Extraterrestrial Culture Day :tinfoil3:

Extraterrestrial Visitor Day :tinfoil3:

National Cream Cheese Brownie Day :hungry:

Plimsoll Day

Umbrella Day :rain:​

 

[CUSP82]

It's Tuesday, it's cold, and I'm glad I don't live in Boston!

 

[not2big]

In History:

60 - St Paul thought to have been shipwrecked at Malta

1355 - The St. Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 62 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days.

1535 - 12 nude anabaptists run through Amsterdam streets

1763 - Treaty of Paris ends French-Indian War, surrendering Canada to Britain

1899 - Treaty of Paris which ended the Spanish-American War is signed by President McKinley; US acquires Philippines, Puerto Rico & Guam

1931 - New Delhi becomes capital of India

1940 - Tom & Jerry created by Hanna & Barbera debut by MGM

1947 - WW II peace treaties signed

1962 - USSR swaps spy Francis Gary Power to US for Rudolph Abel

1979 - "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart peaks at #1

1989 - To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition & not a sport, in a NJ court

1996 - IBM computer Deep Blue becomes the first computer to win a game of chess against a reigning (human) chess champion, Gary Kasparov

 

[TPW]

February 11th

Today is...



White Shirt or Tee-Shirt Day

Be Electrific Day :yikes:

Get Out Your Guitar Day :rockon:

National Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day :hurt:

National Make a Friend Day :wave:

National Peppermint Patty Day

National Shut-in Visitation Day

Pro Sports Wives Day

Satisfied Staying Single Day

World Day of The Sick ​

 

[CUSP82]

Nice picture; too early but nice. How about if she was eating an egg on a roll? I would like that better!

 

[Dangler]

Today is 'Have a Cryptic Error Message Flash in your face Day'

The End is near.......

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[not2big]

In History:

55 - Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, dies under mysterious circumstances in Rome. This clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.

1531 - Henry VIII recognised as supreme head of Church in England following the schism with Rome

1543 - Karel/Henry VIII sign anti-French covenant

1809 - Robert Fulton patents steamboat

1812 - Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signs a redistricting bill - first "gerrymander"

1942 - "Archie" comic book debuts

1945 - Yalta agreement signed by FDR, Churchill & Stalin

1963 - Julia Child's show The French Chef premieres.

1975 - Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for leadership of the British Conservative Party

1990 - Nelson Mandela released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa

 

[TPW]

February 12th

Today is...



International Darwin Day

Lincoln's Birthday

NAACP Day

National Lost Penny Day

National Plum Pudding Day

Oglethorpe Day

Paul Bunyan Day

Safety Pup Day
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[not2big]

In History:

1049 - Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX

1502 - Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal on his second voyage to India.

1554 - Queen of England for nine days, Lady Jane Grey is executed for treason.

1733 - Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah

1879 - 1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Sq Garden, NYC)

1880 - US National Croquet League organizes (Phila)

1908 - NY to Paris auto race (via Alaska & Siberia) begins in NYC George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel

1955 - President Eisenhower sends 1st US advisors to South Vietnam

1999 - US President Bill Clinton acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial

 

[TPW]

February 13th

Today is...



Madly In Love With Me Day

Blame Someone Else Day

Desperation Day

Employee Legal Awareness Day

The First Friday the 13th of 2015

Get a Different Name Day

International Condom Day

National Tortellini Day

World Radio Day
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[closed224]

Those top three pretty well.define me;-).