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uncle phil · 02-06-2011, 02:42 AM

On February 6, 1843, "The Virginia Minstrels" opened at the Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City. It was the first minstrel show in America...

Tully Mars · 02-06-2011, 06:14 AM

Also on Feb. 6, 1895, George Herman 'Babe' Ruth, baseball's great star, was born.

Tully Mars · 02-07-2011, 02:19 AM

On Feb. 7, 1984, space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart went on the first untethered spacewalk.

uncle phil · 02-07-2011, 03:23 AM

Also on February 7, 1882, the last bareknuckle fight for the heavyweight boxing championship took place in Mississippi City...

uncle phil · 02-08-2011, 03:02 AM

On February 8, 1927, the original version of "Getting Gertie’s Garter" opened at the Hippodrome Theatre in New York City...

Tully Mars · 02-08-2011, 03:45 AM

Also on February 8, 1922- President Warren G. Harding had a radio installed in the White House

Tully Mars · 02-09-2011, 03:09 AM

On Feb. 9, 1943, the World War II battle of Guadalcanal in the southwest Pacific ended with an American victory over Japanese forces.

uncle phil · 02-09-2011, 03:26 AM

And on a related note, on February 9, 1885, the first Japanese arrived in Hawaii...

Tully Mars · 02-10-2011, 03:07 AM

On Feb. 10, 1962, the Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolph Ivanovich Abel, a Soviet spy held by the United States.

uncle phil · 02-10-2011, 04:29 AM

Also on February 10, 1897, "The New York Times" began printing "All the news that's fit to print" on their front page...

Tully Mars · 02-11-2011, 02:32 AM

On Feb. 11, 1945, President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin signed the Yalta Agreement during World War II.

uncle phil · 02-11-2011, 02:53 AM

Also on Februar 11, 1808, Judge Jesse Fell experimented by burning anthracite coal to keep his house warm. He successfully showed how clean the coal burned and how cheaply it could be used as a heating fuel...

uncle phil · 02-12-2011, 02:49 AM

On February 12, 1554, Lady Jane Grey was beheaded after being charged with treason. She had claimed the throne of England for only nine days...

Tully Mars · 02-12-2011, 03:39 AM

I am here, turns out the weather is too poor to go fishing this morning.

Lady Jane Grey was a Jeopardy answer/question Thurs... Why is stupid stuff like this stuck in my brain and not important facts like the name of the lovely lady I met the other day? Have phone number no name... that would not go well I'm afraid.

Ok back to our regularly scheduled trivial information thread...

Also on February 12th, 1915- The cornerstone for the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington, D.C.

uncle phil · 02-13-2011, 03:12 AM

On February 13, 1542, Catherine Howard was executed for adultery. She was the fifth wife of England's King Henry VIII...

Tully Mars · 02-13-2011, 04:02 AM

Also on Feb. 13 in 1935, a jury in Flemington, N.J., found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of first-degree murder in the kidnap-death of the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Hauptmann was later executed.

uncle phil · 02-14-2011, 03:01 AM

On February 14, 1859, Oregon became the 33rd member of the Union...

Tully Mars · 02-14-2011, 04:25 AM

Also on Feb. 14th in 1929- the St. Valentine's Day Massacre took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone's gang were gunned down.

Tully Mars · 02-15-2011, 02:29 AM

On February 15th, 1898- The U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana harbor, killing more than 260 crew members and bringing the U.S. closer to war with Spain over the issue of Cuban independence.

uncle phil · 02-15-2011, 03:14 AM

Also on February 15, 1903, Morris and Rose Michtom, Russian immigrants, introduced the first teddy bear in America...

Tully Mars · 02-16-2011, 02:31 AM

On February 16th, 1948- NBC-TV aired its first nightly newscast, "The Camel Newsreel Theatre," which consisted of Fox Movietone newsreels.

uncle phil · 02-16-2011, 03:08 AM

Also on February 16, 1857, the National Deaf Mute College was incorporated in Washington, DC. It was the first school in the world for advanced education of the deaf. The school was later renamed Gallaudet College...

uncle phil · 02-17-2011, 03:10 AM

On February 17, 1876, Julius Wolff was credited with being the first to can sardines...

uncle phil · 02-18-2011, 03:11 AM

On February 18, 1913, the famous French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase", by the French artist, Marcel Duchamp, was displayed at an "Armory Show" in New York City...

Tully Mars · 02-19-2011, 02:59 AM

On February 19th, 1945- Some 30,000 U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima and began a month-long battle to seize control of the island from Japanese forces during World War II.

uncle phil · 02-19-2011, 02:59 AM

On February 19, 1878, Thomas Alva Edison patented a music player (the phonograph)...

uncle phil · 02-20-2011, 03:10 AM

On February 20, 1962, John Glenn made space history when he orbited the world three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes. He was the first American to orbit the Earth. He was aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule...

Tully Mars · 02-20-2011, 04:20 AM

Also on February 20th in 1839- Congress prohibited dueling in the District of Columbia.

Maybe they should bring it back?

Tully Mars · 02-21-2011, 02:28 AM

On February 21st, 1975- Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman were sentenced to 2 1/2 to 8 years in prison for their roles in the Watergate cover-up.

uncle phil · 02-21-2011, 03:56 AM

On February 21, 1858, the first electric burglar alarm was installed in Boston, MA...

Tully Mars · 02-22-2011, 03:15 AM

On February 22nd, 1879- Frank Winfield Woolworth opened a five-cent store in Utica, N.Y.

uncle phil · 02-22-2011, 03:27 AM

Also on February 22, 1819, Spain ceded Florida to the United States...

Tully Mars · 02-23-2011, 02:47 AM

On Feb. 23, 1954, the first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh.

uncle phil · 02-23-2011, 03:09 AM

Also on February 23, 1792, the Humane Society of Massachusetts was incorporated...

Tully Mars · 02-24-2011, 02:32 AM

On February 24th, 1821- Mexico declared its independence from Spain.

uncle phil · 02-24-2011, 03:16 AM

Also on February 24, 1868, the first parade to use floats occurred in New Orleans at Mardi Gras...

Tully Mars · 02-25-2011, 02:47 AM

On Feb. 25, 1870, Hiram R. Revels, R-Miss., became the first black member of the United States Senate as he was sworn in to serve out the unexpired term of Jefferson Davis.

uncle phil · 02-25-2011, 03:10 AM

Also on February 25, 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized a graduated income tax...

uncle phil · 02-26-2011, 02:54 AM

On February 26, 1907, the U.S. Congress raised their own pay to $7500...

uncle phil · 02-27-2011, 03:27 AM

On February 27, 1827, New Orleans held its first Mardi Gras celebration...

02-06-2011, 02:42 AM	#2361 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On February 6, 1843, "The Virginia Minstrels" opened at the Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City. It was the first minstrel show in America... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-06-2011, 06:14 AM	#2362 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on Feb. 6, 1895, George Herman 'Babe' Ruth, baseball's great star, was born. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-07-2011, 02:19 AM	#2363 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Feb. 7, 1984, space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart went on the first untethered spacewalk. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-07-2011, 03:23 AM	#2364 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on February 7, 1882, the last bareknuckle fight for the heavyweight boxing championship took place in Mississippi City... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-08-2011, 03:02 AM	#2365 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On February 8, 1927, the original version of "Getting Gertie’s Garter" opened at the Hippodrome Theatre in New York City... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-08-2011, 03:45 AM	#2366 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on February 8, 1922- President Warren G. Harding had a radio installed in the White House __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-09-2011, 03:09 AM	#2367 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Feb. 9, 1943, the World War II battle of Guadalcanal in the southwest Pacific ended with an American victory over Japanese forces. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-09-2011, 03:26 AM	#2368 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	And on a related note, on February 9, 1885, the first Japanese arrived in Hawaii... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-10-2011, 03:07 AM	#2369 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Feb. 10, 1962, the Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolph Ivanovich Abel, a Soviet spy held by the United States. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-10-2011, 04:29 AM	#2370 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on February 10, 1897, "The New York Times" began printing "All the news that's fit to print" on their front page... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-11-2011, 02:32 AM	#2371 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Feb. 11, 1945, President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin signed the Yalta Agreement during World War II. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-11-2011, 02:53 AM	#2372 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on Februar 11, 1808, Judge Jesse Fell experimented by burning anthracite coal to keep his house warm. He successfully showed how clean the coal burned and how cheaply it could be used as a heating fuel... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-12-2011, 02:49 AM	#2373 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On February 12, 1554, Lady Jane Grey was beheaded after being charged with treason. She had claimed the throne of England for only nine days... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-12-2011, 03:39 AM	#2374 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	I am here, turns out the weather is too poor to go fishing this morning. Lady Jane Grey was a Jeopardy answer/question Thurs... Why is stupid stuff like this stuck in my brain and not important facts like the name of the lovely lady I met the other day? Have phone number no name... that would not go well I'm afraid. Ok back to our regularly scheduled trivial information thread... Also on February 12th, 1915- The cornerstone for the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington, D.C. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-13-2011, 03:12 AM	#2375 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On February 13, 1542, Catherine Howard was executed for adultery. She was the fifth wife of England's King Henry VIII... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-13-2011, 04:02 AM	#2376 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on Feb. 13 in 1935, a jury in Flemington, N.J., found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of first-degree murder in the kidnap-death of the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Hauptmann was later executed. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-14-2011, 03:01 AM	#2377 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On February 14, 1859, Oregon became the 33rd member of the Union... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-14-2011, 04:25 AM	#2378 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on Feb. 14th in 1929- the St. Valentine's Day Massacre took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone's gang were gunned down. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-15-2011, 02:29 AM	#2379 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On February 15th, 1898- The U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana harbor, killing more than 260 crew members and bringing the U.S. closer to war with Spain over the issue of Cuban independence. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-15-2011, 03:14 AM	#2380 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on February 15, 1903, Morris and Rose Michtom, Russian immigrants, introduced the first teddy bear in America... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-16-2011, 02:31 AM	#2381 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On February 16th, 1948- NBC-TV aired its first nightly newscast, "The Camel Newsreel Theatre," which consisted of Fox Movietone newsreels. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-16-2011, 03:08 AM	#2382 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on February 16, 1857, the National Deaf Mute College was incorporated in Washington, DC. It was the first school in the world for advanced education of the deaf. The school was later renamed Gallaudet College... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-17-2011, 03:10 AM	#2383 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On February 17, 1876, Julius Wolff was credited with being the first to can sardines... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-18-2011, 03:11 AM	#2384 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On February 18, 1913, the famous French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase", by the French artist, Marcel Duchamp, was displayed at an "Armory Show" in New York City... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-19-2011, 02:59 AM	#2385 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On February 19th, 1945- Some 30,000 U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima and began a month-long battle to seize control of the island from Japanese forces during World War II. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-19-2011, 02:59 AM	#2386 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On February 19, 1878, Thomas Alva Edison patented a music player (the phonograph)... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-20-2011, 03:10 AM	#2387 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On February 20, 1962, John Glenn made space history when he orbited the world three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes. He was the first American to orbit the Earth. He was aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-20-2011, 04:20 AM	#2388 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on February 20th in 1839- Congress prohibited dueling in the District of Columbia. Maybe they should bring it back? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-21-2011, 02:28 AM	#2389 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On February 21st, 1975- Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman were sentenced to 2 1/2 to 8 years in prison for their roles in the Watergate cover-up. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-21-2011, 03:56 AM	#2390 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On February 21, 1858, the first electric burglar alarm was installed in Boston, MA... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-22-2011, 03:15 AM	#2391 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On February 22nd, 1879- Frank Winfield Woolworth opened a five-cent store in Utica, N.Y. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-22-2011, 03:27 AM	#2392 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on February 22, 1819, Spain ceded Florida to the United States... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-23-2011, 02:47 AM	#2393 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Feb. 23, 1954, the first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-23-2011, 03:09 AM	#2394 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on February 23, 1792, the Humane Society of Massachusetts was incorporated... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

02-24-2011, 02:32 AM	#2395 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On February 24th, 1821- Mexico declared its independence from Spain. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club