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Gravdigr · 02-02-2017, 11:49 AM

February 2

Today most of the U.S. and Canadia celebrates Groundhog Day, but Alaska, Alaska just haaaad to be different. They will be celebrating Marmot Day.

World Wetlands Day is celebrated on this date, as well.

Events

1141 – The Battle of Lincoln, at which Stephen, King of England is defeated and captured by the allies of Empress Matilda. [I didn't know Stephen King was that old. Also, I thought he was from Maine.

]

1461 – Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Mortimer's Cross is fought in Herefordshire, England, which is just down the road from Therefordshire.

1536 – Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.

1709 – Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring Daniel Defoe's adventure book Robinson Crusoe.

1848 – Mexican–American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed.

1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.

1899 – The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.

1913 – Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.

1922 – Ulysses by James Joyce is published.

1925 – Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiration of the Iditarod race.

1935 – Leonarde Keeler administers polygraph tests to two murder suspects, the first time polygraph evidence was admitted in U.S. courts.

1943 – World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end when Soviet troops accept the surrender of the last German troops in the city.

1959 - Buddy Holly, Richard Valens and The Big Bopper all appeared at the Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa. This was all three acts' last ever gig, before being killed in a plane crash the following day.

1971 – Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda.

1973 - Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake and Palmer injured his hands when his piano, rigged to explode as a stunt, detonated prematurely during a concert in San Francisco.

1979, Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose in New York City. There had been a party to celebrate Vicious' release on $50,000 (£29,412) bail pending his trial for the murder of his former girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, the previous October. Party guests, said that Vicious had taken heroin at midnight. An autopsy confirmed that Vicious died from an accumulation of fluid in the lungs that was consistent with heroin overdose. A syringe, spoon and heroin residue were discovered near the body.

1980 – Reports surface that the FBI is targeting allegedly corrupt Congressmen in the Abscam operation.

1990 – Apartheid: F. W. de Klerk announces the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela.

1993 - Willie Nelson agreed to pay $9 million of the $16.7 million he owed the Internal Revenue Service. His accountants, Price Waterhouse, had not been paying Nelson's taxes for years.

2004 – Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the No. 1 ranked men's singles player, a position he will hold for a record 237 weeks.

2004 - TV network CBS apologised for its broadcast of the American Super Bowl after Janet Jackson was left exposed when Justin Timberlake ripped her top. The pair had been performing a raunchy half-time duet when one of Jackson's breasts was exposed as Timberlake pulled at her top. CBS quickly cut away from the scene but was still flooded with calls from angry viewers about the half-time entertainment, produced by MTV. Timberlake insisted it had been an accident saying "I am sorry that anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the half-time performance of the Super Bowl."

Births

1803 – Albert Sidney Johnston (General in three (3) separate armies, The United States Army, The Confederate States Army, & The Army of The Republic of Texas); 1861 – Solomon R. Guggenheim; 1882 – James Joyce; 1895 – George Halas (owner/founder of THE Chicago Bears

); 1897 – Howard Deering Johnson (founded Howard Johnson's); 1905 – Ayn Rand; 1923 – James Dickey (the writer, not the actor); 1925 – Elaine Stritch; 1927 – Stan Getz♪ ♫; 1932 – Robert Mandan (Soap); 1933 – M'el Dowd; 1937 – Tom Smothers (The Smothers Bros.); 1942 – Graham Nash♪ ♫(Crosby, Stills, & Nash); 1946 - Howard Bellamy♪ ♫(The Bellamy Bros); 1947 – Farrah Fawcett; 1949 – Brent Spiner ('Data' on Star Trek TNG); 1949 – Ross Valory

(Journey, Frumious Bandersnatch and Steve Miller Band); 1952 – Rick Dufay♪ ♫(Aerosmith); 1954 – Christie Brinkley

; 1966 – Robert DeLeo

(Stone Temple Pilots, Hollywood Vampires); 1977 – Shakira♪ ♫

Deaths

1918 – John L. Sullivan

; 1969 – Boris Karloff; 1979 – Sid Vicious

(Sex Pistols); 1987 – Alistair MacLean; 1992 – Bert Parks (host of Miss America pageant for 24 years); 1995 – Donald Pleasence ("The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep"); 1996 – Gene Kelly♪ ♫; 1999 – David McComb♪ ♫(The Triffids, The Blackeyed Susans); 2004 – Bernard McEveety (director/producer Rawhide, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Virginian, The Big Valley,Young Maverick, How the West Was Won); 2005 – Max Schmeling

); 2013 – Chris Kyle (wrote American Sniper (his autobiography)); 2014 – Philip Seymour Hoffman; 2016 – Bob Elliott (Bob & Ray, Chris Elliott's father)

02-02-2017, 11:49 AM	#536
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	February 2 Today most of the U.S. and Canadia celebrates Groundhog Day, but Alaska, Alaska just haaaad to be different. They will be celebrating Marmot Day. World Wetlands Day is celebrated on this date, as well. Events 1141 – The Battle of Lincoln, at which Stephen, King of England is defeated and captured by the allies of Empress Matilda. [I didn't know Stephen King was that old. Also, I thought he was from Maine.] 1461 – Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Mortimer's Cross is fought in Herefordshire, England, which is just down the road from Therefordshire. 1536 – Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated. 1709 – Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring Daniel Defoe's adventure book Robinson Crusoe. 1848 – Mexican–American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed. 1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed. 1899 – The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne. 1913 – Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City. 1922 – Ulysses by James Joyce is published. 1925 – Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiration of the Iditarod race. 1935 – Leonarde Keeler administers polygraph tests to two murder suspects, the first time polygraph evidence was admitted in U.S. courts. 1943 – World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end when Soviet troops accept the surrender of the last German troops in the city. 1959 - Buddy Holly, Richard Valens and The Big Bopper all appeared at the Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa. This was all three acts' last ever gig, before being killed in a plane crash the following day. 1971 – Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda. 1973 - Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake and Palmer injured his hands when his piano, rigged to explode as a stunt, detonated prematurely during a concert in San Francisco. 1979, Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose in New York City. There had been a party to celebrate Vicious' release on $50,000 (£29,412) bail pending his trial for the murder of his former girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, the previous October. Party guests, said that Vicious had taken heroin at midnight. An autopsy confirmed that Vicious died from an accumulation of fluid in the lungs that was consistent with heroin overdose. A syringe, spoon and heroin residue were discovered near the body. 1980 – Reports surface that the FBI is targeting allegedly corrupt Congressmen in the Abscam operation. 1990 – Apartheid: F. W. de Klerk announces the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela. 1993 - Willie Nelson agreed to pay $9 million of the $16.7 million he owed the Internal Revenue Service. His accountants, Price Waterhouse, had not been paying Nelson's taxes for years. 2004 – Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the No. 1 ranked men's singles player, a position he will hold for a record 237 weeks. 2004 - TV network CBS apologised for its broadcast of the American Super Bowl after Janet Jackson was left exposed when Justin Timberlake ripped her top. The pair had been performing a raunchy half-time duet when one of Jackson's breasts was exposed as Timberlake pulled at her top. CBS quickly cut away from the scene but was still flooded with calls from angry viewers about the half-time entertainment, produced by MTV. Timberlake insisted it had been an accident saying "I am sorry that anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the half-time performance of the Super Bowl." Births 1803 – Albert Sidney Johnston (General in three (3) separate armies, The United States Army, The Confederate States Army, & The Army of The Republic of Texas); 1861 – Solomon R. Guggenheim; 1882 – James Joyce; 1895 – George Halas (owner/founder of THE Chicago Bears); 1897 – Howard Deering Johnson (founded Howard Johnson's); 1905 – Ayn Rand; 1923 – James Dickey (the writer, not the actor); 1925 – Elaine Stritch; 1927 – Stan Getz♪ ♫; 1932 – Robert Mandan (Soap); 1933 – M'el Dowd; 1937 – Tom Smothers (The Smothers Bros.); 1942 – Graham Nash♪ ♫(Crosby, Stills, & Nash); 1946 - Howard Bellamy♪ ♫(The Bellamy Bros); 1947 – Farrah Fawcett; 1949 – Brent Spiner ('Data' on Star Trek TNG); 1949 – Ross Valory(Journey, Frumious Bandersnatch and Steve Miller Band); 1952 – Rick Dufay♪ ♫(Aerosmith); 1954 – Christie Brinkley; 1966 – Robert DeLeo(Stone Temple Pilots, Hollywood Vampires); 1977 – Shakira♪ ♫ Deaths 1918 – John L. Sullivan; 1969 – Boris Karloff; 1979 – Sid Vicious(Sex Pistols); 1987 – Alistair MacLean; 1992 – Bert Parks (host of Miss America pageant for 24 years); 1995 – Donald Pleasence ("The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep"); 1996 – Gene Kelly♪ ♫; 1999 – David McComb♪ ♫(The Triffids, The Blackeyed Susans); 2004 – Bernard McEveety (director/producer Rawhide, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Virginian, The Big Valley,Young Maverick, How the West Was Won); 2005 – Max Schmeling); 2013 – Chris Kyle (wrote American Sniper (his autobiography)); 2014 – Philip Seymour Hoffman; 2016 – Bob Elliott (Bob & Ray, Chris Elliott's father) __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. 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