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1998 - Elton John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.
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1998 - Elton John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.
1992 - Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love were married in Hawaii.
1993 - Eric Clapton won six Grammy Awards for the song "Tears In Heaven."
1992 - "Wayne's World," the movie based on a recurring "Sat. Night Live" skit, opened in U.S. theaters.
1980 - NBC premiered the TV movie "Harper Valley P.T.A." The movie was based on the 1968 hit song by Jeannie C. Riley and was the pilot for a TV show a year later. The comedy series ran for 31 episodes over 2 seasons.
1979 - "Roxanne" was released by The Police.
1965 - The Beach Boys recorded "Help Me Rhonda".
1848 - The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx was published.
1839 - Mr. William S. Otis received a patent for the steam shovel.
1821 - Mexico declared independence from Spain.
1803 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled itself to be the final interpreter of all constitutional issues.
Steven Jobs (Co-founder of Apple computers) 1955 Joe Lieberman (Connecticut senator was Al Gore's running mate in 2000) 1942 Abe Vigoda ("The Godfather" and TV's "Barney Miller" actor is often in sketches on Conan O'Brien's late night talk show) 1921
1928 - The Federal Radio Commission issued the first U.S. television license to Charles Jenkins Laboratories in Washington, DC.
1963 - The Beatles released their first U.S. single "Please Please Me."
1957 - Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded "That'll Be The Day." The song would be their first hit.
1950 - "Your Show of Shows" debuted on NBC. The variety/sketch show ran for 109 episodes over 4 years.
1919 - The state of Oregon became the first state to place a tax on gasoline. The tax was 1 cent per gallon.
1836 - Samuel Colt received a patent for the Colt 45.
Sean Astin ("The Goonies", "Lord of the Rings", "Rudy", "24") 1971 T.J. Hart [Pornstar (1997-) known for playing milf characters] 1967 George Harrison (Guitarist for the Beatles whose biggest solo hit was "I've Got My Mind Set On You") 1943 Anthony Burgess (author of "A Clockwork Orange") 1917 Jim Backus (Played Thurston Howell III on "Gilligan's Island" and the voice of "Mr. Magoo") 1913 Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French impressionist painter) 1841
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2002 - Alanis Morissette's third album "Under Rug Swept" was released. The single was "Hands Clean."
1998 - Tommy Lee of Motley Crue was formally charged with abusing his wife Pamela Anderson Lee, and one of their sons, Dylan.
1993 - Six people were killed and more than a thousand injured when a van exploded in the parking garage beneath the World Trade Center in New York City. The bomb had been built by Islamic extremists.
1991 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein announced on Baghdad Radio that Iraqi troops were being withdrawn from Kuwait.
1995 - Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (Led Zepplin) began a world tour to support their reunion album "No Quarter."
1977 - The Eagles' "Hotel California" was released.
1970 - The Beatles album "Hey Jude" aka "Beatles Again" was released in the U.S. It contained the songs "Revolution" and "Hey Jude," and was their next-to-last album.
1952 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that Britain had developed an atomic bomb.
1951 - The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, limiting U.S. Presidents to two terms.
1930 - New York City installed traffic lights.
1919 - In Arizona, the Grand Canyon was established as a National Park with an act of the U.S. Congress.
Julia Bond [Pornstar (2005-) She appeared on The Jerry Springer Show in 2006 and revealed to her mother that she was in porn] 1987 Erykah Badu (R&B singer often wears African head wraps) 1972 Michael Bolton (soft rock/pop singer: "When a Man Loves a Woman", "I Said I Loved You But I Lied") 1952 Johnny Cash (pop/country singer: "Ring of Fire", "Ballad of a Teenage Queen", "I Walk the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Hurt", "A Boy Named Sue", "Jackson", "Ghost Riders", "Sunday Morning Coming Down", "The Long Black Veil") 1932 Antoine "Fats" Domino ("Blueberry Hill", "I'm Walking", "Ain't That A Shame", "Poor Me") 1928 Tony Randall (TV's "The Odd Couple") 1920 Jackie Gleason ("The Honeymooners) 1916 William Frawley (Fred Mertz on "I Love Lucy") 1887 William "Buffalo Bill" Cody (his wild west show glorified the American frontier) 1846 Levi Strauss (invented demin pants) 1829 Victor Hugo (wrote the book "Les Miserables") 1802
1997 - In Ireland, divorce became legal.
1991 - U.S. President George Bush announced live on television that "Kuwait is liberated."
1974 - "People" magazine was first issued by Time-Life (later known as Time-Warner).
1951 - The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, limiting U.S. Presidents to two terms.
1922 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 19th Amendment that guaranteed women the right to vote.
1827 - New Orleans held its first Mardi Gras celebration.
Josh Groban (classical/pop singer sang a remake of Selah's hit "You Raise Me Up", also "Remember When It Rained") 1981 Chelsea Clinton (daughter of former US President Bill and Hilary Clinton) 1980 Bonita Saint (Pornstar 1999-2003) 1974 Ralph Nadar (advocate for seatbelts in cars, ran for US President in 2004 & 2008) 1934 Ariel Sharon (Prime Minister of Israel since 2001) 1928 John Steinbeck (author of "Of Mice and Men", "The Winter of Our Discontent", "The Pearl", "The Grapes of Wrath") 1902
2004 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wins the Best Picture Oscar, along with 10 other awards, at the 76th Annual Academy Awards. (Feb. 29)
1984 - Michael Jackson won a record eight Grammy awards connected to the album "Thriller."
1983 - "M*A*S*H" became the most watched television program in history when the final episode aired.
1979 - Mr. Ed, the talking horse from the TV show "Mr. Ed", died.
1944 - Smokey the Bear became the symbol for "Only you can prevent forest fires."
1885 - AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph) was incorporated. The company was capitalized on only $100,000 and provided long distance service for American Bell.
1854 - The Republican Party was organized in Ripon, WI. About 50 slavery opponents began the new political group.
Karolína Kurková (Czech/American Victoria's Secret model) 1984 Ali Larter ("Heroes") 1976 Jeffrey "Ja Rule" Atkins (rapper) Feb 29, 1976 (He'll be 8!) Patrick Monahan (singer for Train: "I Am", "Meet Virginia", "Drops of Jupiter", "Calling All Angels", "Cab") 1969 Gilbert Gottfried (loud, squinty commedian often on "The Tonight Show", was the voice of the parrot Iago in "Aladdin") 1955 Mario Andretti (race car driver) 1940
2004 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wins the Best Picture Oscar, along with 10 other awards, at the 76th Annual Academy Awards.
1996 - A television summit was held between U.S. President Clinton and broadcast industry representatives. At the meeting, the American television, cable and production community announced that it would establish and implement a voluntary rating system by January 1, 1997. The TV show ratings became Y, Y7, G, PG, 14, and MA (mature adult), along with warnings of discretion, violence, sexual content, and language, written as D, V, S, and L.
1960 - The Christian comic "Family Circus" makes its debut.
1940 - Hattie McDaniel became the first black person to win an Oscar. She won Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind."
1904 - In Washington, DC, a seven-man commission was created to hasten the construction of the Panama Canal.
1288 - Scotland established this day as one when a woman could propose marriage to a man. In the event that he refused the proposal he was required to pay a fine.
Jeffrey "Ja Rule" Atkins (rapper) Feb 29, 1976 (He'll be 8!) Tony Robbins (motivational speaker) 1960 (He'll be 12!)
2003 - In the U.S., approximately 180,000 personnel from 22 different organizations around the government became part of the Department of Homeland Security. This completed the largest government reorganization since the beginning of the Cold War.
2002 - Operation Anaconda began in eastern Afghanistan. Allied forces were fighting against Taliban and Al Quaida fighters.
2001 - The final episode of "La Femme Nikita" aired. The series ran for 96 episodes over 5 seasons.
1998 - Prince released the 3-CD set "Crystal Ball." The album was full of previously unreleased songs.
1974 - Seven people were indicted in connection with the Watergate break-in. The charge was conspiring to obstruct justice.
1969 - Jim Morrison of the Doors was arrested and officially charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, indecent behavior, open profanity and public drunkenness in Miami. Morrison was later sentenced. Morrison died while the sentence was under appeal.
1968 - Johnny Cash and June Carter were married.
1968 - Elton John's first single, "I've Been Loving You," was released in England. It was a single-only release.
1957 - The Everly Brothers signed with Cadence Records and then recorded "Bye Bye Love."
1941 - The first FM Radio station opened in Nashville, TN.
1872 - The U.S. Congress authorized the creation of Yellowstone National Park. It was the world's first national park.
1867 - Nebraska became the 37th U.S. state.
1803 - Ohio became the 17th U.S. state.
1781 - In America, the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation.
1692 - In Salem Village, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Salem witch trials began. Four women were the first to be charged.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar (played Zach on the series "Saved By The Bell") 1974 Russell Wong (starred in the 17-episode action series "Vanishing Son" in 1994) 1963 Ron Howard ("Andy Griffith", "Happy Days" star is now a movie director) 1954 Harry Belafonte [pop/calypso singer: "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)", "Jump In The Line (The Conga Line)"] 1927 Pete Rozelle (NFL commissioner originated the Super Bowl) 1926 Glenn Miller (Swinging band leader) 1904
2004 - NASA announced that the Mars rover Opportunity had discovered evidence that water had existed on Mars in the past.
1996 - The first episode of "Pacific Blue" aired. The series about a bike patrol unit ran for 101 episodes over 5 seasons.
1996 - John Howard is elected Prime Minister of Australia.
1995 - Yahoo! is incorporated.
1964 - "Twist and Shout" by the Beatles was released in the U.S.
1953 - The Academy Awards are first broadcast on television by NBC.
1933 - "King Kong" premieres in New York City.
1877 - In the U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the 1876 presidential election by the U.S. Congress.
1807 - The U.S. Congress passed an act to "prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States... from any foreign kingdom, place, or country."
Ben Roethlisberger (NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers) 1982 Chris Martin (singer for Coldplay) 1977 Daniel Craig (British actor cast as James Bond in the 2006 movie "Casino Royale") 1968 Jon Bon Jovi 1962 Lorainne Newman (Original castmember of "Saturday Night Live" known as the daughter of the Coneheads) 1952 Karen Carpenter (pop singer died of anorexia: "We've Only Just Begun", "Sing", Rainy Days and Mondays", "Hurting Each Other", "Close To You") 1950 Eddie Money (sang "Two Tickets To Paradise") 1949 Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet leader 1985-91) 1931 Desi Arnaz (Ricky Ricardo on "I Love Lucy") 1917 Theodore Geisel aka Dr. Seuss ("The Cat in the Hat", "Hop on Pop", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas") 1904
2007 - The Iditarod begins. The dogsled race begins in Anchorage, Alaska, and ends in Nome, Alaska, several days later.
1998 - Madonna's album "Ray of Light" was released. Singles included "Ray of Light", "The Power of Goodbye", and "Frozen."
1991 - Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers. The scene was captured on amateur video.
1986 - The pilot episode of "Matlock" aired on NBC. The series ran for 195 episodes over 9 seasons.
1985 - The TV show "Moonlighting" premiered. The series, starring Cybill Shepherd and introducing Bruce Willis, ran for 67 episodes over 5 seasons.
1956 - Morocco gained its independence.
1931 - The "Star Spangled Banner," written by Francis Scott Key, was adopted as the American national anthem. The song was originally a poem known as "Defense of Fort McHenry."
1923 - The first issue of Time magazine was published.
1918 - The Treaty of Brest Litovsky was signed by Germany, Austria and Russia. The treaty ended Russia's participation in World War I.
1915 - The motion picture "Birth of a Nation" debuted in New York City.
1845 - Florida became the 27th U.S. state.
Jessica Biel ("7th Heaven") 1982 Rio Mariah (pornstar 2002-) 1980 Ronan Keating [member of Boyzone: "Love Me For a Reason", solo: "Last Thing on My Mind (with LeAnn Rimes), he is popular in Europe] 1977 Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer (TV's "Ed") 1970 Anthony Terrell Smith aka Tone Loc (early '90s rapper: "Wild Thing", "Funky Cold Medina") 1966 Duncan Phillips [drummer for The Newsboys: "Wherever We Go (That's Where the Party's At)", "A Million Pieces", "Shine", "Breakfast"] 1964 James Doohan (played Scotty on the original series of "Star Trek") 1920 Alexander Graham Bell (While experimenting in ways for the deaf to hear he came up with the telephone) 1847
1999 - Monica Lewinsky's book about her affair with U.S. President Clinton went on sale in the U.S.
1997 - The first episode of "The Practice" aired on ABC. The legal drama ran for 168 episodes over 8 seasons.
1997 - The first episode of "Just Shoot Me" was aired. The comedy ran for 148 episodes over 7 seasons.
1950 - Walt Disney’s "Cinderella" was released.
1933 - U.S. President Roosevelt gave his inauguration speech in which he said "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself."
1925 - Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office in Washington, DC. The presidential inauguration was broadcast on radio for the first time.
1908 - The New York board of education banned the act of whipping students in school.
1902 - The American Automobile Association (AAA) was founded in Chicago.
1877 - Emile Berliner invented the microphone.
1794 - The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. Congress. The Amendment limited the jurisdiction of the federal courts to automatically hear cases brought against a state by the citizens of another state. Later interpretations expanded this to include citizens of the state being sued, as well.
1791 - Vermont was admitted as the 14th U.S. state. It was the first addition to the original 13 American colonies.
1789 - The first Congress of the United States met in New York and declared that the U.S. Constitution was in effect.
1766 - The British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, which had caused bitter and violent opposition in the U.S. colonies.
Summer Cummings (pornstar 1990-) 1968 Dav Pilkey (author of the popular children's series "Captain Underpants") 1966 Jason Curtis Newsted (Bass player for Metallica) 1963 Patricia Heaton (played Debra on "Everybody Loves Raymond") 1958 Steve Burns (voices Rodney and Mitch on the long-running weekly radio/web dramedy series "Adventures In Odyssey") 1956 Antonio Vivaldi (clasical composer of "Four Seasons") 1678
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