February 13th - Happy Birthday to Neal McDonough & Kelly Hu https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/t3009 Runboard| February 13th - Happy Birthday to Neal McDonough & Kelly Hu en-us Fri, 29 Mar 2024 02:38:33 +0000 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 02:38:33 +0000 https://www.runboard.com/ rssfeeds_managingeditor@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds managing editor) rssfeeds_webmaster@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds webmaster) akBBS 60 Re: February 13th - Happy Birthday to Neal McDonough & Kelly Huhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p83659,from=rss#post83659https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p83659,from=rss#post83659In 2000 - On "The Simpsons," Maude Flanders was "killed off." nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:39:18 +0000 Re: February 13th - Happy Birthday to Neal McDonough & Kelly Huhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p80663,from=rss#post80663https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p80663,from=rss#post80663In 1914 - The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (known as ASCAP) was formed in New York City. The society was founded to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:53:59 +0000 Re: February 13th - Happy Birthday to Neal McDonough & Kelly Huhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p77526,from=rss#post77526https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p77526,from=rss#post775261861, Abraham Lincoln was officially declared winner of the 1860 presidential election as electors cast their ballots. Today's Birthdays — Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019: U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager (ret.) is 96. Actress Kim Novak is 86. Actor George Segal is 85. Actor Bo Svenson is 78. Actress Carol Lynley is 77. Singer-musician Peter Tork (The Monkees) is 77. Actress Stockard Channing is 75. Talk show host Jerry Springer is 75. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., is 73. Singer Peter Gabriel (Genesis, solo) is 69. Actor David Naughton is 68. Rock musician Peter Hook is 63. Actor Matt Salinger is 59. Singer Henry Rollins is 58. Actor Neal McDonough is 53. Singer Freedom Williams is 53. Actress Kelly Hu is 51. Rock singer Matt Berninger (The National) is 48. Rock musician Todd Harrell (formerly with 3 Doors Down) is 47. Country musician Scott Thomas (Parmalee) is 46. Singer Robbie Williams is 45. Singer-songwriter Feist is 43. Rhythm-and-blues performer Natalie Stewart is 40. Actress Mena Suvari s 40. Rock musician Dash Hutton (Haim) is 34. Actress Katie Volding is 30. Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. (also known as Prince Michael Jackson I) is 22.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sat, 23 Feb 2019 15:30:12 +0000 Re: February 13th - Happy Birthday to Neal McDonough & Kelly Huhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p73124,from=rss#post73124https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p73124,from=rss#post73124Today is Tuesday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2018. There are 321 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 13, 1633, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before the Inquisition, accused of defending Copernican theory that the Earth revolved around the sun instead of the other way around. (Galileo was found vehemently suspect of heresy, and ended up being sentenced to a form of house arrest.) Ten years ago: Under oath and sometimes blistering questioning, seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens told Congress: "I have never taken steroids or HGH," while his accuser, former personal trainer Brian McNamee, sat a few feet away. Hollywood writers returned to work a day after voting to end their 100-day strike that had disrupted the TV season and canceled awards shows. Japanese movie director Kon Ichikawa died in Tokyo at age 92. Five years ago: Beginning a long farewell to his flock, a weary Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his final public Mass as pontiff, presiding over Ash Wednesday services inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. One year ago: President Donald Trump's embattled national security adviser, Michael Flynn, resigned following reports he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other officials about his contacts with Russia. The Senate confirmed David Shulkin to be secretary of Veterans Affairs and Steven Mnuchin to be treasury secretary. Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, died after falling ill at an airport terminal in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; two women are accused of killing him by smearing a nerve agent onto his face. Actor Harrison Ford mistakenly landed his single-engine plane on a taxiway of John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif., after passing over an American Airlines jet. Today's Birthdays — Feb. 13: U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager (ret.) is 95. Actress Kim Novak is 85. Actor George Segal is 84. Actor Bo Svenson is 77. Actress Carol Lynley is 76. Singer-musician Peter Tork (The Monkees) is 76. Actress Stockard Channing is 74. Talk show host Jerry Springer is 74. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., is 72. Singer Peter Gabriel is 68. Actor David Naughton is 67. Rock musician Peter Hook is 62. Actor Matt Salinger is 58. Singer Henry Rollins is 57. Actor Neal McDonough is 52. Singer Freedom Williams is 52. Actress Kelly Hu is 50. Rock singer Matt Berninger (The National) is 47. Rock musician Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down) is 46. Country musician Scott Thomas (Parmalee) is 45. Singer Robbie Williams is 44. Singer-songwriter Feist is 42. Rhythm-and-blues performer Natalie Stewart is 39. Actress Mena Suvari (MEE'-nuh soo-VAHR'-ee) is 39. Rock musician Dash Hutton (Haim (HY'-ehm)) is 33. Actress Katie Volding is 29. Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. (also known as Prince Michael Jackson I) is 21.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Tue, 13 Feb 2018 20:27:07 +0000 Re: February 13th - Happy Birthday to Neal McDonough & Kelly Huhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p69026,from=rss#post69026https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p69026,from=rss#post69026Today is Monday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2017. There are 321 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 13, 1967, the Beatles' double A-sided single "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane" was released in the United States by Capitol Records. Ten years ago: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney officially entered the 2008 presidential race in Michigan, the place of his birth. With Democrats in control, House members debated Iraq in an emotional and historic faceoff over a war that Speaker Nancy Pelosi condemned as a commitment with "no end in sight." Five years ago: President Barack Obama unveiled a record $3.8 trillion election-year budget plan, calling for stimulus-style spending on roads and schools and tax hikes on the wealthy to help pay the costs. Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire (GREG'-wahr) signed a measure making her state the seventh to legalize same-sex marriage. One year ago: Justice Antonin Scalia (AN'-toh-nihn skuh-LEE'-uh), the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, was found dead at a private residence in the Big Bend area of West Texas; he was 79. During a Republican presidential debate that evening in Greenville, S.C., the candidates, with the exception of Jeb Bush, insisted that President Barack Obama step aside and let his successor nominate Justice Scalia's replacement. On his first full day in Mexico, Pope Francis issued a tough-love message to the country's political and church elites, telling them they had a duty to provide their people with security, justice and courageous pastoral care. Today's Birthdays — Feb. 13: U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager (ret.) is 94. Actress Kim Novak is 84. Actor George Segal is 83. Actor Bo Svenson is 76. Actress Carol Lynley is 75. Singer-musician Peter Tork (The Monkees) is 75. Actress Stockard Channing is 73. Talk show host Jerry Springer is 73. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., is 71. Singer Peter Gabriel is 67. Actor David Naughton is 66. Rock musician Peter Hook is 61. Actor Matt Salinger is 57. Singer Henry Rollins is 56. Actor Neal McDonough is 51. Singer Freedom Williams is 51. Actress Kelly Hu is 49. Rock singer Matt Berninger (The National) is 46. Rock musician Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down) is 45. Country musician Scott Thomas (Parmalee) is 44. Singer Robbie Williams is 43. Singer-songwriter Feist is 41. Rhythm-and-blues performer Natalie Stewart is 38. Actress Mena Suvari (MEE'-nuh soo-VAHR'-ee) is 38. Rock musician Dash Hutton (Haim (hym)) is 32. Actress Katie Volding is 28. Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. (also known as Prince Michael Jackson I) is 20.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Wed, 15 Feb 2017 22:53:06 +0000 Re: February 13th - Happy Birthday to Arrow's Kelly Huhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p64310,from=rss#post64310https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p64310,from=rss#post64310Today is Saturday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2016. There are 322 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 13, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was officially declared winner of the 1860 presidential election as electors cast their ballots. Ten years ago: Auditors reported that millions of dollars in Hurricane Katrina disaster aid had been squandered, paying for such items as a $450 tattoo and $375-dollar-a-day beachfront condos. Joey Cheek won the men's 500 meters, giving the United States its second speedskating gold medal of the Turin Games. Hannah Teter won gold and Gretchen Bleiler won silver in the halfpipe. Tatiana Totmianina (taht-YAH'nah toht-MYEH'-ni-nuh) and Maxim Marinin won the gold medal in pairs figure skating, extending Russia's four-decade dominance of the event. Five years ago: Egypt's military leaders dissolved parliament, suspended the constitution and promised elections in moves cautiously welcomed by protesters who'd helped topple President Hosni Mubarak. Lady Antebellum was the big winner at the Grammys with five awards, including record and song of the year for the band's yearning crossover ballad "Need You Now," but rockers Arcade Fire won the biggest prize, album of the year, for their highly acclaimed "The Suburbs." One year ago: Calling cyberspace the new "Wild West," President Barack Obama told the private sector during a White House cybersecurity summit at Stanford University that it needed to do more to stop cyberattacks aimed at the U.S. every day. Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, a Democrat, resigned amid suspicions his fiancee had used her relationship with him to land contracts for her green-energy consulting business. Today's Birthdays: U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager (ret.) is 93. Actress Kim Novak is 83. Actor George Segal is 82. Actor Bo Svenson is 75. Actress Carol Lynley is 74. Singer-musician Peter Tork (The Monkees) is 74. Actress Stockard Channing is 72. Talk show host Jerry Springer is 72. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., is 70. Singer Peter Gabriel is 66. Actor David Naughton is 65. Rock musician Peter Hook is 60. Actor Matt Salinger is 56. Singer Henry Rollins is 55. Actor Neal McDonough is 50. Singer Freedom Williams is 50. Actress Kelly Hu is 48. Rock singer Matt Berninger (The National) is 45. Rock musician Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down) is 44. Singer Robbie Williams is 42. Singer-songwriter Feist is 40. Rhythm-and-blues performer Natalie Stewart is 37. Actress Mena Suvari (MEE'-nuh soo-VAHR'-ee) is 37. Rock musician Dash Hutton (Haim (hym)) is 31. Actress Katie Volding is 27. Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. (also known as Prince Michael Jackson I) is 19.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sat, 13 Feb 2016 23:13:57 +0000 Re: February 13th - Happy Birthday to Arrow's Kelly Huhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p59279,from=rss#post59279https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p59279,from=rss#post59279Today is Friday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2015. There are 321 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 13, 1935, a jury in Flemington, N.J., found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of first-degree murder in the kidnap-slaying of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was later executed.) Ten years ago: Final results showed clergy-backed Shiites (SHEE'-eyetz) and independence-minded Kurds had swept to victory in Iraq's landmark elections. The late Ray Charles' final album, "Genius Loves Company," won eight Grammy awards. The AFC won the Pro Bowl, defeating the NFC 38-27. Five years ago: President Barack Obama delivered a video address to the 7th U.S.-Islamic World Forum meeting in Doha, Qatar, as part of his continuing effort to repair strained U.S. relations with the world's Muslims. Hannah Kearney won the women's moguls for first U.S. gold medal at the Olympic Games in Vancouver; Apolo Anton Ohno won the silver medal in the short-track 1,500-meter speedskating final, to tie Bonnie Blair as the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian. One year ago: Comcast Corp. agreed to buy Time Warner Cable Inc. for $45.2 billion in stock (the deal is under regulatory review). Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland dominated her favorite event at the Sochi Olympics, winning the women's cross-country 10-kilometer classical race despite skiing with a fractured foot; Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won the men's short program on a night that four-time Olympic medalist Evgeni Plushenko retired from competitive skating. Actor Ralph Waite, 85, died in Palm Desert, Calif. Today's Birthdays: U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager (ret.) is 92. Actress Kim Novak is 82. Actor George Segal is 81. Actor Bo Svenson is 74. Actress Carol Lynley is 73. Singer-musician Peter Tork (The Monkees) is 73. Actress Stockard Channing is 71. Talk show host Jerry Springer is 71. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., is 69. Singer Peter Gabriel is 65. Actor David Naughton is 64. Rock musician Peter Hook is 59. Actor Matt Salinger is 55. Singer Henry Rollins is 54. Actor Neal McDonough is 49. Singer Freedom Williams is 49. Actress Kelly Hu is 47. Rock singer Matt Berninger (The National) is 44. Rock musician Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down) is 43. Singer Robbie Williams is 41. Singer-songwriter Feist is 39. Rhythm-and-blues performer Natalie Stewart is 36. Actress Mena Suvari (MEE'-nuh soo-VAHR'-ee) is 36. Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. (also known as Prince Michael Jackson I) is 18.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Fri, 13 Feb 2015 02:41:26 +0000 Re: February 13th - Happy Birthday to Arrow's Kelly Huhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p52802,from=rss#post52802https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p52802,from=rss#post52802Today is Thursday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2014. There are 321 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 13, 1914, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, also known as ASCAP, was founded in New York to protect the copyrights of creators and ensure compensation for public performances of their works. Ten years ago: President George W. Bush, trying to calm a political storm, ordered the release of his Vietnam-era military records to counter Democrats' suggestions that he'd shirked his duty in the Texas Air National Guard. Five years ago: A $787 billion stimulus bill aimed at easing the worst economic crisis in decades cleared both houses of Congress. Peanut Corp. of America, the Lynchburg, Va.-based peanut processing company at the heart of a national salmonella outbreak, filed for bankruptcy. A female suicide bomber targeted Shiite pilgrims in Musayyib, Iraq, killing at least 40. One year ago: Beginning a long farewell to his flock, a weary Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his final public Mass as pontiff, presiding over Ash Wednesday services inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Today's Birthdays: U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager (ret.) is 91. Actress Kim Novak is 81. Actor George Segal is 80. Actress Carol Lynley is 72. Singer-musician Peter Tork (The Monkees) is 72. Actress Stockard Channing is 70. Talk show host Jerry Springer is 70. Actor Bo Svenson is 70. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., is 68. Singer Peter Gabriel is 64. Actor David Naughton is 63. Rock musician Peter Hook is 58. Actor Matt Salinger is 54. Singer Henry Rollins is 53. Actor Neal McDonough is 48. Singer Freedom Williams is 48. Actress Kelly Hu is 46. Rock singer Matt Berninger (The National) is 43. Rock musician Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down) is 42. Singer Robbie Williams is 40. Singer-songwriter Feist is 38. Rhythm-and-blues performer Natalie Stewart is 35. Actress Mena Suvari (MEE'-nuh soo-VAHR'-ee) is 35.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:20:00 +0000 Re: February 13thhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p46236,from=rss#post46236https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p46236,from=rss#post46236Today is Ash Wednesday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2013. There are 321 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 13, 1943, during World War II, the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve was officially established. One year ago: President Barack Obama unveiled a record $3.8 trillion election-year budget plan, calling for stimulus-style spending on roads and schools and tax hikes on the wealthy to help pay the costs. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law a measure making Washington state the seventh to legalize same-sex marriage. Today's Birthdays: U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager (ret.) is 90. Actress Kim Novak is 80. Actor George Segal is 79. Actress Carol Lynley is 71. Singer-musician Peter Tork (The Monkees) is 71. Actress Stockard Channing is 69. Talk show host Jerry Springer is 69. Actor Bo Svenson is 69. Singer Peter Gabriel is 63. Actor David Naughton is 62. Rock musician Peter Hook is 57. Actor Matt Salinger is 53. Singer Henry Rollins is 52. Actor Neal McDonough is 47. Singer Freedom Williams is 47. Actress Kelly Hu is 45. Rock musician Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down) is 41. Singer Robbie Williams is 39. Singer-songwriter Feist is 37. Rhythm-and-blues performer Natalie Stewart is 34. Actress Mena Suvari (MEE'-nuh soo-VAHR'-ee) is 34.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:18:00 +0000 Re: February 13thhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p40171,from=rss#post40171https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p40171,from=rss#post40171Today's Birthdays: Former test pilot Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager is 89. Actress Kim Novak is 79. Actor George Segal is 78. Actress Carol Lynley is 70. Singer-musician Peter Tork (The Monkees) is 70. Actress Stockard Channing is 68. Talk show host Jerry Springer is 68. Actor Bo Svenson is 68. Singer Peter Gabriel is 62. Actor David Naughton is 61. Rock musician Peter Hook is 56. Actor Matt Salinger is 52. Singer Henry Rollins is 51. Actor Neal McDonough is 46. Singer Freedom Williams is 46. Actress Kelly Hu is 44. Rock musician Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down) is 40. Singer Robbie Williams is 38. Rhythm-and-blues performer Natalie Stewart is 33. Actress Mena Suvari is 33. Other notable birthdays, Feb. 13: 1933, Costa Gavras, Greek-French filmmaker 1946, Richard Blumenthal, American Senator 1947, Stephen Hadley, U.S. National Security Adviser 1950, Bob Daisley, Australian musician, bassist (Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne) 1950, Donna Hanover, American journalist, radio and television personality 1951, Ellen Bry, American actress 1952, Ed Gagliardi, American musician (Foreigner) 1956, Richard Tyson, American actor 1957, Denise Austin, American fitness expert 1960, Gary Patterson, American football coach 1960, Matt Salinger, American actor 1961, Marc Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach 1971, Mats Sundin, Swedish ice hockey player 1971, Todd Williams, American baseball player 1972, Charlie Garner, American football player 1974, Robbie Williams, English singer 1976, Feist, Canadian singer and songwriter 1976, Dave Padden, Canadian musician (Annihilator) 1978, Randy Moss, American football player 1979, Lucy Brown, British actress 1981, Luke Ridnour, American basketball player 1986, Stephen Colletti, American TV star 1989, Carly McKillip, Canadian actress Born on this day, Feb. 13, passed away: 1883, Hal Chase, American baseball player (d. 1947) 1885, Bess Truman, First Lady of the United States, wife of President Harry S. Truman (d. 1982) 1888, Georgios Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1968) 1891, Grant Wood, American painter (d. 1942) 1918, Patty Berg, American golfer (d. 2006) 1919, Tennessee Ernie Ford, American musician (d. 1991) 1919, Eddie Robinson, American football coach (d. 2007) 1920, Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter (d. 1987) 1929, Omar Torrijos, Panamanian ruler (d. 1981) 1932, Susan Oliver, American actress (d. 1990) 1938, Oliver Reed, English actor (d. 1999) 1945, King Floyd, American musician (d. 2006) 1954, Donnie Moore, American baseball player (d. 1989) Notable deaths, Feb. 13: 1542, Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII of England (executed) (b.c. 1521) 1542, Jane Boleyn, Dowager Viscountess of Rochford, lady-in-waiting of the above (b.c. 1505) 1883, Richard Wagner, German composer (b. 1813) 1980, David Janssen, American actor (b. 1931) 1982, Zeng Jinlian, tallest woman ever, at 8 ft. 1.75 in. (b. 1964) 1989, Wayne Hays, American politician (b. 1911) 1996, Martin Balsam, American actor (b. 1919) 2002, Waylon Jennings, American musician (b. 1937) 2003, Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer (b. 1926) 2005, Nelson Briles, baseball player (b. 1943) 2005, Dick Weber, American professional bowler (b. 1929) 2010, Dale Hawkins, American singer and songwriter (b. 1936) 2010, John Reed, British singer of Gilbert & Sullivan (b. 1916)nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:29:07 +0000 February 13th - Happy Birthday to Neal McDonough & Kelly Huhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p40170,from=rss#post40170https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p40170,from=rss#post40170Today is Monday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2012. There are 322 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 13, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was officially declared winner of the 1860 presidential election as electors cast their ballots. On this date: In 1462, Treaty of Westminster is finalised between Edward IV of England and the Scottish Lord of the Isles. In 1503, Disfida di Barletta, famous challenge between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta. In 1542, Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery. In 1575, Henry III of France is crowned at Rheims, marrying Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont on the same day. In 1633, Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. In 1660, With the death of Swedish King Charles X Gustav, the Swedish government can start to seek peace with Sweden's enemies in the Second Northern War, something that Charles X Gustav had refused. As his son and successor on the throne, Charles XI, is only four years old, a regency takes over the ruling of Sweden until 1672. In 1668, Spain recognizes Portugal as an independent nation. In 1689, William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of England. In 1692, Massacre of Glencoe: About 78 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange. In 1739, Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah. In 1741, Andrew Bradford of Pennsylvania published the first American magazine. "The American Magazine, or A Monthly View of the Political State of the British Colonies" lasted three issues. In 1867, Work begins on the covering of the Zenne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards. In 1880, Thomas Edison observes the Edison effect. In 1881, The feminist newspaper La Citoyenne is first published in Paris by the activist Hubertine Auclert. In 1894, Auguste and Louis Lumière patent the Cinematographe, a combination movie camera and projector. In 1914, Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members. In 1920, The Negro National League is formed. In 1920, the League of Nations recognized the perpetual neutrality of Switzerland. In 1931, New Delhi becomes the capital of India. In 1934, The Soviet steamship Cheliuskin sinks in the Arctic Ocean. In 1935, a jury in Flemington, N.J. found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of first-degree murder in the kidnap-slaying of the son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was later executed.) In 1945, World War II: The siege of Budapest concludes with the unconditional surrender of German and Hungarian forces to the Red Army. In 1945, World War II: Royal Air Force bombers are dispatched to Dresden, Germany to attack the city with a massive aerial bombardment. In 1951, Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni, which represented the "high-water mark" of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences. In 1954, Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game In 1955, Israel obtains 4 of the 7 Dead Sea scrolls. In 1960, With the success of a nuclear test codenamed "Gerboise Bleue", France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons. In 1960, Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1961, A 500,000-year-old rock is discovered near Olancha, Calif., US, that appears to anachronistically encase a spark plug. In 1961, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced that three statues in its collection, supposedly Etruscan terra cotta warriors, were, in fact, forgeries. In 1967, American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain. In 1970, Black Sabbath, arguably the very first heavy metal album, is released. In 1971, Vietnam War: Backed by American air and artillery support, South Vietnamese troops invade Laos. In 1972, the 11th Winter Olympics ended in Sapporo, Japan. In 1978, Hilton bombing: a bomb explodes in a refuse truck outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia, killing two refuse collectors and a policeman. In 1979, An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a 1/2-mile-long section of the Hood Canal Bridge. In 1980, the 13th Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, N.Y. In 1981, A series of sewer explosions destroys more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Ky. In 1982, Río Negro massacre in Guatemala. In 1984, Konstantin Chernenko succeeds the late Yuri Andropov as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 1988, the 15th winter Olympics opened in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 1990, German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany. In 1991, Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad. Allied forces said the bunker was being used as a military communications outpost, but more than 500 Iraqi civilians inside were killed. In 2000, The last original "Peanuts" comic strip appears in newspapers one day after Charles M. Schulz dies. In 2001, An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 400. In 2004, The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star "Lucy" after The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". In 2007, Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted by the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election. In 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations. In 2009, At 23:31:30 UTC the Unix system time (time_t) number reaches 1234567890 seconds. In 2010, A bomb explodes in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India, killing 17 and injuring 60 more. In 2011, For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, were able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855. Ten years ago: John Walker Lindh pleaded not guilty in federal court in Alexandria, Va., to conspiring to kill Americans and supporting the Taliban and terrorist organizations. (Lindh later pleaded guilty to lesser offenses and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II made former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani an honorary knight. Country singer Waylon Jennings died in Chandler, Ariz., at age 64. Five years ago: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney officially entered the 2008 presidential race in Michigan, the place of his birth. With Democrats in control, House members debated Iraq in an emotional and historic faceoff over a war that Speaker Nancy Pelosi condemned as a commitment with "no end in sight." One year ago: Egypt's military leaders dissolved parliament, suspended the constitution and promised elections in moves cautiously welcomed by protesters who'd helped topple President Hosni Mubarak. Lady Antebellum was the big winner at the Grammys with five awards, including record and song of the year for the band's yearning crossover ballad "Need You Now," but rockers Arcade Fire won the biggest prize, album of the year, for their highly acclaimed "The Suburbs."nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:28:31 +0000