I remember being in University watching this on TV. It took me a while to believe that it was over.
°°°What happened today?°°°
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I remember being in University watching this on TV. It took me a while to believe that it was over.
Supafly
Retired Mod
1. February
1662 – The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
1790 – In New York City, the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.
1861 – American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
1865 – President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1893 – Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
1920 – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police begins operations.
1942 – World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government.
1946 – The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Hungarian Republic.
1960 – Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
1978 – Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees the United States to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.
1979 – The Ayatollah Khomeini is welcomed back to Tehran, Iran after nearly 15 years of exile.
2004 – Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to Federal Communications Commission censorship guidelines.
Birthdays:
1874 – Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian writer (d. 1929)
1901 – Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
1948 – Rick James, American musician and composer (d. 2004)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYHxGBH6o4M
1965 – Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
1968 – Lisa Marie Presley, American singer and actress
1971 – Jill Kelly, American pornographic actress
Memorial Day of the Republic (Hungary)
1662 – The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
1790 – In New York City, the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.
1861 – American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
1865 – President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1893 – Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
1920 – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police begins operations.
1942 – World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government.
1946 – The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Hungarian Republic.
1960 – Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
1978 – Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees the United States to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.
1979 – The Ayatollah Khomeini is welcomed back to Tehran, Iran after nearly 15 years of exile.
2004 – Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to Federal Communications Commission censorship guidelines.
Birthdays:
1874 – Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian writer (d. 1929)
1901 – Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
1948 – Rick James, American musician and composer (d. 2004)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYHxGBH6o4M
1965 – Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
1968 – Lisa Marie Presley, American singer and actress
1971 – Jill Kelly, American pornographic actress
Memorial Day of the Republic (Hungary)
Supafly
Retired Mod
2, February
1207 – Terra Mariana, comprising present-day Estonia and Latvia, is established.
1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.
1848 – California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese immigrants arrives in San Francisco, California.
1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
1913 – Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.
1922 – Ulysses by James Joyce is published.
1971 – Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda.
1972 – The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest at Bloody Sunday.
1990 – Apartheid: F.W. de Klerk allows the African National Congress to function legally and promises to release Nelson Mandela.
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.
Birthdays:
1649 – Pope Benedict XIII (d. 1730)
1861 – Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1949)
1882 – James Joyce, Irish author (d. 1941)
1926 – Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French politician
1927 – Stan Getz, American musician (d. 1991)
1942 – Graham Nash, British-born American musician
1947 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress (d. 2009)
1954 – Christie Brinkley, American model
1977 – Shakira, Colombian singer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weRHyjj34ZE
Constitution Day (The Philippines)
Rosenmontag (Germany)
1207 – Terra Mariana, comprising present-day Estonia and Latvia, is established.
1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.
1848 – California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese immigrants arrives in San Francisco, California.
1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
1913 – Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.
1922 – Ulysses by James Joyce is published.
1971 – Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda.
1972 – The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest at Bloody Sunday.
1990 – Apartheid: F.W. de Klerk allows the African National Congress to function legally and promises to release Nelson Mandela.
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.
Birthdays:
1649 – Pope Benedict XIII (d. 1730)
1861 – Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1949)
1882 – James Joyce, Irish author (d. 1941)
1926 – Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French politician
1927 – Stan Getz, American musician (d. 1991)
1942 – Graham Nash, British-born American musician
1947 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress (d. 2009)
1954 – Christie Brinkley, American model
1977 – Shakira, Colombian singer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weRHyjj34ZE
Constitution Day (The Philippines)
Rosenmontag (Germany)
Supafly
Retired Mod
4. February
1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
1794 – The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French Republic.
1846 – The first Mormon pioneers make their exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, westward towards Utah Territory.
1969 – Yasser Arafat takes over as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
1992 – A Coup d'état is led by Hugo Chávez Frías, against Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Pérez.
2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social network is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
2010 – The Federal Court of Australia's ruling in Roadshow Films v iiNet sets a precedent that Internet service providers (ISPs) are not responsible for what their users do with the services the ISPs provide them.
Birthdays:
1677 – Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731)
1897 – Ludwig Erhard, 2nd Bundeskanzler of Germany (d. 1977)
1902 – Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and social activist (d. 1974)
1921 – Betty Friedan, American feminist (d. 2006)
1947 – Dan Quayle, 44th Vice President of the United States
1948 – Alice Cooper, American musician
1964 – Noodles, American guitarist (The Offspring)
1982 – Kimberly Wyatt, American singer and dancer (Pussycat Dolls)
World Cancer Day (International)
1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
1794 – The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French Republic.
1846 – The first Mormon pioneers make their exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, westward towards Utah Territory.
1969 – Yasser Arafat takes over as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
1992 – A Coup d'état is led by Hugo Chávez Frías, against Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Pérez.
2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social network is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
2010 – The Federal Court of Australia's ruling in Roadshow Films v iiNet sets a precedent that Internet service providers (ISPs) are not responsible for what their users do with the services the ISPs provide them.
Birthdays:
1677 – Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731)
1897 – Ludwig Erhard, 2nd Bundeskanzler of Germany (d. 1977)
1902 – Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and social activist (d. 1974)
1921 – Betty Friedan, American feminist (d. 2006)
1947 – Dan Quayle, 44th Vice President of the United States
1948 – Alice Cooper, American musician
1964 – Noodles, American guitarist (The Offspring)
1982 – Kimberly Wyatt, American singer and dancer (Pussycat Dolls)
World Cancer Day (International)
Supafly
Retired Mod
5. February
62 – Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy.
1852 – The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, opens to the public.
1869 – The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
1909 – Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
1917 – The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
1919 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists.
1958 – Gamel Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic.
1972 – Bob Douglas becomes the first African American elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Birthdays
1808 – Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nImJWK-5ygU
1943 – Michael Mann, American film director
1964 – Duff McKagan, American musician (Guns N' Roses)
1969 – Bobby Brown, American singer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cDLZqe735k
Constitution Day (Mexico)
Kashmir Day (Pakistan)
National Weatherperson's Day (United States)
Quoteof the Day:
There's a difference between a philosophy and a bumper sticker.
Charles M. Schulz (1922 - 2000)
62 – Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy.
1852 – The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, opens to the public.
1869 – The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
1909 – Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
1917 – The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
1919 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists.
1958 – Gamel Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic.
1972 – Bob Douglas becomes the first African American elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Birthdays
1808 – Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nImJWK-5ygU
1943 – Michael Mann, American film director
1964 – Duff McKagan, American musician (Guns N' Roses)
1969 – Bobby Brown, American singer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cDLZqe735k
Constitution Day (Mexico)
Kashmir Day (Pakistan)
National Weatherperson's Day (United States)
Quoteof the Day:
There's a difference between a philosophy and a bumper sticker.
Charles M. Schulz (1922 - 2000)
Supafly
Retired Mod
6. February
1815 – New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to John Stevens.
1918 – British women over the age of 30 get the right to vote.
1952 – Elizabeth II becomes the first queen regnant of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms since Queen Victoria upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a treehouse at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.
1959 – Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.
1987 – Justice Mary Gaudron is appointed to the High Court of Australia, the first woman to be appointed.
1989 – The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
1998 – Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Birthdays:
1894 – Kirpal Singh, Indian religious figure (d. 1974)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwvJdxVnfsM
1895 – Babe Ruth, American baseball player (d. 1948)
1917 – Zsa Zsa Gábor, Hungarian-born actress
1929 – Pierre Brice, French actor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vraxhux3tlQ
1932 – François Truffaut, French film director (d. 1984)
1945 – Bob Marley, Jamaican musician (d. 1981)
1957 – Simon Phillips, Drummer (Toto)
1962 – W. Axl Rose, American singer (Guns N' Roses)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbm6GXllBiw
1966 – Rick Astley, British singer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ3ZSEWElY8
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (United Nations)
Ronald Reagan Day (California)
Quote of the Day
Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion.
- Robertson Davies
1815 – New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to John Stevens.
1918 – British women over the age of 30 get the right to vote.
1952 – Elizabeth II becomes the first queen regnant of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms since Queen Victoria upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a treehouse at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.
1959 – Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.
1987 – Justice Mary Gaudron is appointed to the High Court of Australia, the first woman to be appointed.
1989 – The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
1998 – Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Birthdays:
1894 – Kirpal Singh, Indian religious figure (d. 1974)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwvJdxVnfsM
1895 – Babe Ruth, American baseball player (d. 1948)
1917 – Zsa Zsa Gábor, Hungarian-born actress
1929 – Pierre Brice, French actor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vraxhux3tlQ
1932 – François Truffaut, French film director (d. 1984)
1945 – Bob Marley, Jamaican musician (d. 1981)
1957 – Simon Phillips, Drummer (Toto)
1962 – W. Axl Rose, American singer (Guns N' Roses)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbm6GXllBiw
1966 – Rick Astley, British singer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ3ZSEWElY8
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (United Nations)
Ronald Reagan Day (California)
Quote of the Day
Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion.
- Robertson Davies
Supafly
Retired Mod
9th of February
1555 – Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake.
1621 – Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.
This is actually still possible. Read the Dan Brown book 'Illuminati'. In the end, this plays a major role.
1895 – William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
1913 – A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hRLLBtUmC8
1965 – Vietnam War: The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam.
1969 – First test flight of the Boeing 747.
1995 – Space Shuttle astronauts Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and Michael Foale become the first African American and first Briton, respectively, to perform spacewalks.
Birthdays:
1846 – Wilhelm Maybach, German automotive designer (d. 1929)
1943 – Joe Pesci, American actor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E84VqqCPI7w
1960 – Holly Johnson, British singer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svki4Rp9tlU
Quote of the Day:
There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.
Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - 2007)
1555 – Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake.
1621 – Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.
This is actually still possible. Read the Dan Brown book 'Illuminati'. In the end, this plays a major role.
1895 – William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
1913 – A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hRLLBtUmC8
1965 – Vietnam War: The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam.
1969 – First test flight of the Boeing 747.
1995 – Space Shuttle astronauts Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and Michael Foale become the first African American and first Briton, respectively, to perform spacewalks.
Birthdays:
1846 – Wilhelm Maybach, German automotive designer (d. 1929)
1943 – Joe Pesci, American actor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E84VqqCPI7w
1960 – Holly Johnson, British singer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svki4Rp9tlU
Quote of the Day:
There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.
Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - 2007)
Supafly
Retired Mod
10. February
1306 – In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn, his leading political rival, sparking revolution in the Scottish Wars of Independence
1763 – French and Indian War: The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City.
1933 – The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
1942 – Japanese submarine bombards Midway Atoll.
1989 – Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party.
1996 – The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time.
2005 – North Korea announces that it possesses nuclear weapons.
Birthdays:
1783 – Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter (d. 1873)
1890 – Boris Pasternak, Russian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1960)
1898 – Bertolt Brecht, German author (d. 1956)
1930 – Robert Wagner, American actor
1937 – Roberta Flack, American singer
1950 – Mark Spitz, American swimmer
1962 – Cliff Burton, American bass player (Metallica) (d. 1986)
1964 – Glenn Beck, American author, radio and television host
1975 – Kool Savas, German rapper
Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck (Malta)
Quote of the Day:
We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate.
1306 – In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn, his leading political rival, sparking revolution in the Scottish Wars of Independence
1763 – French and Indian War: The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City.
1933 – The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
1942 – Japanese submarine bombards Midway Atoll.
1989 – Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party.
1996 – The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time.
2005 – North Korea announces that it possesses nuclear weapons.
Birthdays:
1783 – Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter (d. 1873)
1890 – Boris Pasternak, Russian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1960)
1898 – Bertolt Brecht, German author (d. 1956)
1930 – Robert Wagner, American actor
1937 – Roberta Flack, American singer
1950 – Mark Spitz, American swimmer
1962 – Cliff Burton, American bass player (Metallica) (d. 1986)
1964 – Glenn Beck, American author, radio and television host
1975 – Kool Savas, German rapper
Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck (Malta)
Quote of the Day:
We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate.
Rane1071
For the EMPEROR!!
February 10th
1720
Edmund Halley is appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England
1763
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. In the treaty France ceded Canada to England.
1863
In New York City, two of the world’s most famous midgets, General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren were married.
1933
The singing telegram was introduced by the Postal Telegraph Company of New York City.
1933
Primo Carnera knocked out Ernie Schaaf in round 13 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Schaaf died as a result of the knockout punch.
1962
The Soviet Union exchanged captured American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for the Soviet spy Rudolph Ivanovich Abel being held by the U.S.
1990
South African President F.W. de Klerk announced that black activist Nelson Mandela would be released the next day after 27 years in captivity.
1992
Mike Tyson was convicted in Indianapolis of raping Desiree Washington, Miss Black American contestant.
2005
North Korea publicly announced for the first time that it had nuclear arms. The country also rejected attempts to restart disarmament talks in the near future saying that it needed the weapons as protection against an increasingly hostile United States.
2009
A Russian and an American satellite collide over Siberia.
Silly Quote of The Day
"Whoever designed the streets must have been drunk... I think it was those Irish guys."
Jesse Ventura, Minnesota governor.
Quick Fact of the Day
Males sweat 40% more than females.
Quick Article of the Day
Plate Tectonics,
Although German physicist, meteorologist, and explorer Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912, suggesting that the continents were once joined as one large landmass, the explanation for the movement of such large landmasses into their current positions was not developed for several more decades.
According to the theory of plate tectonics, which was proposed in the 1960s, the continents (and ocean floors) ride atop about a dozen semi-rigid plates, huge slabs of Earth's lithosphere that are much larger than the continents themselves.
The plates' constant movement is powered by huge convection currents of molten rock in Earth's mantle, thought by many geologists to be heated by the decay of radioactive elements deep within the Earth. Although the plates move only a few inches per year, over the hundreds of millions of years of geological time, the continents are carried thousands of miles.
1720
Edmund Halley is appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England
1763
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. In the treaty France ceded Canada to England.
1863
In New York City, two of the world’s most famous midgets, General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren were married.
1933
The singing telegram was introduced by the Postal Telegraph Company of New York City.
1933
Primo Carnera knocked out Ernie Schaaf in round 13 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Schaaf died as a result of the knockout punch.
1962
The Soviet Union exchanged captured American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for the Soviet spy Rudolph Ivanovich Abel being held by the U.S.
1990
South African President F.W. de Klerk announced that black activist Nelson Mandela would be released the next day after 27 years in captivity.
1992
Mike Tyson was convicted in Indianapolis of raping Desiree Washington, Miss Black American contestant.
2005
North Korea publicly announced for the first time that it had nuclear arms. The country also rejected attempts to restart disarmament talks in the near future saying that it needed the weapons as protection against an increasingly hostile United States.
2009
A Russian and an American satellite collide over Siberia.
Silly Quote of The Day
"Whoever designed the streets must have been drunk... I think it was those Irish guys."
Jesse Ventura, Minnesota governor.
Quick Fact of the Day
Males sweat 40% more than females.
Quick Article of the Day
Plate Tectonics,
Although German physicist, meteorologist, and explorer Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912, suggesting that the continents were once joined as one large landmass, the explanation for the movement of such large landmasses into their current positions was not developed for several more decades.
According to the theory of plate tectonics, which was proposed in the 1960s, the continents (and ocean floors) ride atop about a dozen semi-rigid plates, huge slabs of Earth's lithosphere that are much larger than the continents themselves.
The plates' constant movement is powered by huge convection currents of molten rock in Earth's mantle, thought by many geologists to be heated by the decay of radioactive elements deep within the Earth. Although the plates move only a few inches per year, over the hundreds of millions of years of geological time, the continents are carried thousands of miles.
senorzorro
Banned
Rane1071
For the EMPEROR!!
Great update
I haven't been on as much the past couple of weeks. I used to always check what happened this day in history, that's why I like this thread I suppose.February 11th
660 B.C.
Traditional day for the founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu Tenno (no firm date is actually known).
1575
King Frederick 2nd of Denmark offered Tycho Brahe funding and the island of Hveen in Oresund to set up an observatory.
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.
1812
The term "gerrymandering" had its beginning when the governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, signed a redistricting law that favored his party.
1858
A French girl, Bernadette Soubirous, claimed to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary near Lourdes.
1929
The Lateran Treaty was signed. Italy now recognized the independence and sovereignty of Vatican City.
1945
During World War II, the Yalta Agreement was signed by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin.
1972
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. and Life magazine canceled plans to publish an autobiography of Howard Hughes. The work turned out to be fake.
1990
In Tokyo, Japan, James "Buster" Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in the tenth round to win the heavyweight championship.
2000
The space shuttle Endeavor took off. The mission was to gather information for the most detailed map of the earth ever made.
2006
In Texas, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a quail hunt.
Silly Quote of The Day
"My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt."
Chuck Nevitt, North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice.
Quick Fact of the Day
All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
Quick Article of the Day
Why Zebras Have Stripes. Maybe,
Many theories exist to explain the striped coat of the zebra, that it helps the animals recognize one another, that it camouflages them in tall grass and confuses predators, but the results of a new study seem to suggest that it evolved for another reason entirely.
It appears that the zebra's black-and-white stripes are unattractive to blood-sucking flies. Researchers found that horseflies were most attracted to dark-colored horses, whose coats reflect horizontally polarized light. White coats reflect unpolarized light that was found to be much less attractive to flies. Least attractive, however, was the zebra's coat, which reflects light in alternately polarized and unpolarized patterns.
Supafly
Retired Mod
February 11th
Birthdays
1847 – Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor (d. 1931)
1919 – Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born actress (d. 1995)
1926 – Paul Bocuse, French chef
1926 – Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (d. 2010)
1935 – Gene Vincent, American musician (d. 1971)
1936 – Burt Reynolds, American actor
1941 – Sergio Mendes, Brazilian musician
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-mWHMTZ2Dg
1964 – Sarah Palin, American politician and 9th Governor of Alaska
1969 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress
1983 – Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch footballer -> Sylvie Van Der Vaart
Islamic Revolution’s Victory Day (Iran)
1964 – Sarah Palin, American politician and 9th Governor of Alaska
Birthdays
1847 – Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor (d. 1931)
1919 – Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born actress (d. 1995)
1926 – Paul Bocuse, French chef
1926 – Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (d. 2010)
1935 – Gene Vincent, American musician (d. 1971)
1936 – Burt Reynolds, American actor
1941 – Sergio Mendes, Brazilian musician
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-mWHMTZ2Dg
1964 – Sarah Palin, American politician and 9th Governor of Alaska
1969 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress
1983 – Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch footballer -> Sylvie Van Der Vaart
Islamic Revolution’s Victory Day (Iran)
1964 – Sarah Palin, American politician and 9th Governor of Alaska
Rane1071
For the EMPEROR!!
February 16th
1600
Giordano Bruno - advocate of Copernican theory & plurality of worlds - is burned at the stake by the Inquisition in Rome.
1923
Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen. The next day he entered the chamber with several invited guests. He had originally found the tomb on November 4, 1922.
1946
The first commercially designed helicopter was tested in Connecticut.
1959
Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba after the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista.
1960
The U.S.S. Triton began the first circumnavigation of the globe under water. The trip ended on May 10.
1968
In the U.S., the first "911" emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, AL.
2005
The Kyoto global warming pact went into effect in 140 nations.
Silly Quote of The Day
"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life".
Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for a federal anti-smoking campaign.
Quick Fact of the Day
Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
Quick Article of the Day
Burning of the USS Philadelphia (1804),
The USS Philadelphia was a 36-gun frigate that ran aground in October 1803 while blockading the coast of Tripoli. She had cruised off Tripoli until 31st October 1803, when she ran aground on an uncharted reef off Tripoli harbor. All efforts to refloat her under fire from shore batteries and Tripolitan gunboats failed, and she surrendered to the enemy; her officers and men were made slaves of the Pasha.
The Philadelphia was considered too great a prize to be allowed to fall into the hands of the Tripolitans, so a decision was made to recapture or destroy her. An assaulting party, a volunteer group of officers and men under Lieutenant Stephen Decatur Jr., boarded the ship from the ketch Intrepid, under the guise of a ship in distress in need of a place to tie up after having lost all anchors in a storm. On February 16, 1804 the ship was recaptured and burned where she lay in Tripoli Harbor. Horatio Nelson, himself known as a man of action and bravery, is said to have called this "the most bold and daring act of the age."
1600
Giordano Bruno - advocate of Copernican theory & plurality of worlds - is burned at the stake by the Inquisition in Rome.
1923
Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen. The next day he entered the chamber with several invited guests. He had originally found the tomb on November 4, 1922.
1946
The first commercially designed helicopter was tested in Connecticut.
1959
Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba after the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista.
1960
The U.S.S. Triton began the first circumnavigation of the globe under water. The trip ended on May 10.
1968
In the U.S., the first "911" emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, AL.
2005
The Kyoto global warming pact went into effect in 140 nations.
Silly Quote of The Day
"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life".
Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for a federal anti-smoking campaign.
Quick Fact of the Day
Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
Quick Article of the Day
Burning of the USS Philadelphia (1804),
The USS Philadelphia was a 36-gun frigate that ran aground in October 1803 while blockading the coast of Tripoli. She had cruised off Tripoli until 31st October 1803, when she ran aground on an uncharted reef off Tripoli harbor. All efforts to refloat her under fire from shore batteries and Tripolitan gunboats failed, and she surrendered to the enemy; her officers and men were made slaves of the Pasha.
The Philadelphia was considered too great a prize to be allowed to fall into the hands of the Tripolitans, so a decision was made to recapture or destroy her. An assaulting party, a volunteer group of officers and men under Lieutenant Stephen Decatur Jr., boarded the ship from the ketch Intrepid, under the guise of a ship in distress in need of a place to tie up after having lost all anchors in a storm. On February 16, 1804 the ship was recaptured and burned where she lay in Tripoli Harbor. Horatio Nelson, himself known as a man of action and bravery, is said to have called this "the most bold and daring act of the age."
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Add-On: A couple of Birthdays
1909 – Richard McDonald, American fast food entrepreneur (d. 1998)
1954 – Margaux Hemingway, American actress and model (d. 1996)
1958 – Ice-T, American rapper and actor
1959 – John McEnroe, American tennis player
Kim Jong-il's Birthday (North Korea)
1909 – Richard McDonald, American fast food entrepreneur (d. 1998)
1954 – Margaux Hemingway, American actress and model (d. 1996)
1958 – Ice-T, American rapper and actor
1959 – John McEnroe, American tennis player
Kim Jong-il's Birthday (North Korea)
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17. Feb
1600 – The philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive, for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome.
1753 – In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
1924 – In Miami, Florida, Johnny Weissmuller sets a new world record in the 100 meters freestyle swimming competition with a time of 57.4 seconds.
1972 – Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model-T.
1980 – Mount Everest, 1st Winter Ascent by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy.
Birthdays:
1854 – Friedrich Alfred Krupp, German industrialist (d. 1902)
1971 – Denise Richards, American actress
1981 – Paris Hilton, American actress, singer, and heiress
1988 – Natascha Kampusch, Austrian kidnapping victim
Quirinalia, in honor of Quirinus (Roman Empire)
Quote of the Day:
Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
1600 – The philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive, for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome.
1753 – In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
1924 – In Miami, Florida, Johnny Weissmuller sets a new world record in the 100 meters freestyle swimming competition with a time of 57.4 seconds.
1972 – Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model-T.
1980 – Mount Everest, 1st Winter Ascent by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy.
Birthdays:
1854 – Friedrich Alfred Krupp, German industrialist (d. 1902)
1971 – Denise Richards, American actress
1981 – Paris Hilton, American actress, singer, and heiress
1988 – Natascha Kampusch, Austrian kidnapping victim
Quirinalia, in honor of Quirinus (Roman Empire)
Quote of the Day:
Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
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18th of February
1229 – The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy.
1478 – George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is executed in private at the Tower of London.
1911 – The first official flight with air mail takes place in Allahabad, British India, when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away.
1954 – The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.
1977 – The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle is carried on its maiden "flight" on top of a Boeing 747.
1979 – Snow falls in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the only time in recorded history.
2001 – Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt dies in an accident during the Daytona 500.
Birthdays:
1859 – Sholom Aleichem, Russian Yiddish humorist (d. 1916)
1898 – Enzo Ferrari, founder of Ferrari (d. 1988)
1919 – Jack Palance, American actor (d. 2006)
1932 – Miloš Forman, Czech film director
1933 – Yoko Ono, Japanese-born American singer and performance artist
1954 – John Travolta, American actor
1967 – Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Gambia from the United Kingdom in 1965.
1229 – The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy.
1478 – George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is executed in private at the Tower of London.
1911 – The first official flight with air mail takes place in Allahabad, British India, when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away.
1954 – The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.
1977 – The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle is carried on its maiden "flight" on top of a Boeing 747.
1979 – Snow falls in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the only time in recorded history.
2001 – Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt dies in an accident during the Daytona 500.
Birthdays:
1859 – Sholom Aleichem, Russian Yiddish humorist (d. 1916)
1898 – Enzo Ferrari, founder of Ferrari (d. 1988)
1919 – Jack Palance, American actor (d. 2006)
1932 – Miloš Forman, Czech film director
1933 – Yoko Ono, Japanese-born American singer and performance artist
1954 – John Travolta, American actor
1967 – Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Gambia from the United Kingdom in 1965.
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For the EMPEROR!!
February 19th
1878
Thomas Alva Edison patented a music player (the phonograph).
1942
Approximately 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin.
1945
During World War II, about 30,000 U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima.
1963
The Soviet Union informed U.S. President Kennedy it would withdraw "several thousand" of its troops in Cuba.
1981
The Ford Motor Company announced its loss of $1.5 billion.
1985
William Schroeder became the first artificial-heart patient to leave the confines of the hospital.
1986
The Soviet Union launched the Mir space station.
1987
A controversial, anti-smoking publice service announcement aired for the first time on television. Yul Brynner filmed the ad shortly before dying of lung cancer. Brynner made it clear in the ad that he would have died from cigarette smoking before the ad aired.
2002
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft began using its thermal emission imaging system to map Mars.
2008
Fidel Castro resigned the Cuban presidency. His brother Raul was later named as his successor.
Silly Quote of The Day
"You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle."
Bill Peterson, Florida State football coach.
Quick Fact of the Day
The energy from a single discharge of an electric eel could start 50 cars.
Quick Article of the Day
The Bactrian Hoard of Tillia Tepe,
Tillia Tepe or Tilla' tapa, which literally means "Golden Hill" in Persian, is an ancient necropolis in northern Afghanistan that dates to the 1st century BCE. In 1979, a year before the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, a Soviet-Afghan team of archaeologists discovered some 20,000 gold ornaments in six graves at the site. The treasure went missing in subsequent wars and was thought to have been destroyed by the Taliban, but it has since been rediscovered and widely exhibited.
The hoard is a collection of about 20,000 gold ornaments that was found in six graves (five women and one man), dated to around the 1st century BCE. Altogether several thousand pieces of fine jewelry were recovered, usually made from combinations of gold, turquoise and lapis-lazuli. The ornaments include coins, necklaces set with gems, belts, medallions and crowns.
1878
Thomas Alva Edison patented a music player (the phonograph).
1942
Approximately 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin.
1945
During World War II, about 30,000 U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima.
1963
The Soviet Union informed U.S. President Kennedy it would withdraw "several thousand" of its troops in Cuba.
1981
The Ford Motor Company announced its loss of $1.5 billion.
1985
William Schroeder became the first artificial-heart patient to leave the confines of the hospital.
1986
The Soviet Union launched the Mir space station.
1987
A controversial, anti-smoking publice service announcement aired for the first time on television. Yul Brynner filmed the ad shortly before dying of lung cancer. Brynner made it clear in the ad that he would have died from cigarette smoking before the ad aired.
2002
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft began using its thermal emission imaging system to map Mars.
2008
Fidel Castro resigned the Cuban presidency. His brother Raul was later named as his successor.
Silly Quote of The Day
"You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle."
Bill Peterson, Florida State football coach.
Quick Fact of the Day
The energy from a single discharge of an electric eel could start 50 cars.
Quick Article of the Day
The Bactrian Hoard of Tillia Tepe,
Tillia Tepe or Tilla' tapa, which literally means "Golden Hill" in Persian, is an ancient necropolis in northern Afghanistan that dates to the 1st century BCE. In 1979, a year before the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, a Soviet-Afghan team of archaeologists discovered some 20,000 gold ornaments in six graves at the site. The treasure went missing in subsequent wars and was thought to have been destroyed by the Taliban, but it has since been rediscovered and widely exhibited.
The hoard is a collection of about 20,000 gold ornaments that was found in six graves (five women and one man), dated to around the 1st century BCE. Altogether several thousand pieces of fine jewelry were recovered, usually made from combinations of gold, turquoise and lapis-lazuli. The ornaments include coins, necklaces set with gems, belts, medallions and crowns.
