TODAY’S HISTORY
1980
On this day in 1980, in a strong reaction to the December
1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter asks the Senate to
postpone action on the SALT II nuclear weapons treaty and recalls the U.S.
ambassador to Moscow
1776
The Continental Congress publishes the “Tory Act” resolution
on this day in 1776, which describes how colonies should handle those Americans
who remain loyal to the British and King George
1776
1st revolutionary flag displayed
1776
Austria ends interregation torture
1818
The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded.
1831
Liberator, abolitionist newspaper, begins publishing in
Boston
1883
Battle of Boschberg takes place in South Africa as part of
the Mapoch War
1863
On this day in 1863, the Battle of Stones River concludes
when the Union troops of William Rosecrans defeat Confederates under Braxton
Bragg at Murfeesboro, Tennessee, just south of Nashville
1885
General Wolseley receives last distress signal of General
Gordon in Khartoum
1890
Alice Sanger becomes 1st female White House staffer
1893
1st US commemoratives & 1st US stamp to picture a woman
issued (Queen Isabella, patron of Columbus)
1893
World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago [or 0501]
1896
Battle at Doornkop, South Africa (Boers beat Dr Jamesons
troops)
1900
E Verlinger begins manufacturing 7" single-sided
records (Montreal)
1900
Gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise," premieres in
Paris
1900 John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote
trade with China.
1920
Responding to global fear of communism caused by the Russian
Revolution, US Attorney General Palmer authorizes raids across the country on
unionists and socialists
1921
1st religious service radio broadcast in US, KDKA-Pittsburgh
1922
8th Rose Bowl: California ties Washington & Jefferson,
0-0
1923 Ku Klux Klan surprise attack on black residential area
Rosewood Fla, 8 killed (compensation awarded in 1995)
1925
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region established (now in
Tadzhik SSR)
1959
USSR launches Mechta (Luna 1) for 1st lunar fly-by, 1st
solar orbit
1979
Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (v WI)
1982 Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14
straight wins
1982
"The Epic in Miami", in 85 degree heat
(Fahrenheit), the San Diego Chargers defeat the Miami Dolphins 41-38 in
overtime in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game, a game that set numerous playoff
scoring records
2009
On this day in 2009, media outlets report that a rare
unrestored 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Coupe has been found in the garage of
a British doctor. A month later, on February 7, the car sold at a Paris auction
for some $4.4 million.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
1892 Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player (d. 1962)
1893 Lillian Leitzel, German acrobat and strongwoman (d. 1931)
1894 Robert Nathan, American poet, novelist (Portrait of
Jennie), born in NYC, New York
1895 Count Folke Bernadotte, Sweden, statesman (Red Cross,
UN)
1899 Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/sec-gen of NATO
(1957-61)
1904 Sally Rand, Hickory County MO, stripper (fan dance)
1905 Michael Kemp Tippett, English composer/conductor (Child
of our Time)
1909 Rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous
Franglais)
1910 Ulrich Becher, German writer and playwright, born in
Berlin (d. 1990)
1910 Srirangam Srinivasarao, Telugu Poet (d. 1983)
1912 Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer
1913 Ernest Sidey, British air marshal
1913 Leon P Teisserenc de Bort, France, meteorologist
1926 Howard Caine, American actor (Brushfire), born in
Nashville Tennessee (d. 1993)
1928 Harry Hyams, English immovable goods owner (Center
Point)
1928 Tiberiu Olah, composer
1928 Vaughn Beals, CEO (Harley Davidson motorcycle), born in
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1929 Art Prysock, jazz musician
1930 Julius La Rosa, American singer (fired by Arthur
Godfrey on the air), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
1931 Toshiki Kaifu, premier of Japan (1989-91)
1932 Dabney Coleman, (That Girl, Mary Hartman, Buffalo
Bill), born in Austin, Texas
1933 Ed Casey, Australian politician (d. 2006)
1933 Morimura Seiichi, Japanese novelist
1967 Tia Carrere [Althea Janairo], American actress (Wayne's
World, True Lies), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
1967 Jón Gnarr, Icelandic comedian
1967 Francois Pienaar, Vereeniging Transvaal (now known as
Gauteng Province), South African rugby player and captain of the Springboks
1978 Toyoguchi Megumi, Japanese seiyuu (voice actress)
1979 Jonathan Greening, British footballer
1979 Suranne Jones, British actress
1980 Stephanie Stiegler, pairs skater (& Zimmerman),
born in Santa Monica, California
1985 Heather O'Reilly, American soccer player
1987 Loui Batley, British actress
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