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― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 08:23 (twenty-two years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 08:26 (twenty-two years ago)
Birthdays:
Charles Lamb 1775 William Allen White 1868 Boris Pasternak 1890 Jimmy Durante 1893 Dame Judith Anderson 1898 Lon Chaney, Jr. 1905 Larry Adler 1914 Allie Reynolds 1919 Neva Patterson 1922 Leontyne Price 1927 Jerry Goldsmith 1929 Robert Wagner 1930 James E. West 1931 Don Wilson (The Ventures) 1937 Roberta Flack 1939 Jimmy Merchant (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers) 1940 Ral Donner 1943 Frances Moore Lapp 1944 Donovan 1946 Mark Spitz 1950 Greg Norman 1955 Kathleen Beller 1955 Lionel Cartwright 1960 George Stephanopoulos 1961 Cliff Burton (Metallica) 1962 Laura Dern 1967 Dude Mowrey 1972
Music History:
1956 - Little Richard recorded "Long Tall Sally".
1958 - The "Annette" serial began on ABC-TV's "Mickey Mouse Club."
1968 - The Beatles turned all of their business affairs over to the newly formed Apple record company.
1971 - Carole King's "Tapestry" was released.
1978 - Van Halen's debut album was released.
1987 - Expose's debut album "Exposure" was released.
1993 - Michael Jackson granted his first interview in 15 years to Oprah Winfrey. In the interview, Jackson claimed that he has a disorder that destroys the pigmentation of the skin and that he had had very little plastic surgery.
1999 - It was announced that BPI Communications was suspending publication of its Musician magazine after 21 years.
Miscellaneous History:
1763 - The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. In the treaty France ceded Canada to England.
1840 - Britain's Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg-Gotha.
1846 - Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons) began their exodus to the west from Illinois.
1863 - In New York City, two of the world’s most famous midgets, General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren were married.
1863 - The fire extinguisher was patented by Alanson Crane.
1870 - The city of Anaheim was incorporated for the first time.
1870 - The YWCA was founded in New York City.
1879 - The electric arc light was used for the first time.
1897 - "The New York Times" began printing "All the news that's fit to print" on their front page.
1920 - Major league baseball representatives outlawed pitches that involve tampering with the ball.
1923 - Ink paste was manufactured for the first time by the Standard Ink Company.
1925 - The first waterless gas storage tank was placed in service in Michigan City, IN.
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.
1934 - The first imperforated, ungummed sheets of postage stamps were issued by the U.S. Postal Service in New York City.
1935 - The Pennsylvania Railroad began passenger service with its electric locomotive. The engine was 79-1/2 feet long and weighed 230 tons.
1942 - The Normandie, the former French liner, capsized in New York Harbor. The day before the ship had caught fire while it was being fitted for the U.S. Navy.
1949 - "Death of a Salesman" opened at the Morocco Theatre in New York City.
1962 - The Soviet Union exchanged capture American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for the Soviet spy Rudolph Ivanovich Abel being held by the U.S.
1967 - The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment required the appointment of a vice-president when that office became vacant and instituted new measures in the event of presidential disability.
1981 - The Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino caught fire. Eight people were killed and 198 were injured.
1989 - Ron Brown became the first African American to head a major U.S. political party when he was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
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.
1997 - The U.S. Army suspended its top-ranking enlisted soldier, Army Sgt. Major Gene McKinney following allegations of sexual misconduct. McKinney was convicted of obstruction of justice and acquitted of 18 counts alleging sexual harassment of six military women.
1998 - A man became the first to be convicted of committing a hate crime in cyberspace. The college dropout had e-mailed threats to Asian students.
1998 - Voters in Maine repealed a 1997 gay rights law. Maine was the first state to abandone such legislation.
1999 - Avalanches killed at least 10 people when they roared down the French Alps 30 miles from Geneva.
Happy Birthday!!
― C J (C J), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 08:31 (twenty-two years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 08:33 (twenty-two years ago)
― C J (C J), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 08:34 (twenty-two years ago)
Lydia Child 1802 Thomas Alva Edison 1847 John Mills (The Mills Brothers) 1889 Josh White 1908 Joseph Mankiewicz 1909 Matt Dennis 1914 Sidney Sheldon 1917 Eva Gabor 1921 Lloyd Bentsen 1921 Kim Stanley 1925 Dr. Virginia Johnson 1925 Leslie Nielson 1926 Conrad Janis 1928 Larry Merchant 1931 Mary Quant 1934 Tina Louise 1934 Gerry Goffin 1935 Gene Vincent 1935 Sergio Mendes 1935 Burt Reynolds 1936 Bobby "Boris" Picket 1940 Otis Clay 1942 Phillip Anglim 1953 Catherin Hickland 1956 Carey Lowell 1961 Sheryl Crow 1962 Jennifer Aniston 1969 D'Angelo 1974 Brice Beckham 1976 Brandy (Norwood) 1979 Matthew Lawrence 1980
1830 - Composer Peter Arnold Heise was born.
1830 - Composer Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf was born.
1916 - The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presented its first concert. The symphony was the first by a municipal orchestra to be supported by taxes.
1963 - The Beatles recorded "Twist & Shout" and "I Saw Her Standing There."
1964 - The Beatles played their first U.S. concert at the Collisseum in Washington, DC.
1965 - Ringo Starr and Maureen Cox were married. They divorced in 1975.
1966 - Cher recorded "Bang Bang."
1967 - The Monkees announced that they would be playing all the instruments on all future recordings.
1970 - The film "The Magic Christian," featuring Ringo Starr debuted in New York City.
1970 - John Lennon paid 1,344 pounds in fines for protesting the South African rugby team playing in Scotland.
1972 - David Bowie performed as "Ziggy Stardust" for the first time.
1979 - The TV movie "Elvis," with Kurt Russell, aired on ABC.
1983 - The Rolling Stones concert film "Let's Spend the Night Together" opened in New York.
1986 - Boy George guest-stared on an episode of "The A-Team."
1986 - The single "Superbowl Shuffle" by the Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew was certified gold by the RIAA.
1994 - Prince premiered his song "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" on the 1994 Miss USA Pageant.
1752 - The Pennsylvania Hospital opened as the very first hospital in America.
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.
1878 - The first U.S. bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, was formed.
1929 - The Lateran Treaty was signed. Italy now recognized the independence and sovereignty of Vatican City.
1936 - Pumping begins the process to build San Francisco's Treasure Island.
1937 - General Motors agreed to recognize the United Automobile Workers Union, thereby ending the current sit-down strike against them.
1940 - NBC radio presented "The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street" for the first time.
1943 - General Dwight David Eisenhower was selected to command the allied armies in Europe.
1945 - During World War II, the Yalta Agreement was signed by U.S. President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin.
1957 - The NHL Players Association was formed in New York City.
1958 - Ruth Carol Taylor was the first black woman to become a stewardess by making her initial flight.
1960 - Jack Paar walked off while live on the air on the "Tonight Show" with four minutes left. He did this in response to sensors cutting out a for minute joke from the show the night before.
1968 - The new 20,000 seat Madison Square Garden officially opened in New York. This was the fourth Garden.
1972 - McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. and Life magazine canceled plans to publish an autobiography of Howard Hughes. The work turned out to be fake.
1979 - Nine days after the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran (after 15 years in exile) power was seized by his followers.
1982 - ABC-TV’s presentation of "The Winds of War" concluded. The 18-hour miniseries cost $40 million to produce and was the most-watched television program in history at the time.
1984 - The tenth Space Shuttle mission returned to Earth safely.
1989 - Rev. Barbara C. Harris became the first woman to be consecrated as a bishop in the Episcopal Church.
1990 - Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity.
1990 - In Tokyo, Japan, James "Buster" Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in the tenth round to win the heavyweight championship.
1993 - Janet Reno was appointed to the position of attorney general by U.S. President Clinton. She was the first female to hold the position.
2000 - The space shuttle Endeavor took off. The mission was to gather information for the most detailed map of the earth ever made.
2000 - Great Britain suspended self-rule in Northern Ireland after the Irish Republican Army (IRA) failed to begin decommissioning (disarming) by a February deadline.
2002 - The six stars on NBC's "Friends" signed a deal for $24 million each for the ninth and final season of the series.
― C J (C J), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 08:36 (twenty-two years ago)
― C J (C J), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 08:41 (twenty-two years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 09:02 (twenty-two years ago)
― nathalie (nathalie), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 09:06 (twenty-two years ago)
― robster (robster), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 09:15 (twenty-two years ago)
― geeta (geeta), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 09:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 09:58 (twenty-two years ago)
― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 10:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Matt (Matt), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 10:21 (twenty-two years ago)
well, have a happy birthday whether we tell you to or not!!
― Poppy (poppy), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 10:28 (twenty-two years ago)
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 10:30 (twenty-two years ago)
BUMP
― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 11:21 (twenty-two years ago)
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 11:36 (twenty-two years ago)
O, en español, ¡feliz cumpleaños prematuro, Sr. Momus!
― Mellow Dee (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 12:37 (twenty-two years ago)
― Momus (Momus), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 13:28 (twenty-two years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)
are we to infer that this birthday has more sgnificance in a base 10 counting system (actually I'm pretty sure it desn't)
― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)
― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)
Each digit in my age is twice each digit in my flatmate's age. My new age is twice her age. Our combined ages are exactly three times her age. How old are we?
― Momus (Momus), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:50 (twenty-two years ago)
― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)
Nick, tis too early for math problems before my coffee IV drip....
― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:03 (twenty-two years ago)
― bnw (bnw), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)
― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)
― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)
Both types are humane, frank, serious minded, genial, refined, sometimes ethereal, and idealistic, though this last quality is tempered with a sensible practicality. They are quick, active and persevering without being self-assertive, and express themselves with reason, moderation and sometimes, a dry humor.
They are nearly always intelligent, concise, clear and logical. Many are strongly imaginative and psychically intuitive, so that the Age of Aquarius, which is about to begin, is much anticipated by psychic circles as an age in which mankind will experience a great spiritual awakening. The Aquarian philosophical and spiritual bent may be dangerous in that it can drive the subjects into an ivory-tower existence where they meditate on abstractions that bear little relevance to life. On the other hand it can help the many who have scientific leanings to combine these with the Aquarian yearning for the universal recognition of the brotherhood of man, and to embark on scientific research to fulfill their philanthropic ideals of benefiting mankind. When some cause or work of this nature inspires them, they are capable of such devotion to it that they may drive themselves to the point of exhaustion and even risk injuring their health.
Both types need to retire from the world at times and to become temporary loners. They appreciate opportunities for meditation or, if they are religious, of retreats. Even in company they are fiercely independent, refusing to follow the crowd. They dislike interference by others, however helpfully intended, and will accept it only on their own terms. Normally they have good taste in drama, music and art, and are also gifted in the arts, especially drama.
― Kerry (dymaxia), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)
― dean! (deangulberry), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 18:01 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 18:08 (twenty-two years ago)
― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 18:14 (twenty-two years ago)
...the Nancy Sinatra version of which was the first song on the soundtrack to GUESS WHAT FILM???
anyways happy b-day and also happy Van Halen day
― nate detritus (natedetritus), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 18:44 (twenty-two years ago)
― anthony, Tuesday, 10 February 2004 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 20:35 (twenty-two years ago)
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 20:37 (twenty-two years ago)
*swat*
― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 22:51 (twenty-two years ago)
― Momus (Momus), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 00:42 (twenty-two years ago)
happy birthday momus.
― cozen (Cozen), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 00:43 (twenty-two years ago)
― spoony, Wednesday, 11 February 2004 01:42 (twenty-two years ago)
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 01:53 (twenty-two years ago)
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 11 February 2004 01:56 (twenty-two years ago)
― j.lu (j.lu), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 02:03 (twenty-two years ago)
― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 02:24 (twenty-two years ago)
― Vacillating temp (Vacillating temp), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 04:50 (twenty-two years ago)
― Layna Andersen (Layna Andersen), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 06:16 (twenty-two years ago)
― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 11:36 (twenty-two years ago)
If I could turn back time If I could find a way I'd take back those words that have hurt you And you'd stay I don't know why I did the things I did I don't know why I said the things I said Pride's like a knife, it can cut deep inside Words are like weapons, they wound sometimes I didn't really mean to hurt you I didn't wanna see you go I know I made you cry But baby CHORUS If I could turn back time If I could find a way I'd take back those words that have hurt you And you'd stay If I could reach the stars I'd give them all to you Then you'd love me, love me Like you used to do If I could turn back time My world was shattered, I was torn apart Like somebody took a knife And drove it deep in my heart When you walked out that door I swore that I didn't care But I lost every thing darling then and there Too strong to tell you I was sorry Too proud to tell you I was wrong I know that I was blind, and darling CHORUS If I could turn back time If I could turn back time If I could turn back time, Baby I didnt really mean to hurt you I didn't wanna see you go I know I made you cry
― Momus (Momus), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 11:43 (twenty-two years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 11:59 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 13:18 (twenty-two years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 13:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― Momus (Momus), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)