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Equality 7-2521 
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 Posted: February 01 2007 at 01:16 |
1662: Chinese forces under the command of General Koxinga capture Taiwan
1861: Texas secedes from the Union joining the Confederate States
2003: Seven brave Americans are killed when the space shuttle Colombia is destroyed during reentry to Earth.  
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Scapler
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Posted: February 01 2007 at 19:00 |
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On February 1st:
1796-The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.
1884-The first fascicle of the Oxford English Dictionary is published
1946-Norwegian Trygve Lie is elected the first UN Secretary-General
It is also
Imbolc
and
St. Brigid's Day in Ireland
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Scapler
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Posted: February 01 2007 at 19:06 |
Clark Gable was born February 1, 1901  Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin was born Febrauary 1, 1931  Bruce Lee's son Brandon Lee was bon February 1, 1965  Lisa Marie Presley wsa born February 1, 1968  Jimmy Carl Black, drummer for Frank Zappa, was born February 1, 1938 
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Atkingani
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Posted: February 01 2007 at 19:17 |
Very interesting....
I was born in the same day of Bruce Lee (Nov, 27) and my wife in the same day of his son, Jason (Feb, 1).  |
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Tony R
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Posted: February 01 2007 at 19:24 |
 Atkingani wrote:
Very interesting....
I was born in the same day of Bruce Lee (Nov, 27) and my wife in the same day of his son, Jason (Feb, 1). |
anyone born on July 29th, the same day as his other son, Geddy?
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Chris H
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Posted: February 01 2007 at 19:28 |
Tony R wrote:
Atkingani wrote:
Very interesting....
I was born in the same day of Bruce Lee (Nov, 27) and my wife in the same day of his son, Jason (Feb, 1). |
anyone born on July 29th, the same day as his other son, Geddy?
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If anybody is here, its most likely Ben 
I was born on the same day as Grace Slick and the Fonz 
Edited by Zappa88 - February 01 2007 at 19:28
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Beauty will save the world.
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progadicto
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Posted: February 02 2007 at 03:14 |
On February 2nd... 1943: Battle of Stalingrad ends.  1887: First Groundhog Day!!!  1979: Sid Vicious dies.  1882: James Joyce (author of famous novel Ulysses) was born.  1927: Jazz musician Stan Getz was born.  1970: Philosopher Betrand Russell dies. 
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Scapler
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Posted: February 02 2007 at 14:33 |
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On February 2nd:
1848-The Mexican-American War ends with the singing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
1990-President F.W. de Klerk declares the end of Apartheid in South Africa
It is also Candlemas in Western Christianity
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Groundhog Day!
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Scapler
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Posted: February 02 2007 at 14:42 |
Author Ayn Rand, known for "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead", was born February 2, 1905  Graham Nash of Croby, Stills, and Nash was born February 2, 1942 
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Scapler
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Posted: February 02 2007 at 14:45 |
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Today in music history:
February 2nd:
1973-Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake and Palmer injured his hands when
his piano rigged to explode as a stunt, detonated prematurely during a
concert in San Francisco.
1962-The Beatles played their first professionally organised gig
outside of Liverpool at The Oasis Club, Manchester. The group’s set
started with their version of ‘Hippy Hippy Shake.’
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BaldFriede
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Posted: February 02 2007 at 16:22 |
Scapler wrote:
On February 2nd:
1848-The Mexican-American War ends with the singing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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You probably mean "signing"  , though it would be a nice custom to sing treaties. 
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 BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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Scapler
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Posted: February 04 2007 at 18:29 |
On February 4th: 1899-The Phillippine-American War begins 1945-Chuchill, FDR, and Stalin met at the Yaltin Conference It is also Independence Day in Sri Lanka and Lichun in East Asia As well as: SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!!! 
Edited by Scapler - February 04 2007 at 18:29
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Scapler
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Posted: February 04 2007 at 18:35 |
Charles Lindbergh was born February 4, 1902 
Clyde W. Tombaugh, the man who discovered Pluto, was born February 4, 1906  Rosa Parks was born February 4, 1913  Former US Vice-President Dan Quayle was born February 4, 1947  Phil Ehart, drummer of Kansas, was born February 4, 1951 
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Scapler
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Posted: February 06 2007 at 19:56 |
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February 6th:
1778-America and France sign a treaty guaranting French intervention in the American Revolutionary War
1788-Massachusetts ratifies the US Constitution
1820-The first colonies in Liberia are settled
1933-The US 20th Amendment goes into effect
1971-Alan Shepard of Apollo 14 is the first man to hit a golf ball on the moon
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Scapler
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Posted: February 06 2007 at 20:02 |
Babe Ruth was born February 6, 1895  Ronald Reagan was born February 6, 1911  Bob Marley was born February 6, 1945  Axl Rose was born February 6. 1962 
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Scapler
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Posted: February 07 2007 at 21:04 |
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On February 7th:
1795-The 11th Amendment to the US Constitution is passed
1962-The US Government bans all Cuban imports and exports
1964-The Beatles arrive in the United States for the first time
1992-The European Union is formed
It is also Independence Day in Grenada
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ClemofNazareth
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Posted: February 07 2007 at 21:05 |
Scapler wrote:
On February 7th:
1964-The Beatles arrive in the United States for the first time
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And nothing has been the same since...
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"Peace is the only battle worth waging."
Albert Camus
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Scapler
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Posted: February 07 2007 at 21:09 |
Charles Dickens was born February 7, 1812  Author Laura Ingalls Wilder was born February 7, 1867  Garth Brooks, famed country singer, was born February 7, 1962 
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Scapler
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Posted: February 11 2007 at 19:38 |
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On February 11th:
1809-Robert Fulton patents the steamboat
1943-General Dwight David Eisenhower is named commander of the allied forces in Europe
1964-The Beatles give their first live performance in the United States
2006-US VP Dick Cheney accidentally shoots Harry Whittington in the face while hunting with him
It is National Foundation Day in Japan
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the Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran
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National Inventors' Day in the United States
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Scapler
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Posted: February 11 2007 at 19:42 |
Thomas Edison was born February 11, 1847  Burt Reynolds was born February 11, 1936  Jennifer Aniston was born February 11, 1969 
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