02/21/2025
Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 21, 1972, the Cold War freeze began a slow thaw as President Richard M. Nixon and his wife, Pat made a historic trip to China for two weeks of talks in Beijing. The diplomatic breakthrough was a high point in Nixon's career.
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In 1599, the Globe Theatre was founded when William Shakespeare joined seven other men in signing a lease on a marshy lot alongside the Thames River. Some of his most memorable plays were first staged at the Globe, including 'Julius Caesar,' 'Macbeth,' 'Othello,' 'King Lear,' and 'Hamlet.'
In 1613, Mikhail Romanov, 16, was unanimously chosen by Russia's national assembly to be czar, beginning a dynasty that would last three centuries.
In 1916, the World War I Battle of Verdun began in France as Germany's massive heavy artillery array inspired their confidence in winning the engagement quickly. The battle's 303 days and 714,000 casualties proved them them wrong.
In 1945, during the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima, the es**rt carrier USS Bismarck Sea was sunk by kamikazes with the loss of 318 men.
In 1947, inventor Edwin H. Land publicly demonstrated his Polaroid Land camera, which used self-developing film to produce a black & white photograph in 60 seconds.
In 1958, the USS Gudgeon (SS-567) became the first American submarine to complete a round-the-world cruise, eight months after departing from Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
In 1990, Milli Vanilli won the Grammy for best new artist. The duo later gave up the Grammy in connection with a lip-synching scandal.
In 1992, Kristi Yamaguchi (yah-mah-GOO'-chee) of the United States won the gold medal in ladies' figure skating at the Albertville Olympics; Midori Ito (mee-doh-ree ee-toh) of Japan won the silver, Nancy Kerrigan of the U.S., the bronze.
1885, the Washington Monument was dedicated.
Today in Entertainment History
On Feb. 21, 1985, Whitney Houston released her self-titled debut album.
In 1995, Bruce Springsteen performed live with the E Street Band for the first time in seven years.
Thought for Today: "When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'. Erma Bombeck, American Humorist born on this day in 1927
Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 22, 1959, the inaugural Daytona 500 race was held; Lee Petty and Johnny Beauchamp drove side by side across the finish line at the end final lap for a photo finish. Beauchamp was declared the unofficial winner by NASCAR officials, and he drove to victory lane. Three days later, with the help of photographs and newsreel footage, Petty was officially declared the winner.
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In 1630, English colonists in the Massachusetts Bay Colony first sampled popcorn brought to them by a Native American named Quadequina for their Thanksgiving celebration.
In 1797, Revolutionary French forces landed near Fishguard, on the Welsh coast. This failed two-day campaign was the last time to date that a foreign military force has set foot on British soil.
In 1909, the Great White Fleet, a naval task force sent on a round-the-world voyage by President Theodore Roosevelt, returned after more than a year at sea.
In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge delivered the first radio broadcast from the White House as he addressed the country over 42 stations.
In 1935, it became illegal for airplanes to fly over the White House.
In 1967, more than 25,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City, aimed at smashing a Vietcong stronghold near the Cambodian border. (Although the communists were driven out, they later returned.)
In 1980, the "Miracle on Ice" took place in Lake Placid, New York, as the United States Olympic hockey team made up of amateur and college players took on the mighty juggernaut of the Soviet crew and, in a shockingly unexpected turn, won their medal-round match 4-3. (The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal.)
n 1964, The Beatles arrived in London following their first visit to the U.S.
In 1990, a jury in Los Angeles rejected a claim that Stevie Wonder's hit "I Just Called To Say I Love You" was stolen from another songwriter.
In 1993, CBS announced that the network had purchased the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York for David Letterman's new TV show. At that point, Letterman was rumored to be moving his program to Los Angeles.
In 2007, Britney Spears checked into rehab for the third time in a week.
In 1997, scientists in Scotland announced they had succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly." (Dolly, however, was later put down after a short life marred by premature aging and disease.)
In 1984, David Vetter, a 12-year-old Texas boy who'd spent most of his life in a plastic bubble because he had no immunity to disease, died 15 days after being removed from the bubble for a bone-marrow transplant.
Thought for Today: "Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light. “—George Washington an American soldier, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States born on this day in 1732 in the Virginia Colony
Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 23, 1836, Mexican general Santa Ana led 1,500 men in a siege against US colonel William Travis' much smaller Texian force garrisoned behind the walls of the Alamo Mission. The 13-day siege ended in death for all the Texians and inspired calls for vengeance in what proved to be a turning point in the Texas Revolution.
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In 1455, the Gutenberg Bible was produced using Johannes Gutenberg's invention, the moveable type printing press. Forty-eight copies of the original pressing have survived to the 21st century, and are immensely valuable collectibles.
In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge signed a bill creating the Federal Radio Commission, forerunner of the Federal Communications Commission.
In 1942, the first shelling of the U.S. mainland during World War II occurred as a Japanese submarine fired on an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California, causing little damage.
In 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American flags (the second flag-raising was captured in the iconic Associated Press photograph.)
In 1685, composer George Frideric Handel was born in present-day Germany.
In 1954, the first mass inoculation of schoolchildren against polio using the Dr. Jonas Salk's new polio vaccine began in Pittsburgh as some 5,000 students were vaccinated. The disease that for centuries has paralyzed and killed millions was almost eradicated by the end of the 20th century. Polio is a paralyzing and potentially fatal disease that still threatens children in some parts of the world. The polio virus invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. It can strike at any age but mainly affects children under five.
Today, there are only three countries that have never stopped transmission of the poliovirus: Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan.
Eradicating Polio is one of the iniatives of Rotary Club (Fern Porter from the local chapter.)
Thought for Today: " They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”_Tom Bodett, American author, voice actor, and radio personality, Since 1986, the spokesman for Motel 6 born on this day in 1955
Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 23, 1836, Mexican general Santa Ana led 1,500 men in a siege against US colonel William Travis' much smaller Texian force garrisoned behind the walls of the Alamo Mission. The 13-day siege ended in death for all the Texians and inspired calls for vengeance in what proved to be a turning point in the Texas Revolution.
On this date:
In 1455, the Gutenberg Bible was produced using Johannes Gutenberg's invention, the moveable type printing press. Forty-eight copies of the original pressing have survived to the 21st century, and are immensely valuable collectibles.
In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge signed a bill creating the Federal Radio Commission, forerunner of the Federal Communications Commission.
In 1942, the first shelling of the U.S. mainland during World War II occurred as a Japanese submarine fired on an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California, causing little damage.
In 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American flags (the second flag-raising was captured in the iconic Associated Press photograph.)
In 1685, composer George Frideric Handel was born in present-day Germany.
In 1954, the first mass inoculation of schoolchildren against polio using the Dr. Jonas Salk's new polio vaccine began in Pittsburgh as some 5,000 students were vaccinated. The disease that for centuries has paralyzed and killed millions was almost eradicated by the end of the 20th century. Polio is a paralyzing and potentially fatal disease that still threatens children in some parts of the world. The polio virus invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. It can strike at any age but mainly affects children under five.
Today, there are only three countries that have never stopped transmission of the poliovirus: Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan.
Eradicating Polio is one of the iniatives of Rotary Club (Fern Porter from the local chapter.)
Thought for Today: " They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”_Tom Bodett, American author, voice actor, and radio personality, Since 1986, the spokesman for Motel 6 born on this day in 1955
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