1863 - Arizona was organized as a territory.
1903 - The U.S signed an agreement to acquire a naval station in Guantanamo Bay.
1942 - The Voice of America went on the air for the first time.
1970 - National Public Radio is founded.
1981 - The engagement of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer is announced.
1836 - The siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
1945 - U.S Marines raised the American flag on Iwo Jima.
1965 - Comedian Stan Laurel died at age 74.
1994 - Actress Dakota Fanning is born.
1732 - President George Washington is born. (d.1799)
1924 - President Coolidge becomes the first president to deliver a radio broadcast from the White House.
1959- Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
1969- The last time the Beatles were together for a recording session.
1975 - Actress Drew Barrymore is born.
Yesterday I thought about my favorite love songs and of course the next thought was what songs helped me through break ups. Here are some of the songs that did me some good to listen to through difficult relationship times. What helped you?
1878 - The first telephone book is published in New Haven, Connecticut.
1885 - The Washington Monument is dedicated.
1925 - The New Yorker magazine debuted.
1972 - President Richard Nixon visits China.
1979 - Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt is born.
So with Valentines Day just past, it got me thinking about love songs. There are so so so many love songs. I picked 13 that have moved me over the years. See if you agree or let me know your favorites.
In no particular order:
1902 - Photographer Ansel Adams is born. (d.1984)
1934 - Racer Bobby Unser is born.
1962 - John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth.
1967 - Musician Kurt Cobain is born. (d.1994)
With divorce rates so high, I like hearing about a couple who “makes it.”
According to the “Star Tribune” 101 year old Clarence Vail and his 99 year old wife, Mayme, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota just celebrated their 83rd wedding anniversary! Their daughter is seeking to have their marriage entered into the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest married couple.
1878 - The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison.
1942 - President Roosevelt signed an executive order giving military the authority to relocate and intern Japanese-Americans.
1945 - Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima.
1986 - Soviet Union launches the “Mir” space station.
Carly Smithson, an American Idol hopeful this year had a previous record deal. Smithson whose maiden name is Hennessy signed with MCA in 1999. Her album was released in 2001 but never reached sales of 1,000 units. It is within American Idol rules to have had a prior deal just not be currently under contract. Yet, the controversy continues…is she a ringer?
1885 - Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is first published.
1929 - The first Academy Awards are announced.
1930 - Pluto is discovered.
2001 - Dale Earnhardt is killed during the final lap of the Daytona 500.
1859 - Oregon admitted as the 33rd state.
1912 - Arizona admitted as the 48th state.
1929 - The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone’s gang were shot down.
1962 - First lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave a televised tour of the White House.
1635 - The first public school is opened in Boston.
1944 - Talk show host Jerry Springer is born.
1997 - The Dow Jones closes above 7,000 for the first time.
2000 - The last original “Peanuts” comic strip appears in newspapers one day after Charles M. Schultz dies.
