On This Day in History...
Monday, February 11, 2008
1990 - Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity in South Africa.
2006 - Vice President Dick Cheney shot a fellow hunter while quail hunting.
1790 - The Quakers sent the United States Congress a petition calling for the emancipation of slaves
1847 - Inventor Thomas Edison was born.
1979 - Followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seized power in Iran.
1993 - Janet Reno was appointed by Bill Clinton to the position of Attorney General.
1809 - Robert Fulton patented the steam boat.
1945 - The Yalta Agreement was signed by FDR, Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin.
1970 - Japan became the fourth country to put a satellite in orbit.
1983 - I was born about a month premature - a clear sign of my lifelong distaste for delayed gratification.
Salut.
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posted by Dustin @ 12:00 PM,
1 Comments:
- At February 12, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Stick said...
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happy birthday!!