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Gravdigr · 02-16-2017, 02:10 PM

February 16

Today the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea

)celebrates Day Of The Shining Star, marking the birth of the Eternal Illustrious Supreme Leader, and greatest golfer in the history of the planet, Kim Jong-il.

There are 318 days remaining in 2017.

There are 311 days until Christmas.

Events

1646 – Battle of Torrington, Devon: The last major battle of the first English Civil War.

1804 – First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia.

1852 – Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established.

1874 – The Silver Dollar becomes legal US tender.

1923 – Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, King Tut.

1933 – The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States. And there was much rejoicing.

1937 – Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.

1940 – World War II: Altmark Incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMS Cossack. 299 British prisoners are freed.

1945 – World War II: American forces land on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.

1959 – Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.

1960 – The U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.

1968 – In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.

1978 – The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago).

1983 – The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75.

1985 – Hezbollah (Party of God) is founded.

1986 – The Soviet liner MS Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.

1987 – The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi guard dubbed "Ivan the Terrible" in Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem.

1991 - The Simpsons were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Do The Bartman'. The song was written by Michael Jackson and Bryan Lorenand, The Simpsons became the first cartoon characters to make No.1 since The Archies' hit 'Sugar Sugar' in 1969. Jackson was a massive fan of The Simpsons and had called the producers one night offering to write Bart a number one single and do a guest spot on the show.

2005 – The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs.

2006 – The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.

Births

1812 – Henry Wilson (18th VPOTUS); 1843 – Henry M. Leland (founded Cadillac and Lincoln); 1898 – Katharine Cornell; 1901 – Chester Morris (played Boston Blackie); 1903 – Edgar Bergen; 1909 – Hugh Beaumont ('Ward Cleaver' on Leave It To Beaver); 1909 – Richard McDonald (co-founded McDonald's); 1914 – Jimmy Wakely♪ ♫(one of the last singing cowboys); 1920 – Anna Mae Hays (1st female General in US Armed Forces); 1926 – Margot Frank (older sister of Anne Frank); 1935 – Brian Bedford; 1935 – Sonny Bono♪ ♫; 1941 – Kim Jong-il; 1952 – William Katt; 1952 – James Ingram♪ ♫; 1954 – Margaux Hemingway

; 1957 – LeVar Burton; 1958 - Ice-T (Tracy Marrow)♪ ♫; 1959 – John McEnroe; 1960 – Pete Willis

(Def Leppard); 1961 – Andy Taylor

(Duran Duran, Power Station); 1964 – Christopher Eccleston (the 9th Doctor Who); 1972 – Jerome Bettis; 1972 – Sarah Clarke; 1977 – Ian Clarke (founded Freenet); 1979 – Valentino Rossi (motorcycle racer)

Deaths

1928 – Eddie Foy, Sr.; 1967 – Smiley Burnette♪ ♫; 1974 – John Garand (designed the M1 Garand Rifle); 1996 – Roger Bowen ('Col. Henry Blake' in M*A*S*H (movie); 1996 – Brownie McGhee♪ ♫; 2000 – Lila Kedrova (Zorba The Greek); 2000 – Karsten Solheim (founded PING golf equipment); 2001 – Howard W. Koch (producer The Manchurian Candidate (1962), The Odd Couple (1968), Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Airplane!); 2001 – William Masters (of Masters & Johnson); 2013 – Tony Sheridan♪ ♫(the only non-Beatle to appear as lead singer on a Beatles recording that charted as a single); 2015 – Lesley Gore♪ ♫(sang "It's My Party"); 2016 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali

02-16-2017, 02:10 PM	#569
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	February 16 Today the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)celebrates Day Of The Shining Star, marking the birth of the Eternal Illustrious Supreme Leader, and greatest golfer in the history of the planet, Kim Jong-il. There are 318 days remaining in 2017. There are 311 days until Christmas. Events 1646 – Battle of Torrington, Devon: The last major battle of the first English Civil War. 1804 – First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia. 1852 – Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established. 1874 – The Silver Dollar becomes legal US tender. 1923 – Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, King Tut. 1933 – The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States. And there was much rejoicing. 1937 – Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon. 1940 – World War II: Altmark Incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMS Cossack. 299 British prisoners are freed. 1945 – World War II: American forces land on Corregidor Island in the Philippines. 1959 – Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1. 1960 – The U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. 1968 – In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service. 1978 – The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago). 1983 – The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75. 1985 – Hezbollah (Party of God) is founded. 1986 – The Soviet liner MS Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. 1987 – The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi guard dubbed "Ivan the Terrible" in Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem. 1991 - The Simpsons were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Do The Bartman'. The song was written by Michael Jackson and Bryan Lorenand, The Simpsons became the first cartoon characters to make No.1 since The Archies' hit 'Sugar Sugar' in 1969. Jackson was a massive fan of The Simpsons and had called the producers one night offering to write Bart a number one single and do a guest spot on the show. 2005 – The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs. 2006 – The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army. Births 1812 – Henry Wilson (18th VPOTUS); 1843 – Henry M. Leland (founded Cadillac and Lincoln); 1898 – Katharine Cornell; 1901 – Chester Morris (played Boston Blackie); 1903 – Edgar Bergen; 1909 – Hugh Beaumont ('Ward Cleaver' on Leave It To Beaver); 1909 – Richard McDonald (co-founded McDonald's); 1914 – Jimmy Wakely♪ ♫(one of the last singing cowboys); 1920 – Anna Mae Hays (1st female General in US Armed Forces); 1926 – Margot Frank (older sister of Anne Frank); 1935 – Brian Bedford; 1935 – Sonny Bono♪ ♫; 1941 – Kim Jong-il; 1952 – William Katt; 1952 – James Ingram♪ ♫; 1954 – Margaux Hemingway; 1957 – LeVar Burton; 1958 - Ice-T (Tracy Marrow)♪ ♫; 1959 – John McEnroe; 1960 – Pete Willis(Def Leppard); 1961 – Andy Taylor(Duran Duran, Power Station); 1964 – Christopher Eccleston (the 9th Doctor Who); 1972 – Jerome Bettis; 1972 – Sarah Clarke; 1977 – Ian Clarke (founded Freenet); 1979 – Valentino Rossi (motorcycle racer) Deaths 1928 – Eddie Foy, Sr.; 1967 – Smiley Burnette♪ ♫; 1974 – John Garand (designed the M1 Garand Rifle); 1996 – Roger Bowen ('Col. Henry Blake' in MASH* (movie); 1996 – Brownie McGhee♪ ♫; 2000 – Lila Kedrova (Zorba The Greek); 2000 – Karsten Solheim (founded PING golf equipment); 2001 – Howard W. Koch (producer The Manchurian Candidate (1962), The Odd Couple (1968), Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Airplane!); 2001 – William Masters (of Masters & Johnson); 2013 – Tony Sheridan♪ ♫(the only non-Beatle to appear as lead singer on a Beatles recording that charted as a single); 2015 – Lesley Gore♪ ♫(sang "It's My Party"); 2016 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.