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| February 11th |
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| About February 11th is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 323 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (324 in leap years). Births 1917 - Sidney Sheldon, author, playwright (I Dream of Jeannie) 1926 - Leslie Nielsen, comedian, actor (The Naked Gun) 1936 - Burt Reynolds, actor (Deliverance) 1953 - Jeb Bush, politician, son of George H.W. Bush, brother of George W. Bush 1962 - Sheryl Crow, singer, songwriter, musician 1964 - Sarah Palin, Alaska Governor, former Vice President nominee 1969 - Jennifer Aniston, actress (Friends) 1979 - Brandy Norwood, actress, singer (Moesha) 1992 - Taylor Lautner, actor (Twilight) Deaths 2008 - Tom Lantos, former U.S. Congressman, Holocaust survivor Events 1752 - Philadelphia sees the first hospital opened in the United States, Pennsylvania Hospital. 1809 - Robert Fulton files a patent for improvements to steamboat, which would make it commercially successful. 1964 - Two days after appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show, The Beatles host their first concert which is held at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C. 1968 - Madison Square Garden opens up in Manhattan, New York. 1990 - Buster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson in one of sports biggest upsets. 1990 - Nelson Mandela is released from prison in Cape Town, South Africa after being a political prisoner for 27 years. 1993 - Janet Reno is appointed to attorney general by President Bill Clinton, becoming the first female to hold the position. 2002 - The six stars of the sitcom Friends signs a $24 million deal each for the 10th and final season. 2006 - United States Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots friend Harry Whittington in the face while hunting quail. |
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