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Gravdigr · 02-19-2017, 02:14 PM

February 19

1600 – The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.

1674 – England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, and it is renamed New York.

1807 – Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert.

1846 – In Austin, Texas the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following the annexation of Texas by the United States.

1878 – Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.

1913 – Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.

1942 – World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people.

1942 – World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps.

1943 – World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins.

1945 – World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima.

1976 – Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald Ford's Proclamation 4417.

1985 – William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital.

2002 – NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.

2012 – Forty-four people are killed in a prison brawl in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Births

1473 – Nicolaus Copernicus; 1911 – Merle Oberon; 1916 – Eddie Arcaro

; 1924 – Lee Marvin

; 1930 – John Frankenheimer; 1940 – Smokey Robinson♪ ♫(The Miracles); 1940 – Bobby Rogers♪ ♫(The Miracles); 1946 – Paul Dean

(Loverboy); 1946 – Karen Silkwood (subject of movie Silkwood, played by Meryl Streep); 1948 – Mark Andes

(Canned Heat, Spirit, Heart); 1948 – Tony Iommi

(Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell); 1949 – Eddie Hardin

(Spencer Davis Group); 1950 – Andy Powell♪ ♫(Wishbone Ash); 1952 – Amy Tan (author The Joy Luck Club); 1955 – Jeff Daniels (Escanaba in da Moonlight, Dumb And Dumber, Gods & Generals); 1956 – Kathleen Beller; 1957 – Falco♪ ♫; 1957 – Ray Winstone (Tracker); 1959 – Roger Goodell (clown); 1963 – Seal♪ ♫; 1965 – Jon Fishman

(Phish); 1966 – Justine Bateman

; 1967 – Benicio del Toro; 1972 – Sunset Thomas

; 1975 – Daniel Adair

(Nickelback); 1991 – Trevor Bayne

; 1993 – Victoria Justice

Deaths

1916 – Ernst Mach; 1936 – Billy Mitchell; 1980 – Bon Scott♪ ♫

(AC/DC); 1992 – Tojo Yamamoto; 1997 – Deng Xiaoping; 1998 – Grandpa Jones♪ ♫; 2001 – Stanley Kramer; 2003 – Johnny Paycheck; 2009 – Kelly Groucutt

(ELO); 2016 – Umberto Eco; 2016 – Harper Lee

02-19-2017, 02:14 PM	#575
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	February 19 1600 – The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America. 1674 – England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, and it is renamed New York. 1807 – Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert. 1846 – In Austin, Texas the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following the annexation of Texas by the United States. 1878 – Thomas Edison patents the phonograph. 1913 – Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country. 1942 – World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people. 1942 – World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps. 1943 – World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins. 1945 – World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima. 1976 – Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald Ford's Proclamation 4417. 1985 – William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital. 2002 – NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system. 2012 – Forty-four people are killed in a prison brawl in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico. Births 1473 – Nicolaus Copernicus; 1911 – Merle Oberon; 1916 – Eddie Arcaro; 1924 – Lee Marvin; 1930 – John Frankenheimer; 1940 – Smokey Robinson♪ ♫(The Miracles); 1940 – Bobby Rogers♪ ♫(The Miracles); 1946 – Paul Dean(Loverboy); 1946 – Karen Silkwood (subject of movie Silkwood, played by Meryl Streep); 1948 – Mark Andes(Canned Heat, Spirit, Heart); 1948 – Tony Iommi(Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell); 1949 – Eddie Hardin(Spencer Davis Group); 1950 – Andy Powell♪ ♫(Wishbone Ash); 1952 – Amy Tan (author The Joy Luck Club); 1955 – Jeff Daniels (Escanaba in da Moonlight, Dumb And Dumber, Gods & Generals); 1956 – Kathleen Beller; 1957 – Falco♪ ♫; 1957 – Ray Winstone (Tracker); 1959 – Roger Goodell (clown); 1963 – Seal♪ ♫; 1965 – Jon Fishman(Phish); 1966 – Justine Bateman; 1967 – Benicio del Toro; 1972 – Sunset Thomas; 1975 – Daniel Adair(Nickelback); 1991 – Trevor Bayne; 1993 – Victoria Justice Deaths 1916 – Ernst Mach; 1936 – Billy Mitchell; 1980 – Bon Scott♪ ♫(AC/DC); 1992 – Tojo Yamamoto; 1997 – Deng Xiaoping; 1998 – Grandpa Jones♪ ♫; 2001 – Stanley Kramer; 2003 – Johnny Paycheck; 2009 – Kelly Groucutt(ELO); 2016 – Umberto Eco; 2016 – Harper Lee __________________ 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.