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Gravdigr · 02-22-2017, 01:03 PM

February 22

Today is Robert Baden-Powell's birthday, and it is celebrated as Founder's Day/B.-P. Day by The World Organization of The Scout Movement.

Concurrently, The World Organizition of Girl Guides And Girl Scouts celebrates today as World Thinking Day.

Events

1371 – Robert II becomes King of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty.

1632 – Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published.

1797 – The last Invasion of Britain begins near Fishguard, Wales.

1819 – By the Adams–Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars.

1855 – The Pennsylvania State University is founded in State College, Pennsylvania (as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania).

1879 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.

1904 – The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.

1907 – Robert Baden-Powell made the first scouting camp in Brownsea, England.

1909 – The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.

1915 – World War I: The Imperial German Navy institutes unrestricted submarine warfare.

1924 – U.S. President Calvin Coolidge becomes the first President to deliver a radio address from the White House.

1942 – World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable.

1959 – Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.

1980 – Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4–3.

1994 – Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged by the United States Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union.

1995 – The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.

1997 – In Roslin, Midlothian, Scottish scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.

2006 – At least six men stage Britain's biggest robbery, stealing £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.

Births

1732 – George Washington (1st POTUS); 1778 – Rembrandt Peale

; 1810 – Frédéric Chopin

; 1857 – Robert Baden-Powell (founded The Scout Association); 1889 – Olave Baden-Powell (founded the Girl Guides); 1892 – Edna St. Vincent Millay; 1907 – Sheldon Leonard; 1907 – Robert Young; 1918 – Don Pardo; 1922 – Marshall Teague

; 1929 – James Hong ("Seinfeld. Party of four."); 1932 – Ted Kennedy; 1933 – Ernie K-Doe♪ ♫; 1934 – Sparky Anderson; 1944 – Jonathan Demme; 1950 – Julius 'Dr. J' Erving; 1952 – Bill Frist; 1962 – Steve Irwin ("Crikey!"); 1963 – Vijay Singh; 1964 – Ed Boon (co-created Mortal Kombat); 1966 – Rachel Dratch; 1968 – Jeri Ryan

; 1969 – Thomas Jane; 1973 – Scott Phillips

(Creed); 1974 – James Blunt♪ ♫; 1975 – Drew Barrymore; 1986 – Rajon Rondo

Deaths

1890 – John Jacob A$tor III; 1985 – Efrem Zimbalist

; 1987 – Andy Warhol; 1994 – Papa John Creach

; 2002 – Chuck Jones; 2016 – Sonny James♪ ♫

02-22-2017, 01:03 PM	#582
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	February 22 Today is Robert Baden-Powell's birthday, and it is celebrated as Founder's Day/B.-P. Day by The World Organization of The Scout Movement. Concurrently, The World Organizition of Girl Guides And Girl Scouts celebrates today as World Thinking Day. Events 1371 – Robert II becomes King of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty. 1632 – Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published. 1797 – The last Invasion of Britain begins near Fishguard, Wales. 1819 – By the Adams–Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars. 1855 – The Pennsylvania State University is founded in State College, Pennsylvania (as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania). 1879 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores. 1904 – The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908. 1907 – Robert Baden-Powell made the first scouting camp in Brownsea, England. 1909 – The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world. 1915 – World War I: The Imperial German Navy institutes unrestricted submarine warfare. 1924 – U.S. President Calvin Coolidge becomes the first President to deliver a radio address from the White House. 1942 – World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable. 1959 – Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500. 1980 – Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4–3. 1994 – Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged by the United States Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union. 1995 – The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified. 1997 – In Roslin, Midlothian, Scottish scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned. 2006 – At least six men stage Britain's biggest robbery, stealing £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent. Births 1732 – George Washington (1st POTUS); 1778 – Rembrandt Peale; 1810 – Frédéric Chopin; 1857 – Robert Baden-Powell (founded The Scout Association); 1889 – Olave Baden-Powell (founded the Girl Guides); 1892 – Edna St. Vincent Millay; 1907 – Sheldon Leonard; 1907 – Robert Young; 1918 – Don Pardo; 1922 – Marshall Teague; 1929 – James Hong ("Seinfeld. Party of four."); 1932 – Ted Kennedy; 1933 – Ernie K-Doe♪ ♫; 1934 – Sparky Anderson; 1944 – Jonathan Demme; 1950 – Julius 'Dr. J' Erving; 1952 – Bill Frist; 1962 – Steve Irwin ("Crikey!"); 1963 – Vijay Singh; 1964 – Ed Boon (co-created Mortal Kombat); 1966 – Rachel Dratch; 1968 – Jeri Ryan; 1969 – Thomas Jane; 1973 – Scott Phillips(Creed); 1974 – James Blunt♪ ♫; 1975 – Drew Barrymore; 1986 – Rajon Rondo Deaths 1890 – John Jacob A$tor III; 1985 – Efrem Zimbalist; 1987 – Andy Warhol; 1994 – Papa John Creach; 2002 – Chuck Jones; 2016 – Sonny James♪ ♫ __________________ 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.