[guide.chat] to day in history
- From: "harold kitching" <harold.kitching01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 12:30:11 -0000
: B-F today in history
------------------------------------ ! TODAY IN HISTORY !
------------------------------------ Today is Monday, March 4, the 63rd
day of 2013. There are 302 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in
History: On March 4, 1913, Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated as the 28th
president of the United States, succeeding President William Howard
Taft. On this date: In 1789, the Constitution of the United States went
into effect as the first Federal Congress met in New York. (The
lawmakers then adjourned for lack of a quorum.) In 1791, Vermont became
the 14th state. In 1813, President James Madison was inaugurated for a
second term of office. In 1861, Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the
16th president of the United States. The U.S. Government Printing
Office began operation. The Confederate States of America adopted as
its flag the original version of the Stars and Bars. In 1863, the Idaho
Territory was created. In 1888, legendary college football coach Knute
Rockne was born in Voss, Norway. In 1913, just before leaving office,
President William Howard Taft signed legislation replacing the
Department of Commerce and Labor with separate Departments of Commerce
and Labor. The "Buffalo nickel" officially went into circulation. In
1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt took office as America's 32nd president. In
1943, "Mrs. Miniver" won six Academy Awards, including best picture and
best actress for Greer Garson (whose 5½-minute acceptance speech became
the butt of industry jokes). James Cagney won best actor for "Yankee
Doodle Dandy. In 1952, Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis were married in
San Fernando Valley, Calif. In 1963, American poet William Carlos
Williams, 79, died in Rutherford, N.J. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan
addressed the nation on the Iran-Contra affair, acknowledging that his
overtures to Iran had "deteriorated" into an arms-for-hostages deal.
Ten years ago: The Army's oldest armored division, "Old Ironsides," got
orders to head for the Persian Gulf as the total of U.S. land, sea and
air forces arrayed against Iraq or preparing to go neared 300,000. A
bomb in a backpack killed 22 people at an airport terminal in the
southern Philippines. Five years ago: Republican John McCain clinched
his party's presidential nomination. Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton
won primary victories in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island, while Barack
Obama prevailed in Vermont. Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre
retired after 17 years, saying he was "tired. (Favre later made a
comeback with the New York Jets, then the Minnesota Vikings, before
retiring again.) Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax died in Lake
Geneva, Wis., at age 69. One year ago: President Barack Obama said he
didn't want war but insisted he would attack Iran if that were the only
option left to stop that nation from getting a nuclear weapon. Vladimir
Putin scored a decisive victory in Russia's presidential election to
return to the Kremlin and extend his hold on power for six more years.
Nearly 300 people in the Republic of Congo were killed after a series
of blasts at an arms depot in the capital Brazzaville. Today's
Birthdays: Actress Paula Prentiss is 75. Movie director Adrian Lyne is
72. Singer Bobby Womack is 69. Rock musician Chris Squire (Yes) is 65.
Singer Shakin' Stevens is 65. Author James Ellroy is 65. Texas Gov.
Rick Perry is 63. Singer Chris Rea is 62. Actor Ronn Moss is 61.
Actress Kay Lenz is 60. Musician Emilio Estefan is 60. Movie director
Scott Hicks is 60. Actress Catherine O'Hara is 59. Actor Mykelti
(MY'-kul-tee) Williamson is 56. Actress Patricia Heaton is 55. Actor
Steven Weber is 52. Rock musician Jason Newsted is 50. Actress Stacy
Edwards is 48. Rapper Grand Puba is 47. Rock musician Patrick Hannan
(The Sundays) is 47. Rock singer Evan Dando (Lemonheads) is 46. Actress
Patsy Kensit is 45. Gay rights activist Chaz Bono is 44. Actor Nick
Stabile (stah-BEEL') is 43. Rock musician Fergal Lawler (The
Cranberries) is 42. Country singer Jason Sellers is 42. Jazz musician
Jason Marsalis is 36. Actress Jessica Heap is 30. TV personality
Whitney Port is 28. Actress Margo Harshman is 27. Actor Joshua Bowman
is 25. Actress Andrea Bowen ("Desperate Housewives") is 23. Actress
Jenna Boyd is 20. Thought for Today: "It is almost impossible to state
what one in fact believes, because it is almost impossible to hold a
belief and to define it at the same time. William Carlos Williams
(1883-1963). Copyright 2013,
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