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Subject: Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- Feb 09
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 05:00:24 GMT

Interesting things that happened February 9:

Birthdays on this date ...
  In 1773 William Henry Harrison, 9th President (March 4-April 4, 1841)
  In 1847 Amy Lowell, poet
  In 1909 Dean Rusk, statesman
  In 1914 Carmen Miranda, singer, actor
  In 1914 Ernest Tubb, singer
  In 1923 Kathryn Grayson
  In 1928 Roger Mudd, newscaster
  In 1941 Carole King (in Brooklyn, NY), singer
  In 1943 Joe Pesci
  In 1944 Alice Walker
  In 1945 Mia Farrow, actor
  In 1949 Judith Light (in Trenton, NJ), actor (Who's the Boss)

Events worth noting ...
  In 1861 Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected Pres. and V. Pres.
  In 1877 U.S. Weather Service is founded.
  In 1885 First Japanese arrive in Hawaii.
  In 1891 First shipment of asparagus arrives from Sacramento.
  In 1894 The Hershey Bar is introduced.
  In 1895 Volleyball is invented by W.G. Morgan in Massachusetts.
  In 1943 Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal, ending epic WW II battle.
  In 1953 The movie "Superman" premieres.
  In 1964 First appearance of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan.
  In 1969 The Boeing 747 takes it's first commercial flight.
  In 1971 Apollo 14 returns to Earth.
  In 1975 Soyuz 17 returns to Earth.
  In 1990 Galileo makes its Venus flyby.

And remember ...
  American Heart Month
  Canned Food Month.
  Creative Romance Month.
  Great American Pies Month.
  Human Relations Month.
  Humpback Whale Awareness Month.
  International Friendship Month.
  Liferhythms and Health Month.
  Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month.
  National Black History Month
  National Blah Buster Month.
  National Cat Health Month.
  National Cherry Month
  National Children's Dental Health Month.
  National Condom Month.
  National Embroidery Month.
  National Grapefruit Month.
  National Macadamia Nut Month.
  National Meat Month.
  National Snack Food Month.
 
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