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Significant Days of February!

Did You Know?

* February 2004 has 5 Sundays! This is an occurrence that only happens every 28 years ... 1920, 1948, 1976, 2004, 2032, 2060, 2088.

Feb. 1
Holidays & Observances - February 1, 2005 (Tuesday):

* Columbia Shuttle Tragedy, 2003
* Freedom Day (US National) - Observed February 1 each year
"National Freedom Day is a U.S. holiday celebrating the end of slavery and commemorating freedom. It is observed on February 1st, the day in 1865 that President Abraham Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery. The amendment was ratified December 18, 1865." Source: www.questia.com/aboutQuestia/eventsm.html

Feb. 2
Holidays & Observances - February 2, 2005 (Wednesday):

* Groundhog Day (US, Canada & Switzerland)
www.groundhog.org - The official Web site of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club

Feb. 3
Holidays & Observances - February 3, 2005 (Thursday):

* Buddy Holly (age 22), Ritchie Valens (age 17) and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash in 1959
Web site with information about Ritchie Valens:
Click Here

Feb. 6
Holidays & Observances February 6, 2005 (Sunday):

* Superbowl Sunday 2005 (Usually observed the last Sunday in January - will be held February 6th in 2005) Web site: www.superbowl.com

* Ronald Reagan, 40th US President 1981-1989. Born February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois. Died June 5, 2004 in Bel-Air, California. Married to Nancy Davis Reagan. See biography at the official White House Web site: Click Here

Feb. 8
Holidays & Observances February 8, 2005 (Tuesday):

* Boy Scouts Day - Boy Scouts of America founded, 1910
* Mardi Gras Day 2005 - Mardi Gras is the French and southern United States day of celebration on the last day before Lent. It is always 46 days before Easter.
Mardi Gras - Frequently Asked Questions: Click Here

Celebrity Birthdays February 8th:

* James Dean, 1931 (Actor)
* Jules Verne, 1828 (Sci-Fi)
* Ted Koppel, 1940

Feb. 9
Holidays & Observances February 9, 2005 (Wednesday):

* Ash Wednesday - February 9, 2005 - First day of Lent (7th Wednesday preceding Easter.)
o Lent - New Advent - Catholic Encyclopedia: www.newadvent.org/cathen/09152a.htm
* National Weather Service established, February 9, 1870

Celebrity Birthdays February 9th:

* Mia Farrow, 1945 (Actress)
* William H. Harrison, 1773 (9th US President)

Feb. 10
Holidays & Observances February 10, 2005 (Thursday):

* Crocodile Rock by Elton John hits No. 1 Song, 1973
Did You Know? Elton John's real name is Reginald Kenneth White
* French & Indian War Ended, 1763

Celebrity Birthdays February 10th:

* Roberta Flack, 1939
* Mark Spitz, 1950 (Olympic Swimmer, Won 7 Gold Medals)
* Robert Wagner, 1930 (Actor)

Feb. 12
Holidays & Observances - February 12, 2005 (Saturday):

* Lincoln's Birthday (Traditional)
* First Barbie dolls are sold in stores, February 12, 1959

Celebrity Birthdays February 12th:

* Abraham Lincoln, 1809 (16th US President)

Feb. 18
Holidays & Observances - February 18, 2005 (Friday):

* Harry Caray, legendary radio/TV broadcaster, died Feb. 18, 1998. (Real name: Harry Christopher Carabina)
* Dale Earnhardt died on Feb. 18 at Daytona (submitted by Betty)

Feb. 20
Holidays & Observances - February 20, 2005 (Sunday):

* Daytona 500 Race, February 20, 2005 Click Here

Celebrity Birthdays February 20th:

* Charles Barkley, 1963
* Cindy Crawford, 1966
* Sidney Poitier, 1927 (Actor)
* Gloria Vanderbilt, 1924

Feb. 24
Holidays & Observances - February 24, 2005 (Thursday):

* Operation Desert Storm Ground Campaign began, 1991
* President Andrew Johnson was impeached on February 24, 1868

Celebrity Birthdays February 24th:

* Barry Bostwick, 1945
* Paula Zahn, 1956

Feb. 26
Holidays & Observances - February 26, 2005 (Saturday):

* World Trade Center bombing, February 26, 1993
"On 26th February 1993, at approximately 12.18 p.m., an improvised explosive device exploded on the second level of the World Trade Center parking basement. The resulting blast produced a crater, approximately 150 feet in diameter and five floors deep, in the parking basement." Source: The Bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City by Dave Williams - To see the rest of the article, see the International Criminal Police Review Web site: www.interpol.int/Public/Publications/ICPR/ICPR469_3.asp

Celebrity Birthdays February 26th:

* Michael Bolton, 1953
* Robert Taft, 1917 (US Senator)

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