lunes, 28 de febrero de 2011

February 28

On Feb. 28, 1993, a gun battle erupted near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to serve warrants on the Branch Davidians; four agents and six Davidians were killed as a 51-day standoff began.
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On Feb. 28, 1901, Linus Pauling, the American Nobel Prize-winning chemist and political activist, was born. Following his death on Aug. 19, 1994, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1827	The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. was incorporated.
1854	About 50 slavery opponents met in Ripon, Wis., to call for creation of a new political group that became the Republican Party.
1861	The Territory of Colorado was organized.
1940	College basketball was televised for the first time as station W2XBS aired the Pittsburgh-Fordham and Georgetown-NYU games from Madison Square Garden in New York.
1953	Scientists James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick discovered the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule that contains the human genes, at Cambridge University.
1960	The U.S. Olympic hockey team won the gold medal, defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4 at Squaw Valley, Calif.
1972	President Richard M. Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued the Shanghai Communique at the conclusion of Nixon's historic visit to China, a step toward the eventual normalization of relations between the two countries.
1974	The United States and Egypt re-established diplomatic relations after a seven-year break.
1983	The album "War" by U2 was released.
1986	Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was shot to death in central Stockholm.
1991	Allied and Iraqi forces suspended their attacks as Iraq pledged to accept all United Nations resolutions concerning Kuwait.
1993	A gun battle erupted at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to serve warrants; four agents and six Davidians were killed and a 51-day standoff began.

Current Birthdays

Actress-singer Bernadette Peters turns 63 years old today.

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Secretary of Energy Steven Chu turns 63 years old today.

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1923	Charles Durning, Actor, turns 88
1931	Gavin MacLeod, Actor ("Love Boat," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"), turns 80
1931	Dean Smith, Hall of Fame basketball coach, turns 80
1939	Tommy Tune, Dancer, choreographer, turns 72
1940	Mario Andretti, Auto racer, turns 71
1944	Kelly Bishop, Actress ("Gilmore Girls"), turns 67
1945	Bubba Smith, Football player, turns 66
1948	Mercedes Ruehl, Actress, turns 63
1955	Adrian Dantley, Basketball Hall of Famer, turns 56
1955	Gilbert Gottfried, Comedian, turns 56
1957	John Turturro, Actor, turns 54
1957	Cindy Wilson, Rock singer (B-52s), turns 54
1962	Ken Whisenhunt, Football coach, turns 49
1969	Robert Sean Leonard, Actor ("House"), turns 42
1969	Pat Monahan, Rock singer, turns 42
1973	Eric Lindros, Hockey player, turns 38
1976	Ali Larter, Actress ("Heroes"), turns 35

Historic Birthdays

Linus Pauling2/28/1901 - 8/19/1994American Nobel Prize-winning chemist.Go to obituary »

59	Michel de Montaigne 2/28/1533 - 9/23/1592 French writer of essays
71	Gabriele Rossetti 2/28/1783 - 4/24/1854 Italian poet, revolutionary, and scholar
93	Sir John Tenniel 2/28/1820 - 2/25/1914 English illustrator and satirical artist
78	Douglas McGarel Hogg 2/28/1872 - 8/16/1950 English lawyer and politician
85	Geraldine Farrar 2/28/1882 - 3/11/1967 American operatic soprano
70	Ben Hecht 2/28/1894 - 4/18/1964 American novelist, playwright, and newspaperman
41	Bugsy Siegel 2/28/1906 - 6/20/1947 American gangster who started Las Vegas gambling
81	Milton Caniff 2/28/1907 - 4/3/1988 American comic-strip artist
86	Sir Stephen Spender 2/28/1909 - 7/16/1995 English poet and critic
83	Vincente Minnelli 2/28/1903 - 7/25/1986 American film and stage director
82	Denis Parsons Burkitt 2/28/1911 - 3/23/1993 English surgeon and medical researcher
62	Zero Mostel 2/28/1915 - 9/8/1977 American actor, singer, and comedian