On this day

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     Mama Cass Elliott was born.  Bob Fuhrel


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Author:  	"Henry M" <gravity at nicom.com> at SMTP-CCSN
Date:    2/19/97 12:43 PM


In 1405, Timur Lenk, also known as Tamerlane, died while on his way 
to conquer China. He had already subdued lands stretching from 
Mongolia to the Mediterranean Sea.  
     
In 1408, in England, the Northumberland Rebellion ended when Henry 
Percy, Earl of Northumberland, was defeated by Henry IV at the Battle 
of Bramham Moor.  (HMmmm...)
     
In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte established himself as first consul in 
France.  
     
In 1843, Italian soprano Adelina Patti was born in Spain. The 
highest-paid soprano of her day, she made her first recordings when 
she was past 60.  
     
In 1878, the (cylinder) phonograph was patented by inventor Thomas 
Edison. He secured patent No. 200,521.  
     
In 1897, Mrs. Hoodless founded the first Women's Institute at Stoney 
Creek in Ontario, Canada.  
     
In 1915, in World War I, a combined British and French fleet attacked 
the Dardanelles.  
     
In 1918, a decree was issued by the Soviet Central Executive 
Committee abolishing all private ownership of land, water and natural 
resources in Russia.  
     
In 1942, in World War II, Japanese aircraft bombed Port Darwin, 
Australia.  
     
In 1945, the U.S. Fifth Fleet launched the invasion of Iwo Jima 
against the Japanese. The island was eventually taken on March 26 at 
the cost of 6,821 U.S. deaths.  (Sorry, but I have no idea how many 
others died.)
     
In 1959, the prime ministers of Britain, Turkey and Greece signed an 
agreement in London for the independence of Cyprus.  
     
In 1976, Iceland broke off diplomatic relations with Britain after the 
two countries failed to agree over fishing rights in disputed waters. 
The dispute became known as the Cod War.  
     
In 1993, Miss Michigan, 22-year-old Kenya Moore was named the new MISS 
USA, the second black woman to win that title in the pageant's 42-year 
history.
     
Smokey Robinson is 57 years old today. On 19 Feb, 1958 The Miracles 
recorded "Got a Job" in response to The Silhouettes' "Get a Job".
     
AsB4
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