23 Feb 07 - Friday
1734 Mayer Amschel Rothschild Frankfurt, founder (House of Rothschild)
1787 Emma Willard US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)
1883 Victor Fleming Pasadena CA, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind)
1940 Peter Fonda actor (Easy Rider, Lilith, Wild Angels, Trip)
1944 Johnny Winter [John Dawson], Leland MS, guitarist (Silver Train)
1952 Brad Whitford Massachusetts, rock guitarist (Aerosmith-Jamie Got a Gun)
1962 Michael Wilton rock guitarist (Queensrÿche-The Warning)
0303 Emperor Diocletian orders general persecution of Christians
1836 Alamo besieged by Santa Anna; entire garrison eventually killed
1886 London Times publishes world's 1st classified ad
1896 Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield
1904 Control of Panamá Canal Zone acquired by US for $10 million
1916 French artillery kills entire French 72nd division at Samogneux Verdun
1922 Henri Landru executed for having 11 wives, in France
1924 Thomas Woodrow Wilson 28th US President (1913-21), dies
1927 President Coolidge creates Federal Radio Commission (FCC predecessor)
1934 Augusto Sandino Nicaraguan patriot, assassinated by National Guard
1939 Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St Louis, to become wrestling champion
1940 Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio", released
1945 US Marines raise flag on Iwo Jima, famous photo & statue
1965 Stan Laurel comedian (Laurel & Hardy), dies at 74
1967 US troops begin largest offensive of Vietnam War
1971 George Harrison is fined & his driving license is suspended for 1 year
as a result of several speeding tickets and a dispute with the police
1987 Supernova 1987A in LMC 1st seen; 1st naked-eye supernova since 1604
1991 US insists Iraq publicly announce it is leaving Kuwait by 12 PM EST
1993 Gary Coleman wins $1,280,000 lawsuit against parents for high fees
1997 Ali Abu Kamal opens fire in Empire State Building & kills 1
1997 NBC TV shows "Schindler's List", completely uncensored, 65 million watch
1997 Scientists in Scotland announced they succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly"
1998 Tornadoes in Florida kills at least 31
Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes her laws.
Mayer Amschel Rothschild
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