Wednesday, February 8, 2012

February 8 - Two Spoons




Two Spoons


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This Day In History
1693
The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.
1910
The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
1915
D.W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.
1952
Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom.
2001
Disney California Adventure Park opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

Famous Birthdays
1405
Constantine XI Palaiologos, last Byzantine Emperor (d. 1453)
1677
Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (d. 1756)
1700
Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (d. 1782)
1828
Jules Verne, French author (d. 1905)
1834
Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist (d. 1907)
1880
Franz Marc, German painter (d. 1916)
1894
King Vidor, American film director (d. 1982)
1925
Jack Lemmon, American actor and film director (d. 2001)
1932
John Williams, American composer and conductor
1955
John Grisham, American writer
1969
Mary McCormack, American actress
1974
Seth Green, American actor



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