Famous Birthdays and Events for the Month of February

Just thought you might enjoy this little tidbit about the month of February. If you have anything to add, please don’t hesitate to do so. Here you go:

Famous February Birthdays:

• Thomas Edison, Rick James, Farrah Fawcett, Christie Brinkley, Morgan Fairchild, Alice Cooper, Rosa Parks, Dan Quayle, Ronald Regan, Babe Ruth, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Charles Dickens, Ted Koppel, Audrey Meadows, George Ferris, Chelsea Clinton, Elizabeth Taylor, Johnny Cash, Tea Leoni, Peter Fonda, George Washington, Drew Barrymore, Charles Barkley, Jimmy Hoffa, Gregory Hines and Abraham Lincoln

Famous February Events:

• Mary Queen of Scots beheaded, 1587
• French & Indian War Ended, 1763
• Massachusetts became the 6th US State, 1788
• Photograph of Abraham Lincoln used on the US penny and US $5 bill taken, 1864
• Reader’s Digest magazine was first published on February 5, 1922
• Alka Seltzer was introduced on February 21, 1931
• “Peter Pan” by Walt Disney opened at Roxy Theater, NY, 1953
• Barbie doll was introduced, 1959
• Apollo 14 – the third US manned Moon expedition, 1971
• Endangered Species Act was enacted, 1973
• Good Times debuted on TV, 1974
• Operation Desert Storm Ground Campaign began, 1991
• Columbia Shuttle Tragedy, 2003

Hope you liked this little piece of February trivia!

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