Archive for February 20th, 2011
20
Feb
SINGER NANCY WILSON IS 74 TODAY
Nancy Wilson is a song stylist with more than 70 albums, and three Grammy Awards. She has been labeled a singer of blues,jazz, Cabaret, and pop. Nancy has received
many nicknames including "Sweet Nancy", "The Baby", "Fancy Miss Nancy" and
"The Girl With the Honey-Coated Voice.
20
Feb
FIRST TO ORBIT THE EARTH ON THIS DATE IN 1962
Astronaut John Glenn became the fifth person in space and the first American to
orbit the Earth, aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule (shown above). He
circled the globe three times during a flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes, and
23 seconds.
20
Feb
SIDNEY POITIER TURNED 84 TODAY
In 1963, Sidney Poitier won an Academy Award For Best Actor for his
role in Lilies of the Field.
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