Archive for February 16th, 2012

CREATE YOUR OWN UNDERWATER CIRCUS!

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1963

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SONNY BONO WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1935

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sonny and cher
Cher and Sonny Bono

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Congressman Bono in 1994.

Salvatore Phillip
"Sonny" Bono (February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998)

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MAGAZINE FIRST SOLD ON THIS DAY IN 1883

 ladies home journal 1883

Ladies’ Home Journal magazine first appeared on February 16, 1883. It soon
became one of the leading women’s magazines of the 20th century. It was the
first American magazine to reach 1 million subscribers in 1907. The magazines
looked more like newspapers at the time and a year’s subscription cost was
50 cents.

ladies home journal 1948
February 1948

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THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW ON THIS DAY IN 1964

 

The Beatles’ second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show was 
broadcast from The Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida.

ed sullivan in beatle wig

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STAR TREK EPISODE AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1967

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“Space Seed” is a first-season episode (#24) of Star Trek: The Original Series,
that was first broadcast on Thursday, February 16, 1967. It introduced the popular
villain Khan Noonien Singh, played Ricardo Montalbán. The 1982 film Star Trek ll:
The Wrath of Khan serves as a sequel to this episode.

 

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