Smokey Bear is an campaign and advertising icon created by the
U.S.Forest Service with artist Albert Staehle (below). In the Wildfire
Prevention Campaign, which is the longest-running public service
announcement (PSA) campaign in United States history.
Albert Staehle (1899 – 1974)
ED DANAHUE
Hank Aaron slams his 715th home run over the fence and
into the history books.
Hank Aaron displays his 715th home run ball, the ball that
broke Babe Ruth’s famed home run record.
Henry Louis Aaron (nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin’ Hank")
turned 85 on February 5th.
MIKE GRACIA
The 13-day siege of the Alamo by Santa Anna and his army ended
on this day in 1836. The Mexican army of about four thousand men
under President General Santa Anna defeated 189 Texas volunteers fighting for independence from Mexico.
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Rob Reiner (Robert Norman Reiner) is 72 years-old today.
Actor and director Rob Reiner is known especially for his role as
Michael (“Meathead”) Stivic in the CBS television series All in the
Family (1971–79) and for his direction of such culturally resonant
films as This Is Spinal Tap (1984), The Princess Bride (1987), When
Harry Met Sally… (1989), and A Few Good Men (1992).
ROSS SIMPSON
George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)
George Washington, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States,
served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War, then was inaugurated as the first U.S. President
on April 30, 1789.
Washington’s legacy as a commander at Valley Forge, Yorktown, and
Boston was honored in 1917 when an asteroid was named after him:
the 886 Washingtonia asteroid.
General George Washington (left) and French military leader Marquis
de Lafayette at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777–78 (AP)
Washington praying at Valley Forge.
A reproduction of Emanuel Leutze’s 1851 oil painting ‘Washington Crossing the Delaware." (Associated Press)
CAMILLE BOHANNON
Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovitch) is 102 years old today.
Legendary movie actor Kirk Douglas starred in 20,000 Leagues Under the
Sea (1954), Paths of Glory (1957), Gunfight at the O.K Corral (1957), and
Spartacus (1960). Kirk Douglas became a legend on the silver screen,
receiving the Academy Honorary Award in 1996. He was a successful
competitive wrestler while in college and served in the U.S. Navy.
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