ROSS SIMPSON

George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)

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.

Tim Maguire

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Brian Thomas

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is 76 today.

Robinson was a big fan of Westerns and thought his uncle’s nickname
Smokey Joe was a cowboy moniker. He was inspired by artists like Billy
Ward and His Dominoes.

 
Brian Thomas

Michael Jeffrey Jordan is 53 today.

George Washington was born Feb. 22, 1732 –  or Feb. 11 according to the old
style calendar in use in the British Colony of Virginia at the time.

Abraham Lincoln was born Feb. 12, 1809. But for decades, the two dates have 
been celebrated together on the third Monday of February as Presidents Day. The
legal name for the holiday remains Washington’s Birthday.

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