Table of Contents February 21st History, Trivia, and Fun Facts |
February 21st History Highlights |
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February 21st is… |
| Card Reading Day International Mother Language Day National Sticky Bun Day |
February 21st Birthday Quotes |
“I remember thinking how often we look but never see… we listen, but never hear… we exist, but never feel. We take our relationships for granted. A house is only a place. It has no life of its own. It needs human voices, activity, and laughter to come alive.” “Individuality will always be one of the conditions of real elegance.” “I’ve never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision.” “Simplicity, good taste, and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing and these do not cost money.” “The scariest monster in the world is human beings and what we are capable of, especially when we get together.” “All of us, can do so much more together than any one person can do alone. And I hope that thought bolsters you as much as it does me.” “There’s no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.” |
February 21st Birthdays |
| 1621 – Rebecca Nurse, Massachusetts colonist, executed as a witch (died in 1692) 1821 – Charles Scribner I, American publisher, founded Charles Scribner’s Sons (died in 1871) 1855 – Alice Freeman Palmer, American educator (died in 1902) 1905 – Christian Dior, French Fashion designer (d.1957) 1915 – Ann Sheridan, American actress and singer (died in 1967) 1924 – Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (died in 2019) 1927 – Erma Bombeck, American journalist and author (died in 1996) 1933 – Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter (died in 2003) 1934 – Rue McClanahan, American actress (died in 2010) 1940 – John Lewis, American activist and politician 1943 – David Geffen, American businessman, co-founded DreamWorks and Geffen Records 1946 – Anthony Daniels, English actor and adjunct professor 1946 – Alan Rickman, English actor (died in 2016) 1947 – Olympia Snowe, American politician 1949 – Frank Brunner, American comic book illustrator 1949 – Jerry Harrison, American singer-songwriter 1955 – Kelsey Grammer, American actor 1958 – Mary Chapin Carpenter, American singer-songwriter 1961 – Christopher Atkins, American actor 1963 – William Baldwin, American actor, Brother 1977 – Kevin Rose, American businessman, founded Digg 1979 – Jennifer Love Hewitt, American actress 1979 – Jordan Peele, American actor, producer, and screenwriter 1986 – Charlotte Church, Welsh singer-songwriter 1987 – Eliott Page, Canadian actor 1989 – Corbin Bleu, American actor, model, dancer 1996 – Sophie Turner, English actress |
February 21st History |
| 1848 The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, was published in London by a group of German-born revolutionary known as the Communist League. 1866 1878 1885 1925 1947 1948 1953 1958 1965 1967 1986 1991 1997 2004 2009 |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
| “The doctors are trying a new treatment. You have been in a coma for a year now. They say this might appear somehow in your dreams. Please wake up. We love you.” #what? The Capital of Peru is Lima Biggest film of 1976: Rocky (Drama) earned ~ $117,000,000 A group of Baboons is called a Troop or Flange. On April 18, 1930, the BBC announced, “There is no news today,” and played piano music instead. Whoever figured out that a few stalks of wheat, a glass of milk, a tomato, and a ground-up pig could be turned into pepperoni pizza is probably the greatest genius to have ever lived. “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” – Howard Beale (Peter Finch) #moviequotes Happiness is not hard to find. It’s beside you, it’s in front of you, it’s at your back, it’s around you, it’s just a matter of appreciation. “37!?!” – Dante #moviequotes Elephants, in their natural habitat, usually sleep for only 2 hours a day. The highest point on the moon is 6,358 feet higher (1938 meters) than Mount Everest. Funerals really aren’t “fun” at all. “Saderals” makes more sense. US President #43 George W. Bush (2001-2007) Continued the legacy of Bushisms. Had the highest and lowest approval ratings with 92% (ABC) and 19% (American Research Group) of any president. “The Decider” “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” – Victor Borge Kiribati, an island chain in the Pacific Ocean, is the only country in the world that is situated within all four hemispheres of the globe. Jane Seymour – Real Name: Joyce Frankenberg There are two US states where the temperature has never surpassed 100 degrees F: Alaska and Hawaii. Ice cream in pain when a brain-freeze occurs. #haha |
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