Table of Contents February 24th History, Trivia, and Fun Facts |
February 24th History Highlights |
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GOLF |
| Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled “Gentlemen Only…Ladies Forbidden,” and thus the word GOLF entered into the English Language. |
February 24th is… |
| Inconvenience Yourself Day National Trading Card Day Twin Peaks Day World Bartender Day |
February 24th Birthday Quotes |
“We think basically you watch television to turn your brain off, and you work on your computer when you want to turn your brain on.” “God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.” “I don’t want my picture in any cigarettes, but I also don’t want you to lose the ten dollars, so I’m enclosing my check for that sum.” “I got the role because the producer thought I looked tired, but I looked tired because I had been jogging earlier that day.” “I said if you want to be Keith Richards, you’ve got to listen to Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. Then I thought, ‘What did Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry listen to?’Â I said, ‘They listened to Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters.’ Well, who’d they listen to? They listened to Robert Johnson. I said, ‘Ok, we’ll start with that.'” “When I grow up I want to be an old woman.” “You hear certain things, negative things, all the time that aren’t true, but you never hear about the positive.” |
February 24th Birthdays |
| 1619 РCharles Le Brun, French painter and theorist (died in 1690) 1786 РWilhelm Grimm, German anthropologist, author and Brother (died in 1859) 1827 РLydia Becker, English-French activist (died in 1890) 1836 РHomer Winslow, American illustrator (died in 1910) 1874 РHonus Wagner, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died in 1955) 1885 РChester Nimitz, American admiral (died in 1966) 1896 РRichard Thorpe, American director and screenwriter (died in 1991) 1921 РAbe Vigoda, American character actor (died in 2016) 1922 РSteven Hill, American actor (died in 2016) 1930 РBarbara Lawrence, American model and actress (died in 2013) 1938 РJames Farentino, American actor (died in 2012) 1941 РJoanie Sommers, American singer and actress 1945 РBarry Bostwick, American actor 1947 РRupert Holmes, English-American singer-songwriter 1950 РGeorge Thorogood, American singer-songwriter 1951 РDebra Jo Rupp, American actress 1951 РHelen Shaver, Canadian actress 1954 РPlastic Bertrand (Roger Fran̤ois Jouret), Belgian singer-songwriter and producer 1955 РSteve Jobs, American businessman, co-founded Apple Inc. and Pixar (died in 2011) 1956 РPaula Zahn, American journalist 1958 РSammy Kershaw, American singer-songwriter 1962 РMichelle Shocked (Karen Johnston), American singer-songwriter 1966 РBilly Zane, American actor 1977 РFloyd Mayweather, Jr., American boxer 1989 РTrace Cyrus, American singer-songwriter |
February 24th History |
| 1582 – The Gregorian Calendar, which most of the world uses today, was introduced. 1711 – The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel. It was the first Italian opera written for the London stage. 1863 – Arizona was organized as a United States territory. 1892 (Earthquake) Imperial Valley, California 1920 – Nancy Astor became the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. 1938 – A nylon-bristled toothbrush became the first commercial product to be made with nylon yarn. 1938 – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) had bought the rights to adapt L. Frank Baum’s beloved children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, as reported by Variety magazine. 1938 – DuPont began commercial production of nylon toothbrush bristles for the so-called “Miracle Tuft Toothbrush.” 1952 – The Reputed ‘Battle of LA’ in Los Angeles, California February 24, 1969, Jenna Maroney, 30 Rock, TV 1970 – The National Public Radio was founded in the US. 1973 – #1 Hit February 24, 1973 – March 23, 1973: Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly with His Song 1981- The engagement of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer was announced 1982 – The U.S. Supreme Court voted 8-0 to overturn the $200,000 settlement awarded to the Reverend Jerry Falwell for his emotional distress at being parodied in Hustler, a pornographic magazine. Basically, the Supreme Court ruled that you can mock public figures. February 24, 1989 (fiction) RIP Laura Palmer, Twin Peaks, TV 1989 – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa and offers a $3 million bounty for the death of Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses. 1993- Michael Jackson received the Grammy Legend award which was presented to him by his sister Janet at the 35th annual Grammy Awards. 2001 – #1 Hit February 24, 2001 – March 23, 2001: Joe featuring Mystikal – Stutter 2011 – The final Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
| Bar code readers don’t read the black lines; they read the white spaces in between. “Just keep swimming.” Dora, in Finding Nemo #moviequotes The Walt Disney World Railroad has become one of the world’s busiest steam-powered railroads, with 3.7 million passengers served each year. “That’ll do pig. That’ll do.” #moviequotes “Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling.” – Dave Barry People waste their time wishing they had more time. If you think highly of someone, tell them. I was sweeping the floor today, and the more I swept the more dirt I collected. It simply didn’t come clean. Now I’m 400 feet below the earth’s surface. The Capital of the United States of America is Washington D.C. In1982, the city of Key West, Florida declared its independence, declared war on the United States, and surrendered a minute later When you buy a beggir bathtub you have more bathroom but less bathroom. New York City Drivers spend an average of 107 hours a year searching for parking spots. After being in the working world for over a decade now, I realized the most useful class I ever took over 16 years of schooling was in 6th grade. We spent nine weeks learning how to type. “If you’re there before it’s over, you’re on time.” – James Walker |
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