02-14-2010, 07:34 PM
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Location: Maryland
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February 15th
1874 ~ Birthday of Sir Ernest Shackleton, British polar explorer.
1898 ~ The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor, killing more than 260.
1942 ~ Sigapore fell to the Japanese. The Sook Ching massacre followed.
1954 ~ Birthday of Matt Groening, Satirist.
1965 ~ Death of Nat “King” Cole, Singer.
1965 ~ A new red and white maple leaf design was adopted as the flag of Canada replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.
1974 ~ Birthday of Gina Lynn, Porn actress.
1988 ~ Death of Richard Feynman, Physicist.
1995 ~ Kevin Mitnick was arrested by the FBI and charged with breaking into some of the more "secure" U.S. computer systems.
2005 ~ YouTube was launched.
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