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Andrews McMeel Almanac for February 06, 2013

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Andrews McMeel Almanac | February 6th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 37th day of 2013 and the 48th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1778, representatives of the United States and France signed an alliance in Paris.

In 1788, Massachusetts ratified the U.S. Constitution and became the sixth U.S. state.

In 1952, Britain's King George VI died of cancer.

In 1998, President Bill Clinton signed a bill changing the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan National Airport.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Aaron Burr (1756-1836), politician/U.S. vice president; Babe Ruth (1895-1948), baseball player; Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), 40th U.S. president; Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917- ), actress; Francois Truffaut (1932-1984), filmmaker/critic; Tom Brokaw (1940- ), journalist/author; Bob Marley (1945-1981), musician; Axl Rose (1962- ), singer.

TODAY'S FACT: France is the most popular nation in the world among tourists, with 76.8 million travelers visiting in 2010.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1958, the Boston Red Sox signed Ted Williams for $135,000, which was then the highest salary in baseball.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " All great change in America begins at the dinner table." -- Ronald Reagan

TODAY'S NUMBER: 75.4 -- percentage of Israel's population that is Jewish.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Feb. 3) and new moon (Feb. 10).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for February 05, 2013

Andrews McMeel Almanac by by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
Andrews McMeel Almanac | February 5th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 36th day of 2013 and the 47th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1919, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launched United Artists.

In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced a plan to expand the Supreme Court to as many as 15 justices.

In 1988, Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega was indicted in Florida on charges of bribery and drug trafficking.

In 1994, white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted of the murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers 31 years earlier, in 1963.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965), politician/diplomat; Red Buttons (1919-2006), comedian; Hank Aaron (1934- ), baseball player; Christopher Guest (1948- ), actor/filmmaker; Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962- ), actress; Laura Linney (1964- ), actress; Chris Parnell (1967- ), actor; Roberto Alomar (1968- ), baseball player; Sara Evans (1971- ), singer/songwriter.

TODAY'S FACT: United Artists co-founder Charlie Chaplin, who directed, produced, scored and starred in most of his own films, re-shot one scene in "City Lights," featuring his famous "Little Tramp" character, 342 times.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1972, Bob Douglas, "the Father of Black Professional Basketball," became the first African-American elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime." -- Adlai Stevenson

TODAY'S NUMBER: 1.2 million -- stamps in Franklin D. Roosevelt's personal collection, according to the FDR Presidential Library and Museum.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Feb. 3) and new moon (Feb. 10).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for February 04, 2013

Andrews McMeel Almanac by by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
Andrews McMeel Almanac | February 4th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 35th day of 2013 and the 46th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1789, George Washington was unanimously elected first president of the United States by the Electoral College.

In 1938, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," the first feature-length Walt Disney animated film, was released in the United States.

In 1974, the Symbionese Liberation Army, an American revolutionary group, kidnapped newspaper heiress Patty Hearst in Berkeley, Calif.

In 2004, Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook.com, the site that would eventually become Facebook.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Fernand Leger (1881-1955), artist; Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974), aviator; Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), theologian/Holocaust victim; Rosa Parks (1913-2005), activist; Betty Friedan (1921-2006), writer/activist; Lawrence Taylor (1959- ), football player; Clint Black (1962- ), musician; Oscar de la Hoya (1973- ), boxer; Gavin DeGraw (1977- ), musician.

TODAY'S FACT: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" received an honorary Academy Award in 1939 and was presented one regular-sized Oscar statuette accompanied by seven miniature ones.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1987, skipper Dennis Conner sailed to victory in the America's Cup yacht race, redeeming his loss in 1983, which was the first time an American had failed to win the 132-year-old event.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear." -- Rosa Parks

TODAY'S NUMBER: 1.01 billion -- users of Facebook, as reported by the company in September 2012.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Feb. 3) and new moon (Feb. 10).

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