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+ | <div class="hottrends-single-trend-news-article-container"><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/02/05/reconstruction-reveals-face-england-long-lost-king-richard-iii/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="hottrends-single-trend-news-title">Reconstruction reveals face of England's long lost King <strong>Richard III</strong></span></a><span class="hottrends-single-trend-news-source">Fox News</span><span class="hottrends-single-trend-news-snippet">LEICESTER, England – On Monday, scientists announced they had rescued the remains of King <strong>Richard III</strong> -- and now they've put a face to the legend. <strong>Richard III</strong> was king of England, but for centuries he lay without shroud or coffin in an unknown grave <strong>...</strong></span></div> | ||
+ | <div class="hottrends-single-trend-news-article-container"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/05/world/europe/richard-iii-reconstruction/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="hottrends-single-trend-news-title"><strong>Richard III</strong>: Is this the face that launched 1000 myths?</span></a><span class="hottrends-single-trend-news-source">CNN</span><span class="hottrends-single-trend-news-snippet">London (CNN) -- Supporters of King <strong>Richard III</strong> want a just-revealed reconstruction of the monarch's head to bring a human aspect to a leader portrayed through the centuries as a murderous villain who butchered his way to power. The <strong>Richard III</strong> Society <strong>...</strong></span></div> | ||
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+ | [[Category:February]][[Category:Days of the Year]] | ||
+ | == Birthdays == | ||
+ | # 1985 [[Brandon "Bug" Hall]] ([[actor]]) | ||
+ | # 1975 [[Natalie Imbruglia]] ([[actress]], [[singer]]) | ||
+ | # 1973 [[Oscar De La Hoya]] ([[boxer]]) | ||
+ | # 1959 [[Lawrence Taylor]] ([[linebacker]]) | ||
+ | # 1948 [[Alice Cooper]] ([[singer]]) | ||
+ | # 1947 [[Dan Quayle]] (US Vice-President) | ||
+ | # 1945 [[David Brenner]] ([[comedian]]) | ||
+ | # 1923 [[Conrad Bain]] ([[actor]]) | ||
+ | # 1921 [[Betty Friedan]] ([[author]]) | ||
+ | # 1918 [[Norman Wisdom]] ([[comedian]]) | ||
+ | # 1918 [[Ida Lupino]] ([[actress]], [[director]]) | ||
+ | # 1913 [[Rosa Parks]] ([[activist]]) | ||
+ | # 1906 [[Clyde W. Tombaugh]] ([[astronomer]]) | ||
+ | # 1902 [[Charles Lindbergh]] (Lucky Lindy) ([[aviator]]) | ||
+ | # 1802 [[Mark Hopkins]] ([[educator]]) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == '''February 4''' in history: == | ||
+ | * 211, Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 960, the coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of Song, initiating the Song Dynasty period of [[Directory:China|China]] that would last more than three centuries | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1454, in the Thirteen Years' War, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1783, Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former colonies, the [[Directory:United States of America|United States of America]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1789, George Washington is unanimously elected to be the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College. The happens in 1792 | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1825, the [[Directory:Ohio|Ohio]] Legislature authorizes the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1859, Codex Sinaiticus discovered in [[Directory:Egypt|Egypt]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1899, the Philippine-American War begins | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1915, [[Directory:Germany|Germany]] establishes a submarine blockade around the UK and declares any vessel in it a legitimate target | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1936, Radium E becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1943, during World War II: Battle of Stalingrad ends | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1945, President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a wartime conference at Yalta | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1957, USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, logs her 60,000th nautical mile, matching the endurance of the fictional Nautilus described in Jules Verne's novel "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1974, the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, [[Directory:California|California]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1976, in [[Directory:Guatemala|Guatemala]] and [[Directory:Honduras|Honduras]] an earthquake kills more than 22,000 | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1991, the Baseball Hall of Fame votes to ban Pete Rose | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1996, major snowstorm paralyzes Midwestern United States, Milwaukee, [[Directory:Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] ties all-time record low temperature at -26 degrees F (-32.2 degrees C) | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1998, while in [[Directory:Belgium|Belgium]], Bill Gates is assaulted by a Belgian man and hit in the face with a cream pie | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:February]][[Category:Days of the Year]] |
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Birthdays
- 1985 Brandon "Bug" Hall (actor)
- 1975 Natalie Imbruglia (actress, singer)
- 1973 Oscar De La Hoya (boxer)
- 1959 Lawrence Taylor (linebacker)
- 1948 Alice Cooper (singer)
- 1947 Dan Quayle (US Vice-President)
- 1945 David Brenner (comedian)
- 1923 Conrad Bain (actor)
- 1921 Betty Friedan (author)
- 1918 Norman Wisdom (comedian)
- 1918 Ida Lupino (actress, director)
- 1913 Rosa Parks (activist)
- 1906 Clyde W. Tombaugh (astronomer)
- 1902 Charles Lindbergh (Lucky Lindy) (aviator)
- 1802 Mark Hopkins (educator)
February 4 in history:
- 211, Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta
- 960, the coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of Song, initiating the Song Dynasty period of China that would last more than three centuries
- 1454, in the Thirteen Years' War, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master
- 1783, Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former colonies, the United States of America
- 1789, George Washington is unanimously elected to be the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College. The happens in 1792
- 1825, the Ohio Legislature authorizes the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal
- 1859, Codex Sinaiticus discovered in Egypt
- 1899, the Philippine-American War begins
- 1915, Germany establishes a submarine blockade around the UK and declares any vessel in it a legitimate target
- 1936, Radium E becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically
- 1943, during World War II: Battle of Stalingrad ends
- 1945, President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a wartime conference at Yalta
- 1957, USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, logs her 60,000th nautical mile, matching the endurance of the fictional Nautilus described in Jules Verne's novel "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"
- 1974, the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California
- 1991, the Baseball Hall of Fame votes to ban Pete Rose
- 1996, major snowstorm paralyzes Midwestern United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ties all-time record low temperature at -26 degrees F (-32.2 degrees C)
- 1998, while in Belgium, Bill Gates is assaulted by a Belgian man and hit in the face with a cream pie