Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!ucberkeley!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-06!sn-post-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!fergus.mystery.com!gabe From: poorgabriel@mystery.com Newsgroups: alt.happy.birthday.to.me,alt.astrology,alt.fan.jai-maharaj,alt.astrology.metapsych Subject: Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- Jan 16 Followup-To: poster Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 05:01:21 -0000 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: Originator: gabe@fergus.mystery.com X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Lines: 40 Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu alt.happy.birthday.to.me:5569 alt.astrology:462657 alt.fan.jai-maharaj:198944 alt.astrology.metapsych:130031 Interesting things that happened January 16th: Birthdays on this date: In 1909 Ethel Merman, singer, actor (Everything's Coming Up Roses!) In 1911 Dizzy Dean, baseball player In 1924 Katy Jurado (in Mexico) In 1934 Marilyn Horne (in Pennsylvania) In 1935 A. J. Foyt, automotive racer In 1944 Ronnie Milsap, singer In 1950 Debbie Allen, actor (Fame, Ragtime), director In 1960 Sade, singer Events worth noting: + National Hat Day + National Nothing Day In 1864 Heavy fighting takes place near Dandridge, Tennessee. In 1865 Aftermath of Ft. Fisher, Ft. Caswell is abandoned and blown up. + San Francisco Dramatic Chronicle started (now San Francisco Chronicle) In 1887 San Francisco's Cliff House is badly damaged when a cargo of gunpowder on the schooner "Parallel" explodes nearby. In 1920 18th Amendment, prohibition, went into effect (repealed in 1933). In 1956 Egyptian President Nassar pledges to reconquer Palestine. In 1978 Soyuz 27 returns to Earth. In 1991 At 6:40pm EST, allied forces under US command attacked Iraq. And remember ... National Health and Nutrition Month National Book Month = = = To get back issues, send "get today today.MMDD" (where MMDD is something like 0317) in a message to majordomo@angus.mystery.com. -- ------- ------ ----- ---- --- -- - - - - - - - - - Although efforts have been taken to ensure the accuracy of this information, several errors have been found in the past. Don't place any bets on the basis of what you find here. -- Gabe .