Thursday, February 05, 2015

History for February 5

History for February 5 - On-This-Day.com
Belle Starr 1848, William Burroughs 1914, Red Buttons (Aaron Chwatt) 1919 


Henry "Hank" Aaron 1934, Roger Staubach 1942, Christopher Guest 1948 


1861 - Samuel Goodale patented the moving picture peep show machine. 


1885 - Congo State was established under Leopold II of Belgium, as a personal possession. 


1917 - The U.S. Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917 (Asiatic Barred Zone Act) with an overwhelming majority. The action overrode President Woodrow Wilson's December 14, 1916 veto. 


1994 - White separatist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in Jackson, MS, of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. 


1997 - Investment bank Morgan Stanley announced a $10 billion merger with Dean Witter. 


2001 - Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman announced their separation. 

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