On this day.... February 5

FEBRAURY 5TH

BIRTHDAYS:

RED BUTTONS (1919-2006)
HANK AARON (1934, 84)
ROGER STAUBACH (1942, 76)
BARBARA HERSHEY (1948, 70)
CHRISTOPHER GUEST (1948, 70)

ON THIS DAY:

IN 1631, ROGER WILLIAMS, FOUNDER OF RHODE ISLAND, LANDS IN BOSTON
IN 1870, THE FIRST MOTION PICTURE SHOWN TO AN AUDIENCE IS SCREENED IN PHILADELPHIA
IN 1881, PHEONIX, ARIZONA IS INCORPERATED AS A CITY
IN 1921, THE NEW YORK YANKEES PURCHASE LAND IN THE BRONX TO BUILD A STADIUM
IN 1922, THE FIRST EDITION OF THE READER’S DIGEST IS PUBLISHED
IN 1936, CHARLIE CHAPLIN RELEASES “MODERN TIMES’

IN 1937, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ATTEMPTS TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE SUPREME COURT. HIS PLAN FOR “COURT PACKING” FAILS
IN 1945, WINSTON CHURCHILL LANDS IN YALTA FOR THE YALTA CONFERENCE
IN 1945, GENERAL MACARTHUR AND HIS TROOPS ENTER MANILLA IN THE PHILLIPINES
IN 1948, DICK BUTTON BECOMES THE FIRST AMERICAN OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING CHAMPION
IN 1953, WALT DISNEY RELEASES “PETER PAN”

IN 1958, THE AIR FORCE LOSES A NUCLEAR BOMB WHEN A B-47 COLLIDES MID AIR WITH AN F-86 FIGHTER NEAR THE COAST OF SAVANNAH. THE BOMB IS NEVER FOUND.
IN 1967, “THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR” DEBUTS ON CBS
IN 1971, APOLLO 14 LANDS ON THE MOON. ALAN SHEPHARD AND EDWARD MITCHELL WALK ON THE MOON FOR FOUR HOURS
IN 1972, PAUL SIMON RELEASES HIS FIRST SOLO RECORDING “MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION”

IN 1991, A COURT IN MICHIGAN BARS DR. JACK KEVORKIAN FROM ASSISTING IN HIS PATIENTS’ SUICIDES
IN 1992, JURY SELECTION BEGINS IN THE TRIAL OF LOS ANGELES POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE CAUGHT BEATING RODNEY KING
IN 1994, “WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SAN DIEGO?” DEBUTS ON FOX

IN 1994, 30 YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF MEDGAR EVERS, BYRON DE LA BECKWITH IS CONVICTED OF KILLING HIM AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON IN MISSISSIPPI
IN 1997, OJ SIMPSON LOSES A CIVIL CASE AND IS FOUND LIABLE FOR THE DEATHS OF NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON AND RON GOLDMAN
IN 1998, A TELEVISION SPECIAL TAPED WITH NANCY KERRIGAN AND TONYA HARDING AIRS ON FOX
IN 2004, JANET JACKSON’S BREAST SETS A RECORD FOR MOST SEARCHED IMAGE IN THE HISTORY OF THE INTERNET
IN 2006, THE ROLLING STONES PERFORM AT THE SUPER BOWL HALF TIME SHOW, BUT COMPLAIN THAT THEIR SET IS CENSORED WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION

IN 2007, ASTRONAUT LISA NOWAK IS ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO KIDNAP A FELLOW ASTRONAUT DATING HER EX-BOYFRIEND. SHE DROVE NON STOP FROM HOUSTON TO ORLANDO IN AN ADULT DIAPER.
IN 2008, AMY WINEHOUSE IS QUESTIONED BY BRITISH POLICE AFTER A VIDEO SURFACES OF HER SMOKING CRACK IN THE SUN NEWSPAPER
IN 2012, THE NEW YORK GIANTS DEFEAT THE PATRIOTS IN SUPER BOWL 46
IN 2015, GARY GLITTER IS CONVICTED OF CHILD SEX ABUSE IN LONDON
IN 2017, THE PATRIOTS DEFEAT THE ATLANTA FALCONS 34-28 AFTER BEING DOWN 28-3 AT HALF TIME IN SUPER BOWL 51