Febuary 10

French and Indian War ends (1763); Ron Brown elected chair of Democratic National Committee, first African American to head an American political party (1989); RIP “Roots” author Alex Haley (1992); RIP American playwright Arthur Miller (2005); RIP Hollywood legend and diplomat Shirley Temple (2014).

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

(January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945)(aged 63) The 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. The only American president elected to more than two terms, he forged a durable coalition that realigned American politics for decades

Feburary 6

Babe Ruth born (1895); Ronald Reagan born (1911); Bob Marley born (1945); King George VI dies, Elizabeth II becomes Queen (1952); HBD Rick Astley (1966); RIP Arthur Ashe (1993).

Feburary 7

Charles Dickens born (1912); All Cuban imports and exports banned in US (1962); HBD Garth Brooks (1962); Beatlemania arrives in America (1964); RIP author and pilot Anne Morrow Lindbergh (2001).

Feburary 5

Roger Williams arrives in Boston (1631); HBD baseball legend Hank Aaron (1934); HBD English actress Charlotte Rampling OBE (1946); HBD Cristiano Ronaldo (1985); Medgar Evers’ murderer convicted after 30 years (1994).

Febuary 4

George Washington elected first president of the US (1789); Aviation innovator Charles Lindbergh born (1902); Rosa Parks born (1913); RIP pianist and entertainer Liberace (1987); Facebook is founded (2004).

Febuary 3

RIP printing press innovator Johannes Gutenberg (1468); American novelist Gertrude Stein born (1874); Musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper are killed in plane crash (1959); Luna 9 becomes first spacecraft to make soft landing on the Moon (1966).