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2/25/2011 8:24:31 AM
Opera Star is Born
"On February 25th, 1873 Enrico Caruso was born. To some he is the greatest tenor that ever lived, but no matter what your stance, he had quite the impact in the world of opera and had the first million-selling record in American history with the song "Vesti la Giubba"."
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2/24/2011 8:43:43 AM
The Battle of The Alamo!
"On February 24th, 1836 Colonel William Travis made the call for help on behalf of the Texan soldiers defending the Alamo in San Antonio."
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2/23/2011 8:42:41 AM
1978 Tie For "Song of the Year"
"On Febraury 23rd, 1978 there was no sole winner for the title of "song of the year" at the Grammys. The toss up was between Barbara Streisand's "Evergreen" and Debby Boon's "You Light Up My Life"."
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2/22/2011 9:25:38 AM
Do You Believe In Miracles?
"On February 22nd, 1980 the U.S. Hockey team sure did! On this day the team of underdogs defeated the four time gold-medal winning Soviet team at the Winter Olypics in New York!"
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2/18/2011 9:06:25 AM
Pluto Discovered!
"On February 18th, 1930, the planet Pluto was discovered. Today, however, this discovery may not be defined as a "planet" afterall."
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2/17/2011 8:13:42 AM
Beetle Becomes Bestseller!
"On February 17th, 1972 the Beetle overtakes the Model T as world's best-selling car."
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2/15/2011 8:31:51 AM
Earnhardt Wins Daytona 500
"On February 15th, 1998 Dale Earnhardt took the lead and won his first Daytona 500."
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- 10:00
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2/14/2011 9:20:31 AM
Penicillin Discovered!
"On February 14th, 1929 penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming!"
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- 1:55
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2/11/2011 9:16:07 AM
AVALANCHE!!!
"February of 1952 began with heavy snow storms across central Europe, and on February 11th, a series of deadly avalanches began. Today's video captures some avalanches (and those bold enough to risk riding them) on film"
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2/10/2011 8:33:54 AM
Computer Beats Kasparov
"On February 10th, 1997 world famous chess player Garry Kasparov was beaten by a computer."
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