And This Day

The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification" February 1st is Imbolc . Halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. On this day in - 1959 Nina SImone released her debut LP "Little Girl Blue" In 1964 - Indiana Governor Matthew Walsh bans the Kingsmen's version of "Louie Louie," calling it "pornographic". – The Beatles have their first number one hit in the U.S. with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" In 1972 - Neil Young released "Harvest" In 2007 - Birthdays: Big Boi Leymah Gbowee - Interview from 2011 Michael C. Hall as Thomas Eastman in "The Report" Patrick Wilson Joshua Redman Brain Krause as Damian in "The Demonologist" Pauly Shore as Bud Macintosh in "Bio-Dome" Brandon Lee as Brandon Ma in "Legacy of Rage" Sherilyn Fenn as Helen in "Crime Zone" Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times criticiz...

It's January 31st On this day in 1747 – The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. In 1901 – Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters premieres at Moscow Art Theatre in Russia. In 1961 - The chimpanzee Ham travels into outer space aboard Mercury-Redstone 2. In 1966 - Luna 9 spacecraft is launched. In 1971 - Apollo 14 lifts off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon. In 2007 – Emergency officials in Boston mistakenly identified battery-powered LED placards depicting characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force as IEDs, causing a panic. In 2015 - Birthdays: Kerry Washington as Patricia Wilson in "Night Catches Us" Bobby Moynihan as Donnie in "Killing Gunther" Portia de Rossi as Tess Donnely in "Who is Cletus Tout?" Danny Michel Minnie Driver as Anne in Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose Daniel Moder Matt King Fat Mike Dexter Fletcher as Vince in "Terminal" Lloyd Cole Kelly Lynch as Dianne in Dru...

It's January 30th On this day in 1806 – The original Lower Trenton Bridge, which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, PA and Trenton, NJ, is opened. In 1826 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened. In 1847 – Yerba Buena , CA is renamed San Francisco . In 1969 – The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police. Birthdays: Wilmer Valderrama as DJ Keoki in "Party Monster" Olivia Coleman as Hannah in "Tyrannosaur" Christian Bale as John Preston in "Equilibrium" as Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho" Phil Collins Julie McCullough as Teri Hart in "2012 Ice Age" Brett Butler as Shelly Beaudraux in "Vampire Bats" Charles S. Dutton as Mr. Butler in "Menace II Society" Steve Marriott Les Barker...