On This Date In 1229 Frederick II, King of Prussia (1772-1786), from the Hohenzollern dynasty, signed a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy. In addition, Frederick received Nazareth, Sidon, Jaffa and Bethlehem. Other lordships may have been returned to Christian control, but sources disagree. It was, however, a treaty of compromise. The Muslims retained control over the Temple Mount area of Jerusalem, the al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of Athe Rock. The Transjordan castles stayed in Ayyubid hands, and Arab sources suggest that Frederick was not permitted to restore Jerusalem's fortifications. The treaty, completed on February 18, 1229, safeguarded a truce of ten years. The Ayyūbid dynasty, a Sunni Muslim dynasty, founded by Saladin (Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn), that ruled in the late 12th and early 13th centuries over Egypt and what became upper Iraq, most of Syria, and Yemen.
On This Date In 1564 The great renaissance artist, Michelangelo, died in Rome.
On This Date In 1865 The Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, surrendered control of the city to Union Brigadier General Alexander Schimmelfennig, and Union troops moved into the city, taking control of many sites, such as the United States Arsenal (which the Confederate army had seized at the outbreak of the war).
On This Date In 1885 Mark Twain published his famous-and famously controversial-novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
On This Date In 1898 Enzo Ferrari, founder of Scuderia Ferrari, (literally means Ferrari Stable), was born in Modena Italy. http://www.ferrarifaqs.com/ferrari-history
On This Date In 1899 The Montreal Victorias win the Stanley Cup against the Winnipeg Victorias, beating Winnipeg in a two-game contest, 2-1 (Feb 15), and 3-2 (feb 18).
On This Date In 1929 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the winners of the first Academy Awards on this day in 1929. It was a far cry from the suspense, glamour and endless press coverage surrounding the Oscars today: The first award recipients’ names were printed on the back page of the academy’s newsletter. A few days later, Variety published the information--on page seven.
On This Date In 1930 Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh, after nearly a year of searching at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Tombaugh discovered a possible moving object on photographic plates taken on January 23 and January 29 of that year. After the observatory obtained further confirmatory photographs, news of the discovery was telegraphed to the Harvard College Observatory on March 13, 1930.
On This Date In 1938 ”Bringing Up Baby”, a screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, was released.
On This Date In 1943 The Sportpalast or total war speech (German: Sportpalastrede) was a speech delivered by Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels at the Berlin Sportpalast to a large but carefully-selected audience, calling for a total war, as the tide of World War II was turning against Nazi Germany.
On This Date In 1960 VIII Olympic Winter Games were held in Squaw Valley, California, United States.
On This Date In 1967 J. Robert Oppenheimer, the "father of the atomic bomb", died in Princeton, New Jersey, at the age of 62.
On This Date In 1974 ”Kiss”, the self-titled debut album from the American hard rock band Kiss, was released, after being together a little more than one year.
On This Date In 1979 Richard Petty won his sixth Daytona 500 victory, won after leaders Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough crash into a wall during the final lap of the race. This was the 21st annual Daytona 500, and his come-from-behind win ended a frustrating 45-race personal losing streak.
On This Date In 2000 Pitch Black (also known as The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black), a 2000 science fiction action movie directed by David Twohy and recognized as the acting breakthrough of Vin Diesel, was released.
On This Date In 2001 Dale Earnhardt Sr., considered one of the greatest drivers in National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) history, died at the age of 49 in a last-lap crash at the 43rd Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Earnhardt was driving his famous black No. 3 Chevrolet and vying for third place when he collided with another car, then crashed into a wall. After being cut from his car, Earnhardt, whose tough, aggressive driving style earned him the nickname "The Intimidator," was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead of head injuries.
On This Date In 2008 "Homecoming", a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West, was released as the final single of his third studio album Graduation.
On This Date In 2010 The H1N1 virus should be included in the 2010-2011 flu season - northern hemisphere - vaccine, World Health Organization officials in Switzerland said.
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Happy Birthday Helen Gurley Brown (1922), George Kennedy (1925), Yoko Ono (1933), Dennis DeYoung (1947), Cybill Shepherd (1950), John Travolta (1954), Vanna White (1957), Matt Dillon (1964), Molly Ringwald (1968), and Jillian Michaels (1974).
RIP Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933), Charles M. Schwab (1862-1939), and Jack Palance (1919-2006).
Quotes:
"I used to stand up for what I believe, now, I believe in what I stand up for.” - Marie-Suzanne Labelle (A.K.A Marie-Sue)
"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” - Anatole France
“A brother is a friend God gave you; a friend is a brother your heart chose for you.” - Proverb
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” - Maria Robinson
“Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.” - Nicholas Murray Butler
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