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February 6: Hurricane Dennis

Hurricane Dennis was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. The hurricane set several records for early season hurricane activity, becoming both the earliest formation of a fourth tropical cyclone and the strongest hurricane ever to form before August. Dennis hit Cuba twice as a Category 4 hurricane and made landfall on the Florida Panhandle in the United States as a Category 3 storm less than a year after Hurricane Ivan did so. Dennis caused at least 88 deaths (41 direct) in the U.S. and Caribbean and caused $2.23 billion in damages (2005 US dollars) to the United States, as well as an approximately equal amount of damage in the Caribbean, primarily on Cuba. Read the rest of this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Dennis _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 1819: Stamford Raffles founded Singapore, a new trading post for the British East India Company. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_Raffles) 1820: Sponsored by the American Colonization Society, the first African American immigrants established a settlement in present-day Liberia. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Liberia) 1922: France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States signed the Washington Naval Treaty to limit naval armaments. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Naval_Treaty) 1952: The Duchess of Edinburgh learned of her accession to the British throne while in a tree-top hotel in Kenya, becoming Queen Elizabeth II. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom) 1959: Jack Kilby filed the patent for the first integrated circuit. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/integrated_circuit) _____________________ Wikiquote of the day: "You and I are told increasingly that we have to choose between a left or right, but I would like to suggest that there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down â up to a man's age-old dream; the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with law and order â or down to the ant heap totalitarianism, and regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would trade our freedom for security have embarked on this downward course." -- Ronald Reagan (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan)

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February 8: Sydney Riot of 1879

The Sydney Riot of 1879 was one of the earliest riots at an international cricket match. It occurred at the Association Ground, Moore Park (now known as the Sydney Cricket Ground). The game was between a touring English team captained by Lord Harris and the New South Wales Cricket Association led by Dave Gregory. The riot was sparked off by a controversial umpiring decision, when Australian star batsman Billy Murdoch was controversially given out by umpire George Coulthard. It was alleged that betting men in the New South Wales pavilion encouraged Gregory to make a stand and disrupt the game. The immediate aftermath of the riot saw the England team cancel the remaining games due to be played in Sydney. The riot led to a breakdown of goodwill that threatened the immediate future of England-Australia cricket tours. The friction between the cricketing authorities was finally eased when Lord Harris agreed to lead an England representative side at the Oval in London more than a year later. Read the rest of this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Riot_of_1879 _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 1587: Queen Mary I of Scotland was executed at Fotheringhay Castle on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_I_of_Scotland) 1849: The Roman Republic was proclaimed. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic_%2819th_century%29) 1904: The Russo-Japanese War began with a surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese on Russian ships near present-day LÃshunkou, China. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War) 1971: Trading began in NASDAQ, the world's first electronic stock exchange. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASDAQ) 1979: Colonel Denis Sassou-Nguesso was chosen as the new President of the Peopleâs Republic of the Congo. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Sassou-Nguesso) _____________________ Wikiquote of the day: "There are, indeed, two forms of discontent: one laborious, the other indolent and complaining. We respect the man of laborious desire, but let us not suppose that his restlessness is peace, or his ambition meekness. It is because of the special connection of meekness with contentment that it is promised that the meek shall 'inherit the earth.' Neither covetous men, nor the Grave, can inherit anything; they can but consume. Only contentment can possess." -- John Ruskin (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Ruskin)

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February 6: Hurricane Dennis

Hurricane Dennis was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. The hurricane set several records for early season hurricane activity, becoming both the earliest formation of a fourth tropical cyclone and the strongest hurricane ever to form before August. Dennis hit Cuba twice as a Category 4 hurricane and made landfall on the Florida Panhandle in the United States as a Category 3 storm less than a year after Hurricane Ivan did so. Dennis caused at least 88 deaths (41 direct) in the U.S. and Caribbean and caused $2.23 billion in damages (2005 US dollars) to the United States, as well as an approximately equal amount of damage in the Caribbean, primarily on Cuba. Read the rest of this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Dennis _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 1819: Stamford Raffles founded Singapore, a new trading post for the British East India Company. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_Raffles) 1820: Sponsored by the American Colonization Society, the first African American immigrants established a settlement in present-day Liberia. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Liberia) 1922: France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States signed the Washington Naval Treaty to limit naval armaments. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Naval_Treaty) 1952: The Duchess of Edinburgh learned of her accession to the British throne while in a tree-top hotel in Kenya, becoming Queen Elizabeth II. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom) 1959: Jack Kilby filed the patent for the first integrated circuit. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/integrated_circuit) _____________________ Wikiquote of the day: "You and I are told increasingly that we have to choose between a left or right, but I would like to suggest that there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down â up to a man's age-old dream; the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with law and order â or down to the ant heap totalitarianism, and regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would trade our freedom for security have embarked on this downward course." -- Ronald Reagan (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan)

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February 8: Sydney Riot of 1879

The Sydney Riot of 1879 was one of the earliest riots at an international cricket match. It occurred at the Association Ground, Moore Park (now known as the Sydney Cricket Ground). The game was between a touring English team captained by Lord Harris and the New South Wales Cricket Association led by Dave Gregory. The riot was sparked off by a controversial umpiring decision, when Australian star batsman Billy Murdoch was controversially given out by umpire George Coulthard. It was alleged that betting men in the New South Wales pavilion encouraged Gregory to make a stand and disrupt the game. The immediate aftermath of the riot saw the England team cancel the remaining games due to be played in Sydney. The riot led to a breakdown of goodwill that threatened the immediate future of England-Australia cricket tours. The friction between the cricketing authorities was finally eased when Lord Harris agreed to lead an England representative side at the Oval in London more than a year later. Read the rest of this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Riot_of_1879 _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 1587: Queen Mary I of Scotland was executed at Fotheringhay Castle on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_I_of_Scotland) 1849: The Roman Republic was proclaimed. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic_%2819th_century%29) 1904: The Russo-Japanese War began with a surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese on Russian ships near present-day LÃshunkou, China. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War) 1971: Trading began in NASDAQ, the world's first electronic stock exchange. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASDAQ) 1979: Colonel Denis Sassou-Nguesso was chosen as the new President of the Peopleâs Republic of the Congo. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Sassou-Nguesso) _____________________ Wikiquote of the day: "There are, indeed, two forms of discontent: one laborious, the other indolent and complaining. We respect the man of laborious desire, but let us not suppose that his restlessness is peace, or his ambition meekness. It is because of the special connection of meekness with contentment that it is promised that the meek shall 'inherit the earth.' Neither covetous men, nor the Grave, can inherit anything; they can but consume. Only contentment can possess." -- John Ruskin (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Ruskin)