Coming on February 20, 2025
National Days
NATIONAL LOVE YOUR PET DAY
NATIONAL COMFY DAY
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP DAY
NATIONAL CHERRY PIE DAY
NATIONAL MUFFIN DAY
Memorable Birthdays for February 19
Charles Robert Woods (1827-1855) - American Brevet Major General (Union Army).
Bill Bowerman (1911-1999) - Co-founder of Nike.
Frank Tashlin (1913-1972) - Animator who worked for Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies.
Smokey Robinson (1940-Still Living) - Legendary Motown singer.
William Messner-Loebs (1949-Still Living) - Comic writer and artist for Flash and Wonder Woman.
Amy Tan (1952-Still Living) - Author of the The Joy Luck Club.
Jeff Daniels (1955-Still Living) - Actor with roles in Dumb & Dumber and The Newsroom.
Roderick MacKinnon (1956-Still Living) - Biologist who received the Nobel Prize for his work and discoveries on ion channels.
John Laroche (1962-Still Living) - Horticulturist who became known as the orchid poacher.
Justine Bateman (1966-Still Living) - Former actress best known for her role as Mallory on Family Ties.
Jeff Kinney (1971-Still Living) - Author and illustrator who wrote the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series.
Memorable Events for February 19
1807 - Former VP Aaron Burr is arrested for treason.
1856 - Hamilton Smith patented the first tin-type camera.
1878 - Thomas Edison is granted a patent for his cylinder phonograph.
1881 - Kansas becomes the first state to prohibit all alcoholic.
1906 - Will Keith Kellogg co-founds Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company (Kellogg's).
1913 - Cracker Jack adds its first prize inserted to their box.
1914 - Charlotte May Pierstorff is mailed to her grandparents by train through the post office.
1942 - President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066 to detain and intern all Japanese Americans into camps across the country.
1945 - Nearly 30,000 Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima.
1953 - Georgia becomes the first state to censor literature.
1968 - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood makes its first debut.
1985 - Coca-Cola introduces Cherry Coke.
1997 - The FCC creates 311 for non-emergency calls and 711 for hearing or speech-impaired emergency calls.
