FEB 11th THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Famous Quote Said On February 11  What we need is some financial engineers.  Henry Ford, 1936 Feb 11 Birthdays 1992 - Taylor Lautner 1991 - Christofer Drew Ingle 1990 - Q'Orianka Kilcher 1981 - Kelly Rowland 1980 - Matt Lawrence 1979 - Brandy 1977 - Mike Shinoda 1969 - Jennifer Aniston 1964 - Sarah Palin 1963 - Sheryl Crow 1941 - Segio Mendes 1938 - Bobby Boris Pickett 1936 - Burt Reynolds 1934 - Tina Louise 1926 - Leslie Nielsen 1921 - Eva Gabor 1917 - Sidney Sheldon 1847 - Thomas Alva Edison Feb 11 In History 2006 - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots Harry Whittington in the face while the two are hunting together. 1990 - South African resistance leader, Nelson Mandela, was released from prison after more than 27 years. 1979 - Followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seized power in Iran, nine days after the religious leader returns from exile 1964 - Beatles first live appearance in US; Washington DC Coliseum 1752 - Pennsylvania Hospital, 1st hospital in the United States, opens. This Day in Business  1938 - BBC Television produced the first ever science fiction television program, R.U.R. This Day in Entertainment  1942 - August Wilson wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Piano Lesson This Day in Geography  2000 - Great Britain suspends self rule in Northern Ireland when the IRA does not disarm. This Day in Sports  1990 - The biggest boxing upset in history - Buster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson in the 10th round. February 11th HolidayNational Inventors' Day - Recognized the contribution of inventors to the progress of the world