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Thursday, February 12, 2015

February 6th - February 13th

What Happened this Week in History?
  • February 6th, 1685- Duke of York becomes King James II of England and VII of Scotland upon the death of his brother Charles II
  • February 7, 1984-Space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart made the first untethered space walk
  • February 8, 1952-"The Dukes of Hazzard" ended its six and a half year run on CBS television
  • February 9, 1983-Prince's "Little Red Corvette" was released
  • February 10, 1933-The Postal Telegraph Company of New York City introduced the singing telegram
  • February 11, 1531-Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England
  • February 12, 1870-The Utah Territory granted women the right to vote
  • February 13, 1866-Jesse James holds up his first bank in Liberty, Missouri and gets away with $15,000
And Soon to Make History....
February 10, 2015

The release of Kissing the Highlander
 by Eliza Knight, Terry Spear, Vonda Sinclair, Victoria Roberts, and Willa Blair.



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