Celebrity Birthdays
Portuguese professional soccer player widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time
Cristiano Ronaldo
This social media site created by a Harvard student launched in February 2004
Which famous singer, known as the "Queen of Soul," won the first-ever Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in February 1968?
Aretha Franklin
Michael Jordan
On Feb 1 2003, this disaster occurred when a spacecraft disintegrated upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere.
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
1991 psychological thriller film with the character Hannibal Lecter
Silence of the Lambs
American civil rights activist best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks
In South Africa in 1990, this person was released from prison after serving 27 years of a life sentence on charges of attempting to overthrow the apartheid government.
Nelson Mandela
1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about love and social cliques in American high schools, staring Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy
Pretty in Pink
American actor that starred in Saturday Night Fever, Grease, and Hairspray
John Travolta
On Feb. 6th 1952, this monarch took over for her father after he died. She was 25 years old.
Queen Elizabeth II
February 2, 1962, this band played their first professionally-organized gig outside of Liverpool at the Oasis Club in Manchester.
The Beatles
British actor who has starred in Star Wars, as a professor in Harry Potter, and in the Leprechaun movies.
Warwick Davis
On February 15, 1965, what important national symbol was officially adopted by Canada?
red and white maple leaf flag
What famous music icon passed away on February 3, 1959, known as “The Day the Music Died”?
Buddy Holly