| Month at a Glance for February, 2012 |
| February | Interesting Things |
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Kitchen God (Chinese Calendar)
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01
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RCA Victor unveils the 45 rpm record playing system, 1949
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02
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Groundhog Day
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02
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Graham Nash is born in Lancashire, England, 1942
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03
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St. Blaise feast (Catholic)
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03
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The Day The Music Died; Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper are killed in a plane crash outside Mason City, Iowa, 1959
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05
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St. Agatha feast (Catholic)
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06
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Tu Bishvat (Jewish Calendar)
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07
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New Year (Chinese Calendar)
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07
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Beatles land at JFK airport to begin first U.S. tour, 1964
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07
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Steven Stills makes the first digitally recorded rock album, 1979
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09
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Carole King (Carole Klein) is born in Brooklyn, 1941
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10
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Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck (AD 60)
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12
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The Beatles play Carnegie Hall in New York City, 1964
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14
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St. Valentine feast (Catholic)
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14
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St. Valentine's Day
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17
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Jazz great Thelonius Monk dies in Englewood, New Jersey, 1982
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18
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Yoko Ono Lennon is born in Tokyo, 1933
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19
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Paul McCartney's "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" is banned in Britain, 1972
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19
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William "Smokey" Robinson is born in Detroit, 1940
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20
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Presidents' Day (3rd Monday of February)
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20
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J. Geils (J. Geils Band) is born, 1946
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20
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Yes sells out Madison Square Garden...without advertising, 1974
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21
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Shrove Tuesday (Christian: Fat Tuesday)
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21
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Lantern Festival (Chinese Calendar)
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22
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Ash Wednesday (Christian: First day of Lent)
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22
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The Chair of St. Peter feast (Catholic)
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23
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Handel born, 1685
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23
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Johnny Winter is born in Leland, Mississippi, 1944
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24
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St. Mathias (February 25 in leap years) feast (Catholic)
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29
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This is Leap Day!
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29
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Jimmy Dorsey born, 1904
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