http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Daily Kitten Chat Forum Topic: Today in History (Feb 9) en Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:08:18 +0000 http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/25084#post-501828 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:53:04 +0000 jeankit 501828@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Singer Carol King/You've got a friendla la la celebrates her birthday today along with actress Mia Farrow/Rosemary's Baby...both in their 60s... </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/25084#post-501817 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:31:28 +0000 Dee 501817@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Today in Strangeness: </p> <p>On this date in 1902, Dr. Eugene-Louis Doyen of Paris surgically separated Radica and Doodica, Siamese twins from the Barnum and Bailey Circus. The operation was initially considered a success, but both girls died within a year of the procedure.</p> <p>Thomas Scholl of Munich issued the world's fastest yodel-- 22 tones (15 falsetto) within one second (1992). </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/25084#post-501750 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:35:18 +0000 Dee 501750@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Today in 1943, the pivotal World War II Battle of Guadalcanal ended with a victory for the Allies. It was the first major victory of the Pacific theater and set the stage for further Allied advances towards Japan.</p> <p> Also today in 1881, Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky died in St. Petersburg, Russia. He penned such works as Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, both of which were considered to be landmark works in both literature as well as existentialist philosophy. </p>