Today in History highlights from February ten through notable events
On February 10, 1967 the 25th Amendment was ratified as Minnesota and Nevada adopted it. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 ended the Seven Years War. Victoria married Albert in 1840. Union of Upper and Lower Canada proclaimed in 1841. The Normandie capsized in 1942. Death of a Salesman opened in 1949. A 1959 tornado hit St Louis area. Powers exchanged in 1962. Peggy Fleming won gold in 1968. A Las Vegas Hilton fire killed eight in 1981. Ron Brown chaired the DNC in 1989. A Stansted hijack resolution occurred ten years ago. FAA ordered MD-80, MD-90, DC-9, 717 inspections after Alaska crash links. Jim Varney died in 50. Biblical verse ends the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Nevada
Britain
Spain
France
Paris
Victoria
Albert
Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha
Upper Canada
Lower
Soviet Union
Francis Gary Powers
Rudolf Abel
United States
U.S
Peggy Fleming
America
Grenoble
Las Vegas Hilton
Ron Brown
Democratic National Committee
Stansted
London
Federal Aviation Administration
Alaska Airlines
California
Jim Varney
Ernest P. Worrell
White House
Tenn
Community Calendar Highlights at Baytown Centers
Local listings show Beta Sigma Phi meets at 7 p.m. at Crosby Community Center with membership contact Sharon Phillips. Numerous activities run daily and weekly across Baytown including ESL, guitar and Spanish lessons, senior bridge, bingo, storytime, yoga, canasta, and senior softball signups. Contacts and addresses provided for each event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi
Sharon Phillips
Community events brief in Crosby Baytown area
TOPS group meets Friday at 10 a.m. at Crosby Community Center to teach nutrition facts for weight control. Robert E. Lee Baseball Boosters host a golf tournament at Goose Creek Country Club Saturday starting at 9 a.m. Individual entries $85, team $340, hole sponsorships $100. Call coaches for details. Baytown hosts homebuyers workshop Feb 16 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Baytown Community Center. Open to public, English and Spanish, mandatory for Homebuyers Assistance Program participation. Call 281-420-6390 for info and registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highlands Community Center
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Baytown
Decker Dr
Baytown Rotary Club Meets At 11:30 A.m. At the Goose Creek
ExxonMobil Baytown Toastmasters Club
ExxonMobil
Carl Ralph Matthews
Make Over In Christ Inc
Riley Chambers Community Center
Barrett Station
Highland Woods Drive
Market St
Sterling Municipal Library
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Goose Creek Country Club
Community Duplicate Bridge Club
Crosby Community Center
Double Dave's Pizza
David Hackney
City of
Market Street
Major Northeast snowstorm hits with blizzard conditions
Another major snowstorm will pummel the Northeast today with blizzard conditions developing from eastern Pennsylvania into southern New England. Rain and mountain snow will also affect the Southwest.
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Pennsylvania
New England
Baytown Youth Poster Contest For TrashOff 2010
Baytown Health Department launches a poster contest for K through 12 students to celebrate TrashOff Baytown 2010. Entrants must submit original hand drawn art on 8 by 11 white paper using limited colors and one poster per student.
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City of
Baytown
TrashOff
Texas
City Hall
Market Street
Health Department
West Detee
Sterling Municipal Library
Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks Avenue
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Hare Rd
Marguerite
St. John's United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Market
Grace’s Kitchen
Grace United Methodist Church
N. Pruett
VFW
N. Main
Calvary Temple
Breda
Frank Butcher
Baytown Alzheimer’s
Remington Park
Hare Road
Angelique
Promise Center
West Main
Almanac
Uate
San al. Victoria
Fivoc
Liberty Moss Blu Romay
AccuWeather
Baytowr
Irida
Saturda
Nets
City
Fort Worth
Houston
Vonro
Aldine
Enbet
Alvin
Baytow
Pasader
Texas City
Kountze
Lumberton
Beaumont
Crystal Beach
Angleton
Lake Jackson
Galveston
AccuWeather, Inc
AccuWeather.com
Texas Commission On “Mental Quality
Point Barrow
Trinity Bay
Trinity River
Thu
Aaa
Ross S. Sterling High School Meistersingers
Nikki Thompson
Houston Rockets
Denver Nuggets
Toyota Center
San Jacinto Elementary School
Stefanie Figueroa
Alyssa Ruiz
Javier Benavides
Miguel Lopez
Brandon Ybarra
Jolanta Hoffmann
Becky Robins
Channel 16
City of Baytown
Wendy Vola
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