TODAY IN HISTORY - February 18th:

1885 - Mark Twain publishes the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
1965 - Frank Gifford announces his retirement from football for broadcasting
1975 - 2nd American Music Award: Olivia Newton-John & John Denver win

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1922 - Helen Gurley Brown, Portland Maine, US author/publisher and editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, (d. 2012)
1933 - Yoko Ono Lennon, [Mrs John Lennon], Tokyo Japan, singer and artist
1950 - Cybill Shepherd, Memphis Tn, actress (Moonlighting, Last Picture Show)
1954 - John Travolta, Englewood NJ, actor (Welcome Back Kotter, Pulp Fiction)
1957 - Vanna White, [Rosich], N Myrtle Beach SC, TV host (Wheel of Fortune)
1964 - Matt Dillon, New Rochelle NY, actor (Flamingo Kid, Tex, Kansas)
1968 - Molly Ringwald, Roseville California, actress (16 Candles, Pretty in Pink)

GOODBYE TO:

2001 - Dale Earnhardt, Sr. dies in car crash at Daytona 500 race (b. 1951)

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