TODAY IN HISTORY - February 17th:

1941 - Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1969 - Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash record an album; it was never released.
1995 - Tiger Manager Sparky Anderson takes unpaid leave due to baseball strike
2014 - The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon premieres on NBC

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1925 - Hal Holbrook, actor (All the President's Men, Mark Twain), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1962 - Lou Diamond Phillips, Philippines, actor (La Bamba, Stand & Deliver)
1963 - Michael Jordan, NBA guard/forward (Chicago Bulls) and sports superstar
1963 - Larry the Cable Guy, American comedian
1981 - Paris Hilton, American actress and heiress

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GOODBYE TO:

2013 - Mindy McCready, American country singer, commits suicide by gunshot at 37

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