History Blog

February 16

Happy Birthday RIP Edgar John Bergen(1903–1978) Eugene Hugh Beaumont(1909–1982) Salvatore “Sonny” Bono(1935–1998) James Ingram(1952–2019) ; William Katt–68 Janice Dickinson–65 Levardis “LeVar” Burton Jr–62 Lisa Loring(DeCinces)–61 John McEnroe Jr.–60 Christopher Eccleston–55 Sarah Clarke–47 John Tartaglia–41 ; 1968 – The nation’s first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, Alabama