History Blog

February 19

Happy Birthday RIP Lamont “Lee” Marvin Jr(1924–1987) Johann “Falco” Hölzel (1957–1998) ; William “Smokey” Robinson Jr–80 Jeffrey Daniels–65 Raymond Winstone–63 Prince Andrew Windsor, Duke of York–60 Henry “Seal” Samuel–57 Justine Bateman–54 Benicio del Toro Sánchez–53 Haylie Duff–35 ; 1878 – Thomas Edison received a patent for his phonograph ; 1963 – The publication of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique reawakens the Feminist Movement in the United States as women’s organizations and consciousness raising groups spread