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March 4

Happy Birthday RIP Dorothy Mackaill(1903–1990) Martha O’Driscoll(1922–1998) Bobbi Kristina Brown(1993–2015) ; Paula Prentiss(Ragusa)–86 Catherine O’Hara–70 Patricia Heaton–66 Steven Weber–63 Stacy Edwards–59 Chaz Bono–55 Joshua Bowman–36 ; 1789 – In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. The USA Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress.; 1837 – The city of Chicago is incorporated ; 1974 – People Magazine is published for the first time in the United States as People Weekly.

March 3

Happy Birthday RIP Alexander Graham Bell(1847–1922) George Pullman(1831–1897) Harlean Carpenter(“Jean Harlow” 1911–1937) Perry Ellis(1940–1986) James Doohan(1920–2005) ; Jennifer Warnes–77 Miranda Richardson–66 Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer–54 David Faustino–50 Jessica Biel–42 ; 1885 – The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York ; 1923 – Time magazine, founded by Briton Hadden and Henry R. Luce, was first published

March 2

Happy Birthday RIP Theodor Geisel(“Dr Seuss” 1904–1991) Karen Carpenter(1950–1983) ; Desiderio Arnaz y de Acha III(“Desi Arnaz” 1917–1986) ; John Irving(Blunt Jr)–82 Cheryl “Gates” McFadden–75 Laraine Newman–72 Jon Bon Jovi(John Bongiovi Jr)–62 Daniel Craig–56 Christopher Martin–47 Bryce Dallas Howard–43 ; 1903 – In New York City the Martha Washington hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women ; 1917 – Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship ; 1933 – The film King Kong opens at New York’s Radio City Music Hall ; 1949 – The first automatic street light (not traffic light, one that illuminates streets) is installed in New Milford, Connecticut

March 1

Happy Birthday RIP Alton Glenn Miller(1904–1944) James “David” Niven(1910–1983) Harry Caray(Harry Carabina 1914–1998) “Robert Conrad”(Konrad Falkowski 1935–2020) Alan Thicke(Jeffrey 1947–2016) Robert Clary(Widerman 1926–2022) Harold “Harry” Belafonte Jr (1927–2023) ; Roger Daltrey–80 Catherine Bach(Bachman)–70 Ronald Howard–70 James Timothy Daly–68 George Eads–57 Javier Bardem–55 Mark–Paul Gosselaar–50 Jensen Ackles–46 Mark Cirillo–46 Kesha Sebert–37 Justin Bieber–30 ; 1790 – The first United States census is authorized by Congress ; 1932 – the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was kidnapped from their family home near Hopewell, N.J.

February 29

Happy Birthday RIP Frances “Dinah” Shore (1916–1994) Alex Rocco (1936-2015) ; Antonio Sabato Jr.-52 ; 1940 – For her performance as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.

February 28

Happy Birthday RIP Samuel “Zero” Mostel(1915–1977) Charles Durning(1923–2012) Gavin MacLeod(Allan See 1931–2021) Gilbert Gottfried(1955–2022) ; Mario Andretti–84 Bernadette Peters(Lazzara)–76 John Turturro–67 Cynthia “Cindy” Wilson–67 Alison “Ali” Larter–48 ; 1827 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight ; 1935 – DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents Nylon ; 1954 –The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public. Analog signals were phased out in 2011 but digital standard definition television continues to use the frame rate and number of lines of resolution established by the analog NTSC standard.

February 27

Happy Birthday RIP Joan Bennett(1910–1990) Dame Elizabeth Taylor(1932–2011) George Howard Hesseman(1940–2022) ; Joanne Woodward–94 Ralph Nader–90 Barbara Babcock–87 Adam Baldwin–62 Grant Show–62 Sir Jonathan Ive–57 Chelsea Clinton–44 Brandon Beemer–44 Joshua Groban–43; 1801 – Pursuant to the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Washington, D.C. is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress.

February 26

Happy Birthday RIP William Frawley(1887–1966) J.R. “Johnny” Cash(1932–2003) Herbert “Jackie” Gleason Jr(1916–1987) “Tony Randall”(Ira Rosenberg 1920–2004) Frederick “Tex” Avery(1908–1980) Antoine “Fats” Domino(1920–2017) ; Jane Wagner–89 Barbara Niven (Bucholz)–71 Michael Bolton(Bolotin)–71 Arthur “Ed” Quinn–56 ; 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of the U.S. Congress establishing most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park

February 25

Happy Birthday RIP James Backus(1913–1989) George Harrison(1943–2001) ; Sally Jessy Raphael(Lowenthal)–88 Bob Schieffer–87 Diane Baker–86 Karen Grassle–80 Scott “Carrot Top” Thompson–59 “Téa Leoni”(Elizabeth Pantaleoni)–58 Sean Astin(Duke)–53 Anson Mount III–51 Julio Iglesias Preysler–51 Chelsea Handler–49 ; 1836 –Inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver ; 1928 – Charles Jenkins Laboratories of Washington, D.C. becomes the first holder of a broadcast license for television from the Federal Radio Commission (renamed to FCC later)

February 24

Happy Birthday RIP Marjorie “Main” Tomlinson(1890–1975) Steven Paul Jobs(1955–2011) Abraham “Abe” Vigoda(1921–2016); Joseph Lieberman–82 Barry Bostwick–79 Edward James Olmos–77 George Thorogood–74 Paula Zahn–68 Emilio Rivera–63 William “Billy” Zane Jr–58 Bonnie Somerville–50 Stephen Wilson Bethel–40 ; 1868 – Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate