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President George W. Bush promised US support for Liberia in its recovery from a crippling civil war as he visited the close U.S. ally on the last stop of a five-nation tour of Africa.
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Ben Chapman (1928-2008), film star, died. He played the creature in the film “The Creature from the Black Lagoon” (1954).
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It was reported that the US Defense Dept. had dispersed $80 million monthly, or some $1 billion a year, for the last 6 years to Pakistan to support troops in the tribal area along the Afghan border.
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Google Inc. said will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that's likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader.
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Evan Mecham (b.1924), former Arizona Gov.
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In Afghanistan NATO troops found 1.65 tons of opium, which ISAF said was worth $400 million, and a "significant quantity" of drug-making equipment. The $400 million figure appeared to be the opium's estimated street value once it was trafficked outside Afghanistan.
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Hans Janitschek (73), an Austrian journalist who spent years as a UN consultant and also served as secretary general of the Socialist International organization, died suddenly at UN headquarters. Janitschek wrote several political biographies, co-authored Waldheim's autobiography and published more than a dozen books.
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- Current / Future Events
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1990 –
Cory Kennedy, American model
1989 –
Corbin Bleu, American actor and singer
1989 –
Josh Walker, English footballer
1989 –
Kristin Herrera, American actress
1989 –
Scout Taylor-Compton, American actress
1987 –
Ashley Greene, American model and actress
1987 –
Ellen Page, Canadian actress
1986 –
Charlotte Church, Welsh singer
1986 –
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
1985 –
Bob Burton, American speedcuber
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February, 21
- Births
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2008,
Sunny Lowry, First British woman to swim the English Channel (b. 1911)
2008,
Ben Chapman, American actor (b. 1928)
2005,
Ara Berberian, American opera singer (b. 1930)
2005,
Gérard Bessette, Quebec novelist and poet (b. 1920)
2005,
Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban novelist (b. 1929)
2005,
Eugene Scott, American religious broadcaster (b. 1929)
2004,
John Charles, Welsh footballer (b. 1931)
2004,
Guido Molinari, Canadian artist (b. 1933)
2003,
Eddie Thomson, Scottish football player and coach (b. 1947)
2002,
Harold Furth, Austrian-born physicist (b. 1939)
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February, 21
- Deaths
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