Congrats to Tim & Sandi M---they had high score on Feb 4----912.

Trivia:

Feb 5 1972 Bob Douglas was the first black man inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Douglas coached the New York Renaissance, an all-black team which won 88 consecutive games in 1933, which he owned.

Feb 6 1952 Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the British throne upon the death of her father, King George VI.

Feb 7 1985 Sports Illustrated" released its annual swimsuit edition. This issue was the biggest regular edition in the magazine’s history, with 218 pages.

Feb 8 1969 The final issue of the Saturday Evening Post was published on this day, bringing an end to a magazine tradition that began in 1821.

Feb 9 1964 The Beatles, televised live from New York, first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. More than 73 million people across the country tuned in that night, and it was reported that during the hour in which the show was aired, the country experienced the lowest crime rate, among teenagers, of the decade. Conservative groups were outraged by the rock and roll quartet.

Feb 10 1996 An IBM computer called Deep Blue made chess history by comfortably beating world champion Garry Kasparov, a machine's first victory under classic tournament rules.

Feb 11 1990 Nelson Mandela released from prison after serving more than 27 1/2 years of a life sentence for conspiracy.

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