TODAY IS... Presidents Day. The third Monday of each February is dedicated to celebrating the births of two of the United States most beloved Presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Innovation Day. Spot a problem, think of a solution and before you know it you’re innovating. Innovation Day is all about imagining new, better ways of doing things. BIRTHDAYS Saturday, February 15 Amber Riley, 28 Actress best known for playing Mercedes Jones on Glee Matt Groening, 60 Creator of The Simpsons, Futurama Brandon Boyd, 38 Lead singer of the band Incubus Jane Seymour, 63 British actress best known for her starring role in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Alex Borstein, 41 Actress who voices the character of Lois Griffin on Family Guy Selita Ebanks, 31 Supermodel, former Victorias Secret Angel Sunday, February 16 Elizabeth Olsen, 25 Actress who starred in Martha Marcy May Marlene, younger sister of Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen LeVar Burton, 57 Actor who starred as Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation, former host of Reading Rainbow Ice-T, 56 Rapper, actor who stars in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Taylor Hawkins, 42 Drummer of Foo Fighters Lupe Fiasco, 32 Grammy Award-winning rapper Ryan Follese, 27 Lead singer of the band Hot Chelle Rae Monday, February 17 Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 33 Actor who starred in Inception, 50/50, The Dark Knight Rises, 10 Things I Hate About You Hal Holbrook, 89 Academy Award-nominated actor who starred in Into the Wild, Wall Street, Lincoln Larry the Cable Guy, 51 Stand-up comedian, member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour Denise Richards, 43 Actress who starred in Wild Things, The World Is Not Enough, ex-wife of Charlie Sheen Billie Joe Armstrong, 42 Lead singer of Green Day Jerry OConnell, 40 Actor, husband of Rebecca Romijn Chord Overstreet, 25 Actor best known for playing Sam Evans on Glee DEATHS John Henson, 48 Puppeteer & son of the icon Muppets creator Jim Henson, suffered a sudden heart attack Jim Fregosi, 71 First star player on the Anaheim Angels, later the teams manager who guided them to their first American League West championship in 1979 TODAY IN HISTORY 1801 Thomas Jefferson is elected third president of the United States. The election constitutes the first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another in the United States. 1966 Brian Wilson begins recording Good Vibrations. The Beach Boy lavished more time, attention and money than had ever been spent previously on a single recording on the Pet Sounds single. Six months, four studios and $50,000 later, he finally completed his three-minute-and-thirty-nine-second symphony, pieced together from more than 90 hours of tape recorded during literally hundreds of sessions. 2000 Dave Eggers publishes his memoir A Heartbreaking World of Staggering Genius. The critically acclaimed book became a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and turned Eggers into a literary star.
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