Interesting things that happened February 11th:

Birthdays on this date:

• In 1839 Josiah Gibbs, physicist and chemist
• In 1847 Thomas Alva Edison (in New Jersey), inventor who lit up your life
• In 1909 Max Baer, boxer
• In 1921 Eva Gabor (Budapest, Hungary), actor (Green Acres)
  + Lloyd Bentsen, US Senator (D-TX, 1971-93), Sec. of Treasury (1993- 94)
• In 1925 Virginia Johnson, sex therapist, doctor
  + Kim Stanley (in New Mexico), stage and film actor (Picnic, Frances)
• In 1934 Tina Louise (in New York City), model, actor (Gilligan's Island)
  + Mary Quant (in England), fashion designer (miniskirt, hot pants)
• In 1936 Burt Reynolds, actor (Smokey and the Bandit, Deliverance, White Lightning, The Cannonball Run, Boogie Nights, City Heat)
• In 1941 Sergio Mendes, musician

Events worth noting:

• + Gasparilla Pirate Carnival in Tampa, Florida
• In 660 BCE Founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu Tenno
• In 1852 The first public flush toilets for women are opened at 51 Bedford Street, Strand, London.
• In 1854 San Francisco's major streets lit by coal gas for first time.
• In 1858 Bernadette Soubirous sees a vision of the Virgin Mary in the Grotto at Lourdes, France.
• In 1929 Vatican City (world's Smallest Country) is made an enclave of Italy.
• In 1936 Pumping begins to build Treasure Island.
• In 1945 Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin sign the Yalta Agreement.
• In 1958 First flight with black stewardess, R. C. Taylor, Ithaca, NY.
• In 1960 Jack Paar walks off his show in response to network censorship of his remarks.
• In 1968 Madison Square Garden III closes. M.S.G. IV opens.
• In 1970 Japan becomes the 4th nation to put a satellite in orbit.
• In 1984 Tenth Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 4 returns to Earth.

And remember ...

• Great American Pies Month
• National Blah Buster Month
• National Macadamia Nut Month
• Wise Health Consumer Month