I heard on a news report that on this date in 1979, snow fell for about 30 minutes on the Sahara Desert. It was reported in Southern Algeria and it is the only snow on record for the Sahara.
Now, I love a good piece of weather trivia and something like this got me thinking about February 18. Did anything else of consequence happen on this date weatherwise or otherwise?
Weatherwise:1972 - Rainier Paradise Ranger Station, WA establishes the U.S. record for most snow in a 12-month period with 1224.5 inches from February 19, 1971 through February 18, 1972.
Otherwise: Sharing a Birthday today.
Mary Tudor 1516... Queen
Enzo Ferrari 1898... Varooooom
Yoko Ono 1933... hmmmmm
Dennis DeYoung 1947 ...Come Sail Away
Juice Newton 1952 ...Break it to me...
Robbie Bachman 1953... BTO Takin Care of Birthdays
John Travolta 1954 ...Welcome back
Vanna White 1957 ...Turn a letter please
Matt Dillon 1964 ...Dupree's best friend
Dr. Dre 1965 ...Straight out of Compton
Molly Ringwald 1968 ...42 Candles
Some important "On this date in history"...
1861 - In Montgomery, AL Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as the President of the Confederate States.
1885 - Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was published in the U.S. for the first time.
1953 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz signed a contract worth $8,000,000 to continue the "I Love Lucy" TV show through 1955.
1977 - The space shuttle Enterprise went on its maiden "flight" sitting on top of a Boeing 747.
1968 - David Gilmour replaces Syd Barrett in Pink Floyd. Barret had checked himself into a psychiatric hospital and then gone into seclusion.
1974 - KISS released their first album "KISS".
KISS Store
The number 1 song on this day in 1984 Karma Chameleon by Culture Club...ouch
Lastly,
2001 - NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Sr., was killed in a crash during the Daytona 500 race.
Sure miss him.
We will see what tomorrow holds.
J
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