**Events - February 16 1741 - Benjamin Franklin published America’s second magazine, The General Magazine and Historical Chronicle. 1857 - The National Deaf Mute College was incorporated in Washington, DC. It was the first school in the world for advanced education of the deaf. It was later renamed Gallaudet College. 1868 - The Jolly Corks organization in New York City decided to change their goofy name to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE). The purpose of the fraternal group: “...practice charity, justice, brotherly love and faithfulness.” 1926 - Suzanne Lenglen defeated Helen Wills at Cannes, France to retain the women’s tennis championship title. It was the only meeting between the two tennis greats. 1932 - The first fruit tree patent was issued to James E. Markham for a peach tree which ripens later than other varieties. 1937 - Wallace H. Carothers patented nylon ... a Dupont product, incidentally. 1942 - Shep Fields and his orchestra recorded Jersey Bounce on Bluebird Records. 1948 - NBC-TV presented the first daily newsreel telecast. The program was known as the 20th Century Fox - Movietone News. 1963 - The Beatles moved to the top of the British rock charts with Please, Please Me exactly one month after the record was released. It was the start of the Beatles domination of the British music charts, as well as the beginning of the British Invasion in America and elsewhere around the world. 1968 - Elvis Presley received a gold record for his sacred album of hymns, How Great Thou Art. Despite his popularity in the pop music world, Elvis won only 3 Grammy Awards -- one for this album, the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1970; then for He Touched Me in 1972. He did, however, receive over a dozen Grammy nominations. 1972 - Los Angeles Lakers basketball-great Wilt Chamberlain topped the 30,000-point mark in his career during a game against the Phoenix Suns. 1985 - Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini lost the World Boxing Association lightweight championship crown to Livingstone Bramble. Mancini had been trying to regain the title, but ended up fighting for the last time on this night. The fighter retired in August, 1985. 1985 - Telly “Who Loves Ya Baby!” Savalas brought his Kojak character back to network television after an absence of seven years. The show, Kojak: The Belarus File, was a special on CBS-TV, the network that launched Kojak to stardom. 1985 - Coach Lefty Driesell got his 400th career victory as the University of Maryland defeated Davidson by a score of 65-63. 1993 - Rod Stewart surprised the crowd at the annual Brit Awards in London. He invited his former band, The Faces, on stage to perform with him. They were accompanied by former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman. Stewart was also honored with a lifetime achievement award. 1996 - Films debuting in the U.S.: The thriller City Hall, starring Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello and Martin Landau; and Muppet Treasure Island, starring Tim Curry, Kevin Bishop, Billy Connolly, Jennifer Saunders, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Rizzo the Rat, Gonzo the Great and Fozzie Bear. 2001 - First-run time in the U.S. for these movies: The romantic comedy Down to Earth, featuring Chris Rock and Regina King; and the animated comedy Recess: School’s Out, with the voices of Andy Lawrence, Ashley Johnson, Rickey Dshon Collins, Courtland Mead, Jason Davis, Pamela Segall, Melissa Joan Hart, Dabney Coleman, April Winchell and James Woods.
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