Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Reminder from: FAMSecretSociety Yahoo! Group Title: Time Capsule: February 16th Date: Saturday February 16, 2008 Time: 12:30 am - 12:30 am Repeats: This event repeats every year. Notes: On this day in0374, the ninth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet took place.1659, the first known check was written (£400) (on display at Westminster Abbey).1840, American Wilkes discovered the Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica. 1923, found Pharoah Tutankhamen. Noteworthy people born on this day:In 1834: Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, Potsdam Germany, biologist (Causes of Evolution).In 1848: Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge). Get reminders on your mobile, Yahoo! Messenger, and email.Edit reminder options Copyright © 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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