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America Means Freedom And The Sacrifice That Is Needed To Protect It

Monday, February 04, 2002 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 10A<br><br>





Today is Monday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2002. There are 330 days left in the
year. The Valley Then: In 1913, the jail warden's report showed that it cost
an average 14 cents a day to feed each prisoner at the jail during the year.
Highlight in History: On Feb. 4, 1789, electors unanimously chose George
Washington to be the first president of the United States. On this date: In
1783, Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former
colonies, the United States of America. In 1801, John Marshall was sworn in as
chief justice of the United States. In 1861, delegates from six Southern
states met in Montgomery, Ala., to form the Confederate States of America. In
1932, New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt opened the Winter Olympic Games at
Lake Placid. In 1941, the United Service Organizations (USO) came into
existence. In 1945, President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston
Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a wartime conference at Yalta.
In 1974, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, Calif.,
by the Symbionese Liberation Army. In 1976, more than 22,000 people died when
a severe earthquake struck Guatemala and Honduras. In 1977, 11 people were
killed when two cars of a Chicago Transit Authority train fell off elevated
tracks after a collision with another train. In 1982, President Reagan
announced a plan to eliminate all medium-range nuclear missiles in Europe. Ten
years ago: President George H.W. Bush defended his economic recovery plan
before a National Grocers Association meeting in Orlando, Fla. (During his
visit, Bush appeared intrigued by an electronic checkout machine, leaving
reporters wondering if he'd ever seen such a device before.) Five years ago: A
civil jury in Santa Monica, Calif., found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths
of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, awarding
$8.5 million in compensatory damages to Goldman's parents. (Six days later,
the jury added $25 million in punitive damages to go to Nicole Brown Simpson's
estate and Goldman's father.) President Clinton delivered his State of the
Union address. Seventy-three Israeli soldiers were killed in the collision of
two helicopters. One year ago: In the NHL All-Star game, the North America
team beat the World squad 14-to-12. In the Pro Bowl, the AFC defeated the NFC,
38-to-17.

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