Horoscope and birthdays for Feb. 14, 2021
Francis Drake
Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): This is another wonderful day for enjoying the company of friends and members of groups. Someone might encourage you to entertain an ambitious goal.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You make a fabulous impression on anyone in a position of authority today parents, bosses, teachers and the police. They see you as competent, capable and even affluent (whether or not you are).
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): You’re keen about big travel plans! However, many of you are just as keen about other plans related to publishing, the law, medicine or something to do with further education.
February 13, 2021
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Today is Sunday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2021. There are 320 days left in the year. This is Valentine’s Day.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 14, 2018, a gunman identified as a former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, killing 17 people in the nation’s deadliest school shooting since the attack in Newtown, Connecticut, more than five years earlier.
On this date:
In 1778, the American ship Ranger carried the recently adopted Stars and Stripes to a foreign port for the first time as it arrived in France.
In 1876, inventors Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray applied separately for patents related to the telephone. (The U.S. Supreme Court eventually ruled Bell the rightful inventor.)
New York's top state court on Thursday said Bloomberg LP founder and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg cannot be held liable for the alleged sexual harassment and assault of a temporary worker by a marketing manager at the company.
For 1st time, public involved in choice; director wins $1 million award for contribution to cinema, philanthropic works, efforts to preserve the memory of Holocaust
Spielberg wins Israel s prestigious Genesis Prize for films, philanthropy
Prize foundation names Schindler s List director as the ninth award laureate after receiving the most votes out of some 200,000 Jews casting their vote online
Associated Press |
Published: 02.10.21 , 22:49
U.S. filmmaker Steven Spielberg has been awarded Israel s prestigious 2021 Genesis Prize in recognition of his contribution to cinema, his philanthropic works and his efforts to preserve the memory of the Holocaust, organizers announced Wednesday.
The $1-million award is granted each year to a person for their professional achievements, contributions to humanity and commitment to Jewish values. Previous recipients have donated the prize to philanthropic causes, though Spielberg, who was only notified of the honor late Wednesday, did not immediately comment on his plans.