Celebration Excuse
The Canterbury Tales get some court time (though not for being too raunchy), the Bay of Pigs is a dud, and Apollo 13 can now be made into a Hollywood blockbuster: here’s why we’re relaxing today.
1397
Your high school English teacher has never wanted a time machine so badly: Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II.
1937
Daffy Duck debuts and fails to wear pants to his own debut. Some ducks simply have no manners.
1961
This will not turn out well: Ike’s Bay of Pigs invasion kicks off, making the CIA and JFK look kind of really shabby.
1964
Did you see the a** on that pony? Ford introduces one fine-looking car named the Mustang.
1970
The crippled Apollo 13 safely returns to Earth. Please cue the Tom Hanks imagery and cinematic music.
1973
Now you can all relax: Federal Express delivers its first package.
100 calorie birthday cake, please
1837: At one point it was a real person and not just a bank, bajillionaire J.P. Morgan.
1972: Still looks like she’s under 30, actress Jennifer Garner.
1974: The bane to all women who like grub, Victoria “Posh” Beckham.
Daybook
Stumpin’
Sen. Hillary Clinton gets close to some Quakers at the University of Pennsylvania on “The Colbert Report”.
Congress
Senate
In session.
10:00 a.m.
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee: Hearing on the Federal Aviation Administration’s Safety and Modernization Performance.”
2:00 p.m.
State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration Subcommittee: Hearing on law enforcement and intelligence fusion centers.
House
House meets for legislative business and for the Former Members’ Action annual meeting.
10:00 a.m.
Military Personnel Subcommittee: Hearing on “Military Resale and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Overview.”
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee: Hearing on the credit cardholders’ Bill of Rights.
1:00 p.m.
Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee and Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee: Joint hearing on preventing a nuclear Iran.
TV
Daytime
Oprah: What Would You Dare to Live Without?
The View: Kim Cattrall, Jenna Jameson
Regis & Kelly: Fergie, the latest eliminated celebrity from “Dancing With The Stars”
Ellen: America Ferrera, the Young@Heart Chorus
Martha: Joan Rivers
Late night
Letterman: Kelly Ripa, Dr. John P. Holdren, the Black Keys
Leno: Ewan McGregor, John Cho and Kal Penn, Seether
Ferguson: Henry “Fonzie” Winkler, Jason Aldean
Conan: Matt Lauer, Ryan Reynolds, A Simple Plan (R 2/13/08)
Stewart: Uma Thurman
Colbert: Sen. Hillary Clinton, Rep. Patrick Murphy
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