1763

France formally surrenders Canada to England under the Treaty of Paris, which ended the French and Indian War.

1906

Canadian Tommy Burns knocks out Jack Palmer in the fourth round to defend his world heavyweight title.

1920

Major League Baseball bans the spitball. Pitchers who had been throwing spitballs could continue, and the practice ended completely in 1934.

1982

In Quebec, a group of 28 skiers perform back flips while holding hands; to get into the Guinness Book of Records.

2005

North Korea boasted publicly for the first time that it possessed nuclear weapons.

2005

Traffic conjestion in Swift Current. Is it becoming a big reality for our City?
Rob Niewenhuizen, Swift Current Director of Engineering, says studies are underway to ensure that the intersection of highways number one and four will be able to handle future traffic.

2007

A new city by-law has been made and will take effect on Febuary 15, stating that all dogs and cats must be licensed.

Birthdays

Adrienne Clarkson –71- Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada

Conrad Funk –29- Swift Current Indian to some, cousin Con to myself.

Robert Wagner –80- playboy-thief-turned-secret-agent, Alexander Mundy, in It Takes a Thief, as Eddie Albert's ex-con man turned crime-fighting partner, Det. Pete T. Ryan, in Switch, and as Stefanie Powers's super-rich husband and private-eye partner, Jonathan Hart, in the lighthearted crime drama Hart to Hart.

Also played #2 in Austin Powers.

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