TV actress Stefanie Powers

Events in 1942 and 2-11

Events in US in the birth year of Stefanie Powers

• More than 120,000 Japanese and persons of Japanese ancestry living in western U.S. moved to "relocation centers," some for the duration of the war (Executive Order 9066).
• Coconut Grove nightclub fire in Boston kills 491. Background: Fires and Explosions
• Women's military services established. Background: Female Military Personnel on Active Duty by Grade, September 1998. See Also: Women's History
• Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, first health maintenance organization (HMO), begins in Oakland, Calif.

Birthday Stefanie Powers (2-11) in history

• Day 2-11 year 1889: North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states, respectively.
• Day 2-11 year 1947: Howard Hughes flew the Spruce Goose on its first and only flight.
• Day 2-11 year 1948: Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey to the surprise of pollsters and newspapers, in the greatest presidential upset in history.
• Day 2-11 year 1959: Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admitted that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
• Day 2-11 year 1976: Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford, becoming the first U.S. president from the deep South since the Civil War.
• Day 2-11 year 1984: Velma Margie Barfield, a convicted murderer became the first woman to be executed since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976.
• Day 2-11 year 2003: V. Gene Robinson was consecrated as bishop by the U.S. Episcopal Church, becoming the first openly gay bishop in the church.