TODAY IN HISTORY-SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Today is Saturday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2011. There are 315 days left in the year

Today in History:  Highlight in History:  On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order giving the military the authority to relocate and intern Japanese-Americans   AP Photo
On this date in: 1473 The astronomer Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland. 1878 Thomas Edison received a patent for his phonograph. 1881 Kansas became the first state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages. 1945 Some 30,000 U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima and began a month-long battle to seize control of the island from Japanese forces during World War II. A correspondent reports from the scene 1959 An agreement was signed by Britain, Turkey and Greece granting Cyprus its independence. 1997 Deng Xiaoping, the last of China's major Communist revolutionaries, died in Beijing at age 92. AP Photo 2004 Former Enron Corp. chief executive Jeffrey Skilling was charged with fraud, insider trading and other crimes in connection with the energy trader's collapse. 2007 New Jersey became the third state to offer civil unions to gay couples. 2008 An ailing Fidel Castro resigned the Cuban presidency after nearly a half-century in power. 2010 Golfer Tiger Woods admitted infidelity and acknowledged receiving therapy. 2010 The FBI concluded that Army scientist Bruce Ivins acted alone in the 2001 anthrax mailings that killed five people, and formally closed the case.		Today's Birthdays: Actor Benicio Del Toro turns 44 years old today. AP Photo/Dan Steinberg Name Profession Age Smokey Robinson R&B singer, songwriter 71 Tony Iommi Rock musician (Black Sabbath) 63 Amy Tan Author 59 Jeff Daniels Actor 56 Ray Winstone Actor 54 Prince Andrew Member of the British royal family 51 Hana Mandlikova Tennis Hall of Famer 49 Seal Rock singer 48 Justine Bateman Actress ("Family Ties") 45 Haylie Duff Singer, actress ("7th Heaven") 26 NFL commissioner Roger Goodell turns 52 years old today. AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt

Thought for Today: "Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first time or the last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory." — Betty Smith, American author (1896-1972).