Hundreds of attendees braved bitter cold temperatures and flocked to the Surf Ballroom and Museum Friday night for the annual, days-long Winter Dance Party in Clear Lake.
WHAT HAPPENED!!??!!… On This Day In History – February 3
1863 – Samuel Clemens first uses the pen name “Mark Twain” in a Virginia City newspaper, the “Territorial Enterprise”
1876 – Albert Spalding invests $800 to start sporting goods company, manufacturing first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball and football
1882 – Circus owner P.T. Barnum purchases the world-famous elephant Jumbo to be part of his travelling circus show
1916 – Canada’s original Parliament buildings in Ottawa burn down
1924 – During the first Winter Olympics Canada beats United States, 6-1 to retain the Olympic ice hockey gold medal (won at 1920 Summer Games) at the Chamonix Games; Canadian LW Harry Watson top scores with 46 points
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