On this day: February 11
POSTED: 09:59 PM PST Feb 09, 2013
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Feb 10, 2013
America's first hospital opens, Glenn Miller earns the first gold record, Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years, and Whitney Houston passes away, all on this day.
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2006: In Texas, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots and wounds a companion, Harry Whittington, a 78-year-old Texas attorney, while participating in a quail hunt. Whittington suffered birdshot wounds to the face, neck, and upper torso, and would be hospitalized for a week.
