Wikipedia 3-2-1 (A Meme)
Go to Wikipedia and do a search for your birthday (day and month only, exclude the year).
Post three events, two births and one death including the years.
February 13
EVENTS:
1971 – Vietnam War: Backed by American air and artillery support, South Vietnamese troops invade Laos.
1990 – German reunification: An agreement is reached for a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
2000 – The last original “Peanuts” comic strip appears in newspapers one day after Charles M. Schulz dies.
BIRTHS:
1944 – Jerry Springer, American television host
1950 – Peter Gabriel, English musician
DEATHS:
1542 – Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England (executed for adultery)
Your turn.
April 7th
Events
1521 – Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Cebu. (same year he’s said to have landed on Guam)
1906 – Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
1967 – Six-Day War: Israeli fighters shoot down seven Syrian MIG-21s.
Births
1939 – Francis Ford Coppola, American film director
1954 – Jackie Chan, Hong Kong actor
1975 – Tiki Barber, New York Giants Running Back (American Football)
Death
1947 – Henry Ford, American automobile manufacturer and industrialist (b. 1863)
March 25
Events
1 (as in AD 1) – Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and conception of Jesus Christ (traditonal date in Catholicism)
1655 – Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens.
1965 – Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King, Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery.
Births
1911 – Jack Ruby, American killer of Lee Harvey Oswald (d. 1967)
1947 – Sir Elton John, English singer, songwriter, and pianist
1965 – Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress
Deaths
circa AD 33 – Jesus Christ (traditionally accepted date in Catholcism)
March 4
1849 – Zachary Taylor refuses to be sworn in office as 12th President of the USA on a Sabbath (Sunday). Consequently the office of President of the United States of America is vacant for a single day. Urban legend instead holds that David Rice Atchison, President pro tempore of the United States Senate was President de jure for a single day.
1924 – The song ‘Happy Birthday To You’ is published by Clayton F. Summy.
1991 – Most primitive form of World Wide Web is put online.
1963 – Jason Newsted, American bassist (Metallica)
1969 – Chastity Bono, American actress, advocate for human rights and gay rights, daughter of Sonny and Cher
1994 – John Candy, Canadian comedian and actor (b. 1950)
August 19th
Events
1692 – Salem Witch Trials: In Salem, Massachusetts five women and a clergyman are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.
1839 – Presentation of Jacque Daguerre’s new photographic process to the French Academy of Sciences.
1991 – Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev is overthrown by a coup. This leads to the fall of the Soviet Union
Births
1878 – Manuel Quezon, President of the Philippines (d. 1944)
1946 – Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
1963 – John Stamos, American actor
Death
1977 – Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (b. 1890)
August 7
EVENTS:
1782 – George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.
1944 – IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known best as the Harvard Mark I).
1955 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, begins selling its first Transistor radios in Japan.
BIRTHS:
1942 – B.J. Thomas, American singer
1960 – David Duchovny, American actor
1975 – Charlize Theron, South African actress
DEATHS:
2005 – Peter Jennings, Canadian-born news anchor (b. 1938)
March 20
1942 – General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: “I came out of Bataan and I shall return”.
1985 – Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod dog sled race.
1987 – The Food and Drug Administration approves anti-AIDS drug AZT.
2003 – 2003 invasion of Iraq: In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries begin military operations in Iraq.
Births
1928 – Fred Rogers, American children’s television host (d. 2003)
1950 – William Hurt, American actor
1963 – Kathy Ireland, American model and actress
Deaths
1727 O.S. – Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist (b. 1642)
Events
1967 – The body of President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery.
1980 – In Poland, a plane crashes during an emergency landing near Warsaw, killing a 14-man American boxing team and 73 others.
2004 – Pope John Paul II becomes the second-longest serving pope in history.
Births
1879 – Albert Einstein, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
1933 – Quincy Jones, American music producer and composer
1947 – Billy Crystal, American actor and comedian
Death
1883 – Karl Marx, German political theorist (b. 1818)
May 10
1801 – First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States.
1872 – Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
1979 – The Federated States of Micronesia becomes self-governing.
Births
1902 – David O. Selznick, American film producer
1930 – Pat Summerall, American football player and broadcaster
1960 – Bono, Irish singer (U2)
Deaths
1818 – Paul Revere, American patriot
1932- goofy makes his debut
1961- apollo program jfk announces his goal to put a man on the moon
1986- hands across america took place
1993- dilley sextuplets, 1st surviving set of sextuplets in usa
1926- miles davis, jazz legend
735- bede, english historian & monk
i know it’s 3-2-1, but i’ll throw in an extra- this made me laugh….
officially declared CARRIE UNDERWOOD day in oklahoma
oooops- forgot the date…may 25
March 11
Events
1861 – American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted. (boo!)
1985 – Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader. (yay!)
1988 – Iran-Iraq War: Ceasefire declared. (hmmm…)
Births
1950 – Bobby McFerrin, American singer (Don’t worry be Happy now!)
1968 – Lisa Loeb, American singer (Wowsers, she’s so hot!!)
Deaths
1847 – Johnny Appleseed, American pioneer agronomist (b. 1774)
(awwwwwww….)
Forgot the date on mine too…its March 14th! DUH!
december 2
Events:
1930 – Great Depression: US President Herbert Hoover goes before Congress and asks for a US$150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.
1970 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.
1993 – Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed in Medellín.
Births:
1978 – Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer and songwriter
1981 – Britney Spears, American singer
(i know you said 2, but lucy lui was also born on this date)
Deaths:
1986 – Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born actor, musician, band leader, and composer (b. 1917)
December 17
EVENTS:
1969 – Project Blue Book: The USAF closes its study of UFOs, stating that sightings were generated as a result of ‘A mild form of mass hysteria…to perpetrate a hoax or seek publicity…”
1989 – The first episode of The Simpsons airs on FOX.
2004 – Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is released in theaters.
BIRTHS:
1975 – Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-born actress and model
1978 – Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer
DEATH:
1999 – Grover Washington, Jr., American saxophonist (b. 1943)
September 19
Events:
1900 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid commit their first robbery together.
1959 – Nikita Khrushchev is barred from visiting Disneyland.
1995 – The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber’s manifesto.
Births:
1909 – Ferry Porsche, Austrian automobile pioneer (d. 1998)
1928 – Adam West, American actor
Deaths:
1881 – James Garfield, 20th President of the United States (b. 1831)
June 16
Events
1884 – The first roller coaster in the United States begins operation at Coney Island, New York
1960 – Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho opens in New York.
1996 – First round of voting in the Russian presidential election.
Births
1139 – Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)
1971 – Tupac Amaru Shakur, American rapper (d. 1996)
Death
2000 – Empress Nagako of Japan (b. 1903)
June 10
Events
1801 – Tripoli declares war on the United States for refusing tribute.
1935 – Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith.
1977 – Apple Computer ships its first Apple II personal computer.
BIRTHS
1922 – Judy Garland, American actress, and singer (d. 1969)
1949 – Ronnie James Dio, American singer
DEATHS
2004 – Ray Charles, American singer and musician (b. 1930)