Your Day in History Meme
Though he didn’t call me out, The-Roommate-Formerly-Known-as-Matthew-Maynard posted this meme on his site.
Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three neat facts, two births and one death in your blog, including the year.
It was quite interesting, I hope its interesting for you too.
On A particular date in the 6th month of the year:
- Facts:
- 1983 – Pioneer 10 becomes the first manmade object to leave the solar system.
- 1967 – Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall is nominated as the first African American justice of the United States Supreme Court.
- 1920 – The United States Postal Service rules that children may not be sent via parcel post.
- 1986 – Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, American actresses
- 1953 – Tim Allen, American comedian and actor
- 1993 – Deke Slayton, astronaut (b. 1924)
- 1986 – Benny Goodman, American musician (b. 1909)
Mankind Leaves the Solar System.
Big events in the Supreme Court of the United States
And childrens going postal.
Births
Ah, does this bring back memories.
Every year, since 2004, me and the Olsen Twins get together for a quiet celebration. We laugh about John Stamos, and Bob Saget a lot.
Deaths (I’m gonna choose two)
Deke was one of the first people to leave the planet.
Exactly 10 years before he died, an object we sent left the solar system.
I love the postal service one… ever on the cutting edge of human rights.
My turn, but I’m going to do it on YOUR blog (AND I’m not going to follow the rules). Take that!
Births:
Jorge Luis Borges
Orson Scott Card
Reggie Miller
Dave Chapelle
Deaths:
Pliny the Elder
Louis Prima
Facts:
1349 – Six thousand Jews are killed in Mainz because they are blamed for the bubonic plague.
1814 – British troops invade Washington, D.C. and burn down the White House and several other buildings.
1853 – Potato chips are first prepared.
Comment by Cisco — April 14, 2006 @ 9:54:57 AM
How did I miss this one…
1954 – The Communist Control Act goes into effect. The American Communist Party is outlawed.
Comment by Cisco — April 14, 2006 @ 10:20:51 AM
Hey Kids! Remember when you were sent via second class mail?
*uses his redneck voice* “we’ll we got this here box…”
Comment by Jeremy — April 14, 2006 @ 4:06:23 PM
[Redneck voice] It’s 42nd class. She should be there by next century.[\redneck voice]
Comment by Chan — April 14, 2006 @ 10:28:20 PM
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