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…and I used up all my blogging inspiration on my last post, I’m taking part in a historical tag. I read about it at Yes, They’re All Mine, Chocolate the Other White Meat, and Ramblings of a Redneck Woman. Since they’re all taking part, I’ll cave to the peer pressure.
Here’s the deal. Go to Wikipedia, type in your birthday without the year. Then post 3 events, 2 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday that occurred on that day. Without further ado, here’s what I came up with.
Events
- 1958 - The Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers. I don’t agree with the theology, but I find this interesting, since I grew up in the Dutch Reformed Church.
- 1967 - Mohawk Airlines Flight 40 crashes due to an incorrectly installed valve, killing all 34 on board.
- 1985 - A terrorist bomb aboard Air India flight 182 brings the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland; killing all 329 people aboard. I’m beginning to think that my birthday isn’t a good day to fly.
Births
- 1929 - June Carter Cash, American singer (d. 2003) Have you seen the movie Walk the Line? Reese Witherspoon is amazing as June Carter Cash!
- 1948 - Clarence Thomas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Deaths
- 1995 - Jonas Salk, American medical researcher (b. 1914)
- 2006 - Harriet, a 175 year old tortoise (b. 1830) That’s pretty old!
Holidays
- Midsummer’s Eve, Christianized as the eve of the feast of Saint John the Baptist, is celebrated in much of Northern Europe and the British Isles
If you want to participate, consider yourself tagged!
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SingForHim @ Real Life says:
That’s really cool! Especially the tortoise.
September 14th, 2007 at 6:00 am
Lynnae says:
Yeah, I liked the tortoise, too. I could have picked Aaron Spelling, but the tortoise was more interesting.
September 14th, 2007 at 9:15 am
melody says:
I’d have chosen the tortoise over Aaron Spelling any day. This is actually an interesting meme.
September 14th, 2007 at 10:29 am
Lynnae says:
I thought so too. I don’t normally do a bunch of memes, but I liked this one.
September 14th, 2007 at 10:39 am
Kandy says:
I loved this one…especially since mine had the first Mardi Gras and the first New Orleans Mardi Gras…I’ve been telling my coworkers for YEARS that Mardi Gras didn’t start in New Orleans and no one would believe me lol
September 14th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Heidi says:
You might be interested in the miscellany books then. There is Schott’s Book fo Miscellany and there is also a Theological Miscellany book.I think they are fun (although I”m no good at trivia)
September 16th, 2007 at 4:26 am