Here's a list of things that happened on my birthday, edited for interest purposes:
Events
1510 - Henry VIII of England, 18, appears incognito in the lists at Richmond, and is applauded for his jousting before he reveals himself.
1556 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. 830,000 people may have been killed.
1719 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire. (this is only interesting because my german roommate henrick was actually from there, not germany)
1789 - Georgetown College becomes the first Catholic college in the United States (Washington, DC).
(this is only interesting because that's where my buddy daina went)
1855 - The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge.
(this is intersting because i've been to minneapolis about fifteen times without ever realizing that the mississippi river flows through it--wtf tete?)
1943 - World War II: British forces capture Tripoli from the Nazis.
1943 - Duke Ellington plays at New York City's Carnegie Hall for the first time. (i have a cd of his, not sure how i got it)
1964 - The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
1968 - North Korea seizes the USS Pueblo, claiming the ship violated their territorial waters while spying.
1978 - Sweden becomes the first nation to ban aerosol sprays that are thought to damage earth's protective ozone layer. (this reminds me of when sarunas says disappointedly "swedes are stupid")
1983 - The A-Team debuts.
1984 - Hulk Hogan wins the World Wrestling Federation Championship from the Iron Sheik, in New York's Madison Square Garden. Hulkamania is born.
2005 - Viktor Yushchenko sworn in as the third President of Ukraine in Kiev, Ukraine.
Births
1950 - Richard Dean Anderson, American actor (i share a birthday with MacGyver!!!)
Deaths
1570 - James Stewart, Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland (assassinated)
2005 - Johnny Carson, American television personality (b. 1925)
Holidays and observances
Roman Catholic Church: Feast of Blessed Marianne of Molokai
Now first I have to shoot off an email to demand of my parents why the hell didn't we ever have the feast of Molokai?!
Second, I invite anybody else who's waiting for the caffeine to kick in to check out all the events i deleted, maybe you'll find something worth berating me about deleting.
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bored at work for sure mate!
10th of June
*1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith.
*1967 - Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire.
*1999 - Kosovo War: NATO suspends its air strikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.
What, it's my fault that you never looked around when you were in Minneapolis? Didn't I take you to Minnehaha falls, and we walked down to the Mississippi River? In fact, didn't we do that trip on bikes?
yes it's your fault! how the hell was i supposed to know that Minnehaha Falls is part of the Mississippi River? just cause i seen it doesn't mean i knew it's name.
um, yeah we might have done that on bikes, and stopped for ice cream, i think.
the only other bike trip i remember was getting way lost and going around one of the great lakes three times before i realized it.
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