I was tagged :D
I was tagged by the lovely summerbirdy and I agree with her that this one isn't half bad :)
Go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday (month and day).
Then you write down 3 events, 3 births, 3 deaths, 3 holidays, and tag 3 friends.
Here we go then..... 24 December:
Events:
563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquakes.
1914 - World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins. About 100.000 soldiers at the western and the eastern front leay down their weapons in an
unauthorised ceasefire that lasts several days.
1968 - Apollo Program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed 10 lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures that became the famous Christmas Eve Broadcast, one of the most watched programs in history.
Births:
1818 - James Prescott Joule, British physicist (d. 1889)
1837 - Elisabeth of Bavaria a.k.a Sissi, Empress of Austria (d. 1898)
1973 - Stephenie Meyer, American author (Twilight) ;-)
Deaths:
1524 - Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer (b. c.1469)
1992 - Peyo, Belgian comics artist, and creator of The Smurfs (b. 1928)
1997 - Toshirō Mifune, Japanese actor (b. 1920)
Holidays:
Christmas Eve...welll duuh :-)
The Declaration of Christmas Peace takes place in the Old Great Square of Turku, Finland's official Christmas City, according to old traditions dating back to the Middle Ages.
Feast of Saint Adela and Saint Irmina.
And I tag: ladyithildiel and chriscologne (summerbirdy and hcolleen were already tagged, so I'Ll tag only 2 people)
Go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday (month and day).
Then you write down 3 events, 3 births, 3 deaths, 3 holidays, and tag 3 friends.
Here we go then..... 24 December:
Events:
563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquakes.
1914 - World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins. About 100.000 soldiers at the western and the eastern front leay down their weapons in an
unauthorised ceasefire that lasts several days.
1968 - Apollo Program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed 10 lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures that became the famous Christmas Eve Broadcast, one of the most watched programs in history.
Births:
1818 - James Prescott Joule, British physicist (d. 1889)
1837 - Elisabeth of Bavaria a.k.a Sissi, Empress of Austria (d. 1898)
1973 - Stephenie Meyer, American author (Twilight) ;-)
Deaths:
1524 - Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer (b. c.1469)
1992 - Peyo, Belgian comics artist, and creator of The Smurfs (b. 1928)
1997 - Toshirō Mifune, Japanese actor (b. 1920)
Holidays:
Christmas Eve...welll duuh :-)
The Declaration of Christmas Peace takes place in the Old Great Square of Turku, Finland's official Christmas City, according to old traditions dating back to the Middle Ages.
Feast of Saint Adela and Saint Irmina.
And I tag: ladyithildiel and chriscologne (summerbirdy and hcolleen were already tagged, so I'Ll tag only 2 people)