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Aug 18, 2008 23:56

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Wikipedia your birthday and pick 4 events, 3 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday.

Events:

1787 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States. George Washington presides.

1961 - Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces before a special joint session of Congress his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the moon" before the end of the decade.

1977 - Star Wars is released. It rapidly becomes a cult classic and is the start of a six-movie franchise.

1895 - Playwright, poet, and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.

Births:

1334 - Emperor Sukō (d. 1398)

1803 - Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and philosopher (d. 1882)

1926 - Miles Davis, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1991)

1944 - Frank Oz, English-born puppeteer and director

1953 - Stan Sakai, Japanese-American cartoonist (Usagi Yojimbo)

1970 - Satsuki Yukino, Seiyuu

Death:

967 - Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 926)

Holiday:

Towel Day

Nerd Pride Day

Yea, I did more than i was supposed to, but it was too much fun! XD

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