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April 17th
Go to Wikipedia.com and do a search on your birthday (minus the year). Select three events, births, deaths, and holidays or observances. Post in your journal, and revel in your shared glory.
Events
1492 - Spain and Christopher Columbus sign a contract for him to sail to Asia to get spices.
1861 - American Civil War: Virginia secedes from the Union.
1976 - During his unsuccessful re-election bid, U.S. President Gerald Ford appears as himself on Saturday Night Live.
Births
1837 - J.P. Morgan, American financier, art collector, and philanthropist
1967 - Liz Phair, American musician/songwriter
1974 - Victoria Beckham, English singer (POSH SPICE!!!)
Deaths
326 - Alexander, Patriarch of Alexandria
1790 - Benjamin Franklin, American politician, inventor, diplomat, and printer
2003 - Dr. Robert Atkins, American diet doctor
Holidays and observances
Feast day of the following saints:
Anicetus (d. 166)
Stephen Harding (d. 1134)
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Go to Wikipedia.com and do a search on your birthday (minus the year). Select three events, births, deaths, and holidays or observances. Post in your journal, and revel in your shared glory.
Events
1492 - Spain and Christopher Columbus sign a contract for him to sail to Asia to get spices.
1861 - American Civil War: Virginia secedes from the Union.
1976 - During his unsuccessful re-election bid, U.S. President Gerald Ford appears as himself on Saturday Night Live.
Births
1837 - J.P. Morgan, American financier, art collector, and philanthropist
1967 - Liz Phair, American musician/songwriter
1974 - Victoria Beckham, English singer (POSH SPICE!!!)
Deaths
326 - Alexander, Patriarch of Alexandria
1790 - Benjamin Franklin, American politician, inventor, diplomat, and printer
2003 - Dr. Robert Atkins, American diet doctor
Holidays and observances
Feast day of the following saints:
Anicetus (d. 166)
Stephen Harding (d. 1134)
Snagged from comingupnext