Nerd Meme!
Look up the date of your birthday in Wikipedia. From the date page, pick three interesting historical events that occurred on that date, two births, and one death. Or more cause I'm bored and this is fascinating.
Sept. 11
Events
1297- Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots led by William Wallace defeat the English.
1921- Nahalal, the first moshav in Israel, is settled.
1922 - The British Mandate of Palestine begins.
1941 - Ground is broken for the construction of The Pentagon. (anyone else find this one creepy?)
1978 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel meet at Camp David and agree on a framework for peace between Israel and Egypt and a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
2005 - The State of Israel completes its unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip.
Also, I seem to have a large amount of airplane crashes, hijackings, and airplane burglaries stolen with the intent to crash them into buildings of import. Aside from the obvious one. Strange.
Births
1957 - Brad Bird, American director and animator
1892 - Pinto Colvig, Goofy's and Pluto's voice (d. 1967)
1862 - O. Henry, American writer (d. 1910)
1977 - Ludacris, American rapper
Deaths
2003 - John Ritter, American actor (b. 1948)
1994 - Jessica Tandy, American actress (b. 1909)
1971 - Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev, Soviet politician and leader (b. 1894)
Bonus points to anyone who can figure out why I used this icon!
Sept. 11
Events
1297- Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots led by William Wallace defeat the English.
1921- Nahalal, the first moshav in Israel, is settled.
1922 - The British Mandate of Palestine begins.
1941 - Ground is broken for the construction of The Pentagon. (anyone else find this one creepy?)
1978 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel meet at Camp David and agree on a framework for peace between Israel and Egypt and a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
2005 - The State of Israel completes its unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip.
Also, I seem to have a large amount of airplane crashes, hijackings, and airplane burglaries stolen with the intent to crash them into buildings of import. Aside from the obvious one. Strange.
Births
1957 - Brad Bird, American director and animator
1892 - Pinto Colvig, Goofy's and Pluto's voice (d. 1967)
1862 - O. Henry, American writer (d. 1910)
1977 - Ludacris, American rapper
Deaths
2003 - John Ritter, American actor (b. 1948)
1994 - Jessica Tandy, American actress (b. 1909)
1971 - Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev, Soviet politician and leader (b. 1894)
Bonus points to anyone who can figure out why I used this icon!