Aug 25, 2008 17:16
Look up your birthday in Wikipedia. Pick 4 events, 3 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday.
EVENTS
1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
1841 - William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia becoming the first President of the United States to die in office and the one with the shortest term served.
1973 - The World Trade Center in New York is officially dedicated.
1975 - Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
BIRTHS
1952 - Pat Burns, Canadian ice hockey coach
1960 - Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-born English-Australian actor
1979 - Heath Ledger, Australian/American Actor. (d.2008)
DEATHS
1968 - Martin Luther King, Jr., American civil rights activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
HOLIDAY
International Day for Landmine Awareness and Assistance