Riffin' & Hatin'

Apr 07, 2006 10:31

Stolen from annarama.

Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.

June 19

Neat Facts:

1846 - First baseball game under recognizable modern rules in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States.
1865 - Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is henceforth unofficially celebrated as Juneteenth.
1912 - The eight-hour work day is established in the United States.

Births:

1566 - King James I of England and VI of Scotland (d. 1625)
1948 - Nick Drake, British guitarist

Death:

1953 - Julius Rosenberg, American spy (executed) (b. 1918)

meme, birthday

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