Wikipedia Meme
Go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday (month and day). Then write down 3 events, 3 births, 3 deaths, and 3 holidays.
Events
1893 - The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Nix v. Hedden that a tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit, under the Tariff Act of 1883. (lol)
1908 - Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
1994 - Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.
Births
1899 - Fred Astaire, American dancer and actor
1960 - Bono, Irish singer (U2)
1978 - Kenan Thompson, American actor
I share a birthday with Rob Malda of Slashdot, Hélio Castroneves and the jerkface that killed John Lennon.
Deaths
1818 - Paul Revere, American patriot (b. 1735)
1977 - Joan Crawford, American actress (b. 1905)
1999 - Shel Silverstein, American poet and composer (b. 1930) (;;)
Holidays
- Constitution Day in the Federated States of Micronesia.
- Mother's Day in much of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico.
- Confederate Memorial Day in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Events
1893 - The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Nix v. Hedden that a tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit, under the Tariff Act of 1883. (lol)
1908 - Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
1994 - Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.
Births
1899 - Fred Astaire, American dancer and actor
1960 - Bono, Irish singer (U2)
1978 - Kenan Thompson, American actor
I share a birthday with Rob Malda of Slashdot, Hélio Castroneves and the jerkface that killed John Lennon.
Deaths
1818 - Paul Revere, American patriot (b. 1735)
1977 - Joan Crawford, American actress (b. 1905)
1999 - Shel Silverstein, American poet and composer (b. 1930) (;;)
Holidays
- Constitution Day in the Federated States of Micronesia.
- Mother's Day in much of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico.
- Confederate Memorial Day in North Carolina and South Carolina.