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Lemminged from a few:
Put your Birthday into Widipedia and post 3 events, births, and deaths: OK, here goes. July 11th
Events
1895 - The brothers Lumière show film for scientists.
1955 - The phrase In God We Trust is added to all US currency.
1987 - According to the United Nations, the world population crosses the 5,000,000,000 mark.
Births
1767 - John Quincy Adams, President of the United States (d. 1848) (interesting because my family claims kinship with him)
1899 - E. B. White, American writer (d. 1985)
1959 - Suzanne Vega, American singer
Deaths
472 - Anthemius, Emperor of the Western Roman Empire
1937 - George Gershwin, American composer (b. 1898)
2004 - Laurance Rockefeller, American conservationist and philanthropist (b. 1910)
Observances
United States: Free Slurpee at 7-Eleven (most locations do this - get a free 7.11oz Slurpee on 7-11).
Put your Birthday into Widipedia and post 3 events, births, and deaths: OK, here goes. July 11th
Events
1895 - The brothers Lumière show film for scientists.
1955 - The phrase In God We Trust is added to all US currency.
1987 - According to the United Nations, the world population crosses the 5,000,000,000 mark.
Births
1767 - John Quincy Adams, President of the United States (d. 1848) (interesting because my family claims kinship with him)
1899 - E. B. White, American writer (d. 1985)
1959 - Suzanne Vega, American singer
Deaths
472 - Anthemius, Emperor of the Western Roman Empire
1937 - George Gershwin, American composer (b. 1898)
2004 - Laurance Rockefeller, American conservationist and philanthropist (b. 1910)
Observances
United States: Free Slurpee at 7-Eleven (most locations do this - get a free 7.11oz Slurpee on 7-11).