Thanks, LBS!!
Go to Wikipedia, type in your birthdate minus the year, find 3 cool events, 2 births, and 2 deaths that happened.
Events:
1913 - Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of the king's horse, Anmer, at the Epsom Derby. She is trampled and dies a few days later, never having regained consciousness.
1917 - The very first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for a biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
1919 - Women's rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
Births:
470 BC - Socrates, Greek philosopher (d. 399 BC)
1928 - Dr. Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist and author
1975 - Angelina Jolie, American actress
Deaths:
1663 - William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1582
1941 - Kaiser Wilhelm II, last German emperor (b. 1859)
And for a hoot, a holiday:
International Innocent Child Abuse Victim Day
Events:
1913 - Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of the king's horse, Anmer, at the Epsom Derby. She is trampled and dies a few days later, never having regained consciousness.
1917 - The very first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for a biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
1919 - Women's rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
Births:
470 BC - Socrates, Greek philosopher (d. 399 BC)
1928 - Dr. Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist and author
1975 - Angelina Jolie, American actress
Deaths:
1663 - William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1582
1941 - Kaiser Wilhelm II, last German emperor (b. 1859)
And for a hoot, a holiday:
International Innocent Child Abuse Victim Day