Me & Cordy
Go to Wikipedia and look up your birthday (excluding the year). List three neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.
My list:
Events:
1829 - In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the first typewriter.
1926 - Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
1967 - 12th Street Riot: In Detroit, Michigan, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city (43 killed, 342 injured and ~1,400 buildings burned).
Births:
1888 - Raymond Chandler, American-born author (d. 1959)
1939 - Terence Stamp, English actor
1970 - Charisma Carpenter, American actress
Death:
1948 - D. W. Griffith, American film director (b. 1875)
My list:
Events:
1829 - In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the first typewriter.
1926 - Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
1967 - 12th Street Riot: In Detroit, Michigan, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city (43 killed, 342 injured and ~1,400 buildings burned).
Births:
1888 - Raymond Chandler, American-born author (d. 1959)
1939 - Terence Stamp, English actor
1970 - Charisma Carpenter, American actress
Death:
1948 - D. W. Griffith, American film director (b. 1875)