memetastic
Go to Wikipedia. In the Search box, type your birth month and day (but not year). List three events that happened on your birthday. List two important birthdays, two interesting deaths, and one intriguing holiday or observance. Post this in your journal.
Events:
1796 - George Washington makes his farewell address.
1946 - The Council of Europe is founded following a speech given by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
1982 - Scott Fahlman posts the first recorded instance of the emoticon :-) to an online bulletin board.
Births:
1551 - King Henry III of France (d. 1589)
1979 - Hermione Granger
Detahs:
1692 - Giles Cory, American farmer killed in the Salem Witch Trials
1881 - James Garfield, 20th President of the United States (b. 1831)
Holiday:
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Events:
1796 - George Washington makes his farewell address.
1946 - The Council of Europe is founded following a speech given by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
1982 - Scott Fahlman posts the first recorded instance of the emoticon :-) to an online bulletin board.
Births:
1551 - King Henry III of France (d. 1589)
1979 - Hermione Granger
Detahs:
1692 - Giles Cory, American farmer killed in the Salem Witch Trials
1881 - James Garfield, 20th President of the United States (b. 1831)
Holiday:
International Talk Like a Pirate Day