August 17, 2008

Mindless Fun - Stolen From Lynne

Caught this on Lynne's site:

Wikipedia your birthday and pick 4 events, 3 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday:

EVENT

  • 1756 - St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in New York City for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle Tavern).

  • 1776 - American Revolution: British forces evacuate Boston, Massachusetts after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery overlooking the city.

  • 1942 - Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lviv Ghetto (western Ukraine) are gassed at the Belzec death camp (eastern Poland).

  • 1969 - Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.

    BIRTHS

  • 1804 - Jim Bridger, American trapper and explorer (d. 1881)

  • 1919 - Nat King Cole, American singer (d. 1965)

  • 1938 - Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-born dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)

    DEATHS

  • 461 or 493 - Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland

  • 1993 - Helen Hayes, American actress (b. 1900)

    HOLIDAY

  • Suffolk County, Massachusetts - Evacuation Day

    Posted by Valkyre at August 17, 2008 04:39 PM
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