Monday, April 30, 2007

Birthday Meme

This never gets tiring!

1) Go to Wikipedia and type in your birth date only - without the year. Mine is November 25th

2) List 3 events that occurred that day:
A) 1783 - American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
B) 1926 - The worst, deadliest tornado outbreak in U.S. November history strikes on Thanksgiving day. 27 twisters of great strength reported in the midwest, including the strongest November tornado, an estimated F4, that devastates Heber Springs, Arkansas. 51 deaths in Arkansas alone, 76 deaths and over 400 injuries in all.
C) 1963 - President John F. Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

3) List 2 important birthdays:
A) 1914 - Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player (d. 1999)
B) 1835 - Andrew Carnegie, British-born industrialist and philanthropist (d. 1919)

4) List 1 death:
A) 311 - Peter of Alexandria, Christian martyr

5) List a holiday or observance:
A) International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and Wikipedia didn't mention this but about every four years Thanksgiving Day is on November 25th.

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