Wikipedia Fun

by Jo | April 8th, 2006

(HT: SeanPAune.com)

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.

Facts (Events):
1893 - Crash of the New York Stock Exchange.
1950 - The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
1967 - The world’s first ATM is installed in Enfield, London.

Births:
1880 - Helen Keller, American spokeswoman for the deaf and blind (d. 1968)
1930 - Ross Perot, American billionaire and politician

Death:
2004 - George Patton IV, American general (b. 1923)

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  1. Interesting am gonna have to check that out!

    I thought yours was some one ironic.
    Day of the crash.. a day leading to many troubles days but yet the day of birth of Hellen Keller..a woman that over came troubles and led many inspiring days.

  2. August 5

    Facts (Events):
    1861 - First US Income Tax
    1884(1885?) - Cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid.
    1981 - Ronald Reagan fires striking air traffic controllers

    Births:
    1930 - Neil Armstrong
    1945 - Loni Anderson

    Death:
    1962 - Marilyn Monroe

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