tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18939173878606220452024-03-13T14:19:25.845-07:00Happy Birthday!Your birthday is your own personal new year, so celebrate! MyHappyBirthday.net has all the reasons why your birthday is special. Visit regularly to plan your your birthday and those of your friends and family. Enjoy the day!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-90382441743981737532008-12-31T18:14:00.000-08:002008-01-12T18:41:20.579-08:00December 31 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Anthony Hopkins, actor<br />* Donna Summer, singer<br />* Gong Li, actress<br />* Henri Matisse, painter<br />* John Denver, singer and songwriter<br />* Odetta, singer<br />* Val Kilmer, actor<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1695 - A window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax.<br />* 1831 - Gramercy Park is deeded to New York City.<br />* 1891 - A new immigration depot was opened on Ellis Island, New York.<br />* 1904 - The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square, then known as Longacre Square, in New York, New York.<br />* 1983 - The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government.<br />* 1994 - This date is skipped altogether in Kiribati as the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands change time zones from UTC-11 to UTC+13 and UTC-10 to UTC+14, respectively.<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* New Year's Eve on the Gregorian Calendar.<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* Host a <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/08/spread-love.html">socially-responsible celebration</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-42857717702897544092008-12-30T18:23:00.000-08:002008-01-12T18:41:54.346-08:00December 30 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Asa Griggs Candler, businessman and politician<br />* Bo Diddley, singer and musician<br />* Henry Cho, comedian<br />* Jake Cuenca, actor and commercial model<br />* Laila Ali, boxer<br />* LeBron James, basketball player<br />* Matt Lauer, newscaster<br />* Meredith Vieira, television journalist<br />* Rudyard Kipling, writer, Nobel laureate<br />* Sandy Koufax, baseball player<br />* Sheryl Lee Ralph, actress<br />* Tiger Woods, golfer<br />* Tracey Ullman, actress and singer<br /><br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1953 - The first ever NTSC color television sets go on sale for about USD at $1,175 each from RCA.<br />* 1993 - Israel and the Vatican establish diplomatic relations.<br />* 2005 - Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Philippines - Rizal Day<br /><br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/02/vacation-with-purpose_110865358347054725.html">Vacation with a purpose</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-36547196018342137532008-12-29T18:33:00.000-08:002008-01-12T18:40:51.299-08:00December 29 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Devon White, baseball player<br />* Francisco Bustamante, billiard player<br />* Jon Voight, actor<br />* Jude Law, actor<br />* Mary Tyler Moore, actress<br />* Ted Danson, actor<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1851 - The first American YMCA opens in Boston, Massachusetts.<br />* 1949 - KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.<br />* 1996 - Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Union sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* The fourth day of Christmas in Western Christianity.<br /><br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* Designate a <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/12/designate-sober-driver.html">sober driver</a> and keep your celebrations safe for everyone.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-18287057694624507062008-12-28T18:42:00.000-08:002008-01-12T18:49:43.708-08:00December 28 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Denzel Washington, actor<br />* Earl Hines, musician<br />* James Blake, tennis player<br />* John Legend, musician<br />* John Molson, brewer<br />* Kary Mullis, chemist, Nobel laureate<br />* Lomana LuaLua, footballer<br />* Nichelle Nichols, actress and singer<br />* Shen Congwen, writer<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1065 - Westminster Abbey is consecrated.<br />* 1835 - Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army.<br />* 1973 - The Endangered Species Act is passed in the United States.<br />* 1981 - The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, is born in Norfolk, Virginia.<br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Proclamation Day in South Australia<br /><br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* Make a charitable donation when you <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2007/01/search-web.html">search the web</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-332025781692437482008-12-27T07:04:00.000-08:002008-01-08T07:13:40.875-08:00December 27 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Johannes Kepler, astronomer<br />* Louis Pasteur, scientist<br />* Marlene Dietrich, actress and singer<br />* Salman Khan, actor<br />* Theresa Randle, actress<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1831 - Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate the theory of evolution.<br />* 1845 - Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Williamson Long in Jefferson, Georgia.<br />* 1932 - The Radio City Music Hall in New York City opens.<br />* 1945 - The World Bank was created with the signing of an agreement by 28 nations.<br />* 1949 - Indonesian National Revolution. The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence.<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* St. Stephen's Day among Orthodox Churches<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* Support <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2004/11/support-science-based-development.html">science-based development initiatives</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-62606664372717304712008-12-26T18:49:00.000-08:002008-01-12T18:58:25.007-08:00December 26 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Alejo Carpentier, Cuban writer <br />* Jean Toomer, American writer <br />* Mary Fairfax Somerville, British mathematician <br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1606 - First Performance of William Shakespeare's King Lear<br />* 1898 - Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.<br />* Jack Johnson becomes the heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia.<br />* 1931 - Phi Iota Alpha, the oldest existing Latino fraternity is founded.<br />* 1933 - FM radio is patented.<br />* 1966 - The first Kwanzaa is celebrated by Maulana Karenga, the chair of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach.<br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* South Africa - Day of Goodwill, a public holiday<br />* First day of Kwanzaa<br />* The first of the twelve days of Christmas in Western Christianity.<br />* First day of Junkanoo street parade in the Bahamas <br /><br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* Celebrate <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/12/celebrate-kwanzaa-umoja.html">Kwanzaa</a>, everyone can.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-88767977249881041152008-12-25T18:58:00.000-08:002008-01-12T19:05:55.816-08:00December 25 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Annie Lennox, Scottish singer, from Aberdeen<br />* Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, Nobel laureate<br />* Cab Calloway, American bandleader <br />* Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-born author<br />* Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross<br />* Dido, English singer<br />* Nagma, Indian actress<br />* Rod Serling, American television writer<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1223 - St. Francis of Assisi assembles the first Nativity scene.<br />* 1818 - The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.<br />* 1971 - In the longest game in NFL history (82m40s of game time), the Miami Dolphins defeat the Kansas City Chiefs at Kansas City Municipal Stadium 27-24.<br />* 1990 - The first successful trial run of the system which would become the World Wide Web.<br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Christmas Day<br />* Yule<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2007/11/redefine-holidays.html">Redefine the holidays</a>, give to others.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-16305990407630042622008-12-01T19:36:00.000-08:002008-01-12T19:44:05.306-08:00December 1 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Bette Midler, American actress<br />* Lee Trevino, American golfer<br /><br />* Lou Rawls, American singer<br />* Marie Tussaud, French creator of wax sculptures <br />* Richard Pryor, American actor, comedian<br />* Sarah Silverman, American actress and comedian<br />* Woody Allen, American film director, actor, and comedian<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1835 - Hans Christian Andersen publishes his first book of fairy tales.<br />* 1860 - Charles Dickens publishes the first installment of Great Expectations in his magazine All the Year Round.<br />* 1913 - The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.<br />* 1919 - Lady Astor becomes first female member of the British Parliament to take her seat (she had been elected to that position on November 28).<br />* 1952 - The New York Daily News reports the first successful sexual reassignment operation.<br />* 1955 - In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws, an incident which leads to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.<br />* 1958 - Central African Republic becomes independent from France.<br />* 1969 - Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.<br />* 1973 - Papua New Guinea gains self government from Australia.<br />* 1982 - At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.<br />* 1982 - Michael Jackson releases his sixth solo album Thriller, which became the biggest selling album of all time.<br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* World AIDS Day<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/12/stop-aids.html">Stop AIDS</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-69491824963778616372008-11-18T13:43:00.000-08:002008-01-29T13:57:19.323-08:00November 18 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Compay Segundo, musician<br />* Delroy Lindo, actor<br />* Dorothy Dix, pseudonym of journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer<br />* Johnny Mercer, lyricist<br />* Kevin Nealon, comedian and actor<br />* Mickey Mouse, cartoon mouse<br />* Mona Zaki, Actress<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1307 - According to legend, William Tell shoots an apple off of his son's head.<br />* 1803 - The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, is fought, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black republic in the Western Hemisphere.<br />* 1928 - Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the second appearances of cartoon stars Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. <br />* 1993 - In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution.<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Latvia - Independence Day <br />* United Nations World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* Keep pedestrians save - <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/07/drive-gently.html">drive gently</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-3740088933399770592008-11-11T12:07:00.000-08:002008-01-07T12:17:41.295-08:00November 11 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Demi Moore, American actress<br />* Calista Flockhart, actress<br />* Fyodor Dostoyevsky, novelist <br />* Kurt Vonnegut, novelist<br />* Leonardo DiCaprio, actor <br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1675 - Gottfried Leibniz demonstrated integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of y = f(x) function.<br />* 1918 - World War I ends. Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside of Compiègne in France. The war officially stops at 11:00 (The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month).<br />* 1926 - U.S. Route 66 is established.<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Twins Day in Taiwan<br />* Independence Day in Angola and Poland<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2008/01/make-better-lives-for-veterans.html">Support aeterans</a> in your community.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-35892115337041171192008-10-31T19:19:00.000-07:002008-01-12T19:27:09.734-08:00October 31 - Happy birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Ali Farka Touré, Malian musician<br />* Ethel Waters, American singer and actress <br />* John Keats, British poet<br />* Juliette Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts<br />* Vanilla Ice, American rapper<br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 445 BC - Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem<br />* 1517 - Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.<br />* 1892 - Arthur Conan Doyle publishes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.<br />* 1936 - The Boy Scouts of the Philippines was formed.<br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Halloween<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2006/10/trick-or-treat-for-good.html">Trick-or-treat</a> <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/10/trick-or-treat.html">for good</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-34745120234276159982008-10-20T19:36:00.000-07:002008-01-08T07:01:56.380-08:00October 20 - Happy birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Art Buchwald, humorist<br />* Bab, founder of the Bahai Faith <br />* Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, biologist<br />* Jelly Roll Morton, composer<br />* Jerry Orbach, actor <br />* Jomo Kenyatta, first president of Kenya<br />* Keith Hernandez, baseball player<br />* Mickey Mantle, baseball player<br />* Snoop Dogg, rapper<br />* Tom Petty, musician<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1803 - The United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.<br />* 1952 - A state of emergency declared in Kenya and hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising, including Jomo Kenyatta, arrested.<br />* 1968 - Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis.<br /><br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Feast day of martyr Andrew of Crete<br />* Bahá'í Holy Day - Birth of the Báb<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* Think about your music choices as you <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/02/take-back-music.html">take back the music</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-37017484355579001752008-10-18T18:58:00.000-07:002008-01-05T19:28:41.455-08:00October 18 - Happy birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br /> * Carly Schroeder, actress<br /> * Chuck Berry, singer<br /> * Dawn Wells, actress<br /> * Erin Moran, actress<br /> * Freja Beha Erichsen, model<br /> * George C Scott, actor<br /> * Isabel Briggs Myers, psychologist<br /> * Jean Claude Van Damme, actor<br /> * Laura Nyro, singer<br /> * Martina Navratilova, tennis player<br /> * Mike Ditka, football player<br /> * Ne-Yo, singer<br /> * Ntozake Shange, writer<br /> * Pam Dawber, actress<br /> * Peter Boyle, actor<br /> * Pius II, Pope <br /> * Terry McMillan, writer<br /> * Tyler Posey, actor<br /> * Wendy Wasserstein, writer<br /> * Wynton Marsalis, musician <br /> * Zac Efron, actor<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br /> * 1648 - Boston Shoemakers form first US labor organization<br /> * 1775 - Poet Phillis Wheatley freed from slavery<br /> * 1867 - United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million<br /> * 1892 - The First long distance phone call in the United States between Chicago and New York.<br /> * 1898 - United States takes possession of Puerto Rico<br /> * 1908 - Belgium annexes the Congo Free State<br /> * 1925 - The Grand Ole Opry opens in Nashville, Tennessee<br /> * 1922 - The BBC is founded<br /> * 1929 - Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law<br /> * 1954 - Texas Instruments reveals the first Transistor radio<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br /> * Alaska Day<br /> * Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> <i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i><br /> * Remember Phillis Wheatley and help <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/06/end-slavery.html">free others from slavery</a>.<br /> * Honor Canadian women by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/03/cherish-woman_111029429574753803.html">cherishing <span style="font-style:italic;">all</span> women</a>.<br /> * Support unions like the Boston Shoemakers and <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2004/12/wear-fair-trade-union-made-clothing.html">choose union-made goods</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-20088816361865174352008-09-09T13:48:00.000-07:002008-01-12T13:56:46.275-08:00September 9 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Elvin Jones, American jazz drummer<br />* Hugh Grant, English actor<br />* Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, bookmaker and sports commentator <br />* Leo Tolstoy, novelist<br />* Otis Redding, American singer and songwriter<br />* Robert Wood Johnson III, philanthropist<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1543 - Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is officially crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling.<br />* 1839 - John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph.<br />* 1947 - First actual case of a computer bug being found: a moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.<br />* 1991 - Tajikstan gains independence from the Soviet Union.<br />* 2007 - Wikipedia's 2,000,000th article in the English language version.<br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Japan - Chrysanthemum Day<br />* Tajikistan - Independence Day <br /><br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2004/12/help-clear-minefields-help-save-lives.html">Adopt a minefield</a> and help save lives.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-26278246540488200852008-09-08T13:37:00.000-07:002008-01-12T13:47:55.856-08:00September 8 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam<br />* Asha Bhonsle, singer<br />* David Arquette, actor<br />* Guitar Shorty, guitarist<br />* Jonathan Taylor Thomas, actor<br />* Kimberlea Berg, actress<br />* Krystal Reyes, actress<br />* Larenz Tate, Actor<br />* Patsy Cline, singer <br />* Peter Sellers, actor<br />* Pink, singer<br />* Sam Nunn, politician<br />* Sid Caesar, comedian<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 70 - Titus, General of Rome, destroys Jerusalem.<br />* 1504 - Michelangelo's David is unveiled in Florence.<br />* 1921 - 16-year-old Margaret Gorman won the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.<br />* 1930 - 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.<br />* 1962 - Newly independent, Algeria, by referendum, adopts a Constitution.<br />* 1986 - American nationally syndicated talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show is launched.<br />* 2001 - Durban, South Africa hosts the World Conference against Racism.<br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* International Literacy Day<br /><br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* Celebrate International Literacy Day by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2004/12/improve-literacy.html">promoting literacy</a>. Happy reading and happy birthday!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-10170107262362871022008-09-07T09:07:00.000-07:002008-01-10T09:07:58.547-08:00September 7 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Buddy Holly, American singer <br />* Chrissie Hynde, American guitarist and singer <br />* Eazy-E, American rapper<br />* Gloria Gaynor, American singer<br />* Julie Kavner, American actress<br />* Little Milton, American musician<br />* Pops Mensah-Bonsu, basketball player <br />* Sonny Rollins, American jazz saxophonist<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1822 - Dom Pedro I declares Brazil independent from Portugal on the shores of the Ipiranga river in São Paulo.<br />* 1915 - Former cartoonist Johnny Gruelle is given a patent for his Raggedy Ann doll.<br />* 1921 - In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.<br />* 1927 - The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Taylor Farnsworth.<br />* 1979 - The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) makes its debut.<br />* 1986 - Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa.<br />* 1998 - Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Brazil - Independence day<br />* Mozambique - Victory Day<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/04/turn-off-tv.html">Turn off the TV</a> in anticipation of April's TV Turnoff Week.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-66168913817076580952008-09-06T09:05:00.000-07:002008-01-10T09:07:02.945-08:00September 6 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Alice Sebold, American novelist<br />* Anika Noni Rose, American actress and singer<br />* CeCe Peniston, dance music singer<br />* Elizabeth Vargas, American journalist<br />* Henry Muhlenberg, founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church<br />* Idris Elba, actor<br />* Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian<br />* Jimmy Reed, blues singer<br />* Joseph Yobo, footballer<br />* Justina Machado, actress<br />* Roger Waters, musician <br />* Samuel Peter, heavyweight boxer<br />* Susumu Tonegawa, molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine<br />* Swoosie Kurtz, actress<br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1870 – Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.<br />* 1952 – Canada's first television station, CBFT-TV, opens in Montreal.<br />* 1968 – Swaziland becomes independent.<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Bulgaria – Unification Day.<br />* Stillbirth Remembrance Day in honor of Breanna Lynn Bartlett-Stewart.<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2007/11/improve-your-vocabulary.html">Learn words, give rice</a>, and improve your English vocabulary.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-37741544714649831822008-09-05T09:05:00.000-07:002008-01-10T09:05:50.152-08:00September 5 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Bob Newhart, actor and comedian<br />* Cathy Guisewite, cartoonist<br />* Frank Yerby, novelist<br />* Freddie Mercury, singer and songwriter <br />* George Boateng, footballer<br />* Jesse James, outlaw<br />* John Cage, American composer <br />* Michael Keaton, American actor<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1661 - Fall of Nicolas Fouquet: Louis XIV Superintendent of Finances is arrested in Nantes by D'Artagnan, captain of the king's musketeers.<br />* 1882 - The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.<br />* 1960 - The poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is elected as the first President of Senegal.<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* India - The birthdate of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan is celebrated as Teacher's Day in India.<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* <a href="sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/05/each-one-teach-one.html">Each one teach one</a>, celebrate a teacher.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-78282335793627489842008-09-04T09:01:00.000-07:002008-01-10T09:02:36.576-08:00September 4 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Beyoncé Knowles, singer<br />* Carmit Bachar, musician <br />* Damon Wayans, actor and comedian<br />* Katreeya English, singer, actress, model<br />* Khandi Alexander, actress<br />* Nona Gaye, singer and actress<br />* Paul Harvey, radio broadcaster<br />* Richard Wright, writer<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1884 - Britain ends its policy of penal transportation to New South Wales in Australia.<br />* 1886 - After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo surrenders with his remaining warriors to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.<br />* 1888 - George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak, and receives a patent for his camera which uses roll film.<br />* 1894 - In New York City, 12,000 tailors strike against sweatshop working conditions.<br />* 1949 - The Peekskill Riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, NY.<br />* 1951 - The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, California, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.<br />* 1956 - The IBM RAMAC 305 was introduced, the first commercial computer that used magnetic disk storage.<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Aaron and Moses Day in the Maronite Church<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* Donate blood, organs or cord blood and <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2006/09/make-yourself-useful.html">make yourself useful</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-76536029660168846382008-09-03T09:39:00.000-07:002008-01-08T09:49:02.174-08:00September 3 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Kaori Natori, singer and model<br />* Mort Walker, cartoonist<br />* Steve Jones, musician<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1838 - Dressed in a sailor's uniform and carrying identification papers provided by a Free Black seaman, future abolitionist Frederick Douglass boards a train in Maryland on his way to freedom from slavery.<br />* 1935 - Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph<br />* 1971 - Qatar becomes an independent state from Great Britain<br />* 1976 - Viking program: The Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.<br />* 1995 - eBay founded.<br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Qatar Independence Day <br />* Taiwan/Republic of China - Armed Forces Day.<br />* Australia - Flag Day.<br />* Tunisia - Memorial Day<br /><br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2007/07/go-to-charity-mall.html">Shop</a> or <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/02/make-big-difference-with-small-change.html">sell</a> at eBay to raise money for your favorite charity.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-13036064200977671642008-09-02T09:04:00.000-07:002008-01-10T09:04:57.870-08:00September 2 - Happy Birthday<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Billy Preston, musician<br />* Clifford Jordan, jazz saxophonist <br />* Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque du Soleil<br />* Horace Silver, jazz pianist and composer<br />* Keanu Reeves, actor<br />* Lennox Lewis, boxer<br />* Liliuokalani of Hawaii, Queen of Hawaii <br />* Mandy Cho, actress<br />* Meinhardt Raabe, actor<br />* Salma Hayek, actress<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 490 BC - After the Battle of Marathon, where the Greeks defeated the invading Persians, Pheidippides, who had already run 140 miles in 2 days and nights, a messenger ran 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to carry the news of the victory. His last words before he collapsed and died, "Rejoice, we are victorious."<br />* 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.<br />* 1752 - The United Kingdom adopts the Gregorian Calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe.<br />* 1833 - Oberlin College is founded by John Shipherd and Philo P. Stewart.<br />* 1859 - A solar super storm affects electrical telegraph service.<br />* 1885 - In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who were struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers, killing 28, wounding 15, and forcing several hundred more out of town.<br />* 1969 - The first automatic teller machine in the United States is installed in Rockville Center, New York.<br />* 2005 - The Natural Bridge, a very popular tourist attraction in Aruba, collapses after thousands of years in good condition.<br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Mauritius - Ganesh Chaturthi.<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2007/11/improve-your-vocabulary.html">Learn words, give rice</a>, and improve your English vocabulary.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-90360211396961886222008-09-01T09:02:00.000-07:002008-01-10T09:03:34.050-08:00September 1 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Ann W. Richards, politician<br />* Auguste-Henri Forel, entomologist<br />* Barry Gibb, singer<br />* Bianca Ryan, singer<br />* Billy Blanks, martial artist<br />* Boxcar Willie, country musician (d. 1999)<br />* Conway Twitty, singer <br />* Engelbert Humperdinck, composer <br />* Gloria Estefan, singer<br />* Ilona Mitrecey, singer<br />* Juliana Lohmann, actress<br />* Lââm, singer<br />* Lily Tomlin, actress and comedian<br />* Phil McGraw, talk show host<br />* Rocky Marciano, boxer <br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1752 - The Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia.<br />* 1859 - A solar superstorm effects electrical telegraph service.<br />* 1873 - Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.<br />* 1897 - The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America.<br />* 1902 - A Trip to the Moon, considered one of the first science fiction films, is released in France.<br />* 1914 - The last passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.<br />* 1972 - In Reykjavík, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky and becomes the world chess champion.<br />* 2006 - Luxembourg became to first country to complete the move to all digital Television broadcasting.<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Cameroon - Jour d'Union Nationale Camerounaise.<br />* Libya - Revolution Day<br />* New Zealand - National R.A.K. (Random Act of Kindness) Day<br />* Russia - Knowledge Day.<br />* Singapore - Teachers' Day.<br />* Slovakia - Constitution Day.<br />* Uzbekistan - Independence Day <br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* Support sustainable development through <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/01/commit-random-acts-of-kindness-open.html">random act of kindness</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-20140638693941386482008-08-08T08:21:00.000-07:002008-01-08T09:49:39.689-08:00August 8 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Princess Beatrice of York<br />* Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary<br />* Esther Morris, first U. S. female judge<br />* JC Chasez, singer<br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1876 - Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.<br />* 1949 - Bhutan becomes independent<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Father's Day in Taiwan (In Mandarin, Ba Ba means father and 8-8, or August 8).<br /><br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br /><br />* Be a father (or mother) by becoming a <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/05/be-foster-parent.html">foster</a> or <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/11/expand-your-family.html">adoptive parent</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-86932568469556159892008-07-28T19:14:00.000-07:002008-01-12T19:19:47.482-08:00July 28 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Alexander the Great, Greek king and military leader <br />* Beatrix Potter, author<br />* Delfeayo Marsalis, jazz musician<br />* Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, First Lady of the United States<br />* Sally Struthers, actress<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1786 - First potato arrives in Britain.<br />* 1866 - The Metric Act of 1866 becomes law and legalizes the standardization of weights and measures in the United States.<br />* 1994 - Pitcher Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers throws a perfect game against the California Angels in a 4-0 win at The Ballpark in Arlington.<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Peru - Independence Day<br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* Eat <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2005/10/eat-grub.html">healthy, local, sustainable foods</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893917387860622045.post-14419955281520904692008-07-27T19:07:00.000-07:002008-01-12T19:14:21.854-08:00July 27 - Happy Birthday!<b>Famous people with your birthday</b><br />* Alexandre Dumas, fils, French author<br />* Jerry Van Dyke, American actor<br />* Maya Rudolph, American actress and comedian<br />* Takako Fuji, Japanese actress<br /><br /><b>This day in history</b><br />* 1866 - The Atlantic Cable is successfully completed, allowing transatlantic telegraph communication for the first time.<br />* 1940 - The animated short "A Wild Hare" is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.<br />* 1971 - Nabisco introduces the pop tart.<br /><br /><b>Holidays and interesting facts</b><br />* Puerto Rico - José Celso Barbosa Day.<br /><br /><br /><b>Make the day meaningful</b> (<i>Brought to you by <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com">So what can I do?</a></i>)<br />* Purchase <a href="http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/2006/01/make-trade-fair.html">fair trade goods</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com