A Quick Assignment
I don't usually do these, and I certainly won't force anyone else to; I have few enough readers as it is. But Tammy posted a "meme", or whetever they're called, and I did it, so I'll pass along my results and the link.
Go to www.wikapedia.com . Type in your birthdate (month and day only) and post 3 interesting things that have happened on your birthday, 2 important births, and 2 important deaths.
February 17
Events:
1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno was burnt alive at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, charged of heresy.
1895 - Swan Lake, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, is first performed at full length in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
1992 - A court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sentences serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to life in prison.
Births:
1490 - Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Constable of France (d. 1527)
1963 - Michael Jordan, American basketball player
Deaths:
364 - Jovian, Roman Emperor
1909 - Geronimo, Apache leader (b. 1829)
Go to www.wikapedia.com . Type in your birthdate (month and day only) and post 3 interesting things that have happened on your birthday, 2 important births, and 2 important deaths.
February 17
Events:
1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno was burnt alive at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, charged of heresy.
1895 - Swan Lake, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, is first performed at full length in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
1992 - A court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sentences serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to life in prison.
Births:
1490 - Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Constable of France (d. 1527)
1963 - Michael Jordan, American basketball player
Deaths:
364 - Jovian, Roman Emperor
1909 - Geronimo, Apache leader (b. 1829)