I thought it might be fun to find out a little more about my birthday. So here you go, enjoy. I encourage you all to do the same...
Things of Note:
It's the International Day of Democracy
Today the British commemorate the Battle of Britain-- on the day of the last massive Luftwaffe attack back in 1940.
1835: HMS Beagle reaches the Galapagos Islands with Charles Darwin.
1935: Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag featuring the swastika.
1947: The US Air Force is separated from the US Army, becoming its own branch of the military.
Birthdays of Note:
Marco Polo, born 1254.
He would be 754 today.
James Fenimore Cooper, born 1789. Died Sept. 14 1851- one day shy of his 62nd birthday.
He's the author of such American classics as The Last of the Mohicans and The Pioneers.
President William Howard Taft, he would be 151 today.
He was our 27th President.
Agatha Christie would be 118 today.
She might have written... just a few novels.
Oliver Stone is 62!
Tommy Lee Jones is 62!
My favorite films of his include Men in Black, Batman Forever and The Fugitive.
Pete Carroll is 57!
He is the coach for a lil 'ol football team you might have heard of.
Dan Marino is 47!
He's only one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play the game.
... and finally, my very distant, distant, distant, distant cousin, Prince Harry is 24 today!
*wink, family, wink*
1 kind words:
So if he's your distant (really really really distant) cousin, wanna hook up your angelic temptress? :-)happy birthday dearest! Have an awesome day!
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