I've always been interested in birthdays for some reason. Something historic happens every day, so what happened on your birthday?
I'll start, my birthday is June 20th:
June 20, 451 Germans and Romans beat Atiila the Hun at Catalarinische Fields
June 20, 1782 Congress approves Great Seal of U.S. and eagle as it's symbol
June 20, 1791 King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution
June 20, 1819 320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)
June 20, 1840 Samuel Morse patents his telegraph
June 20, 1863 West Virginia admitted as 35th U.S. state
June 20, 1944 Nazi begin mass extermination of Jews at Auschwitz
June 20, 1950 Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yanks beat Indians 8-2
June 20, 1963 Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income
June 20, 1977 Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez
June 20, 1988 Supreme Court upholds a law that made it illegal for private clubs to discriminate against women and minorities
June 20, 1994 O. J. Simpson arraigned on murder of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman
June 20, 1999 99th U.S. Golf Open: at Pinehurst CC New Jersey
You don't have to do that many obviously, I got rather carried away. Check out BrainyHistory.com for your birthdate. So what cool things happened on your birthdate?
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January 11, 1998 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan
January 11, 1964 Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is #80 in U.S. (Cashbox)
January 11, 1949 Snowfall 1st recorded in Los Angeles
January 11, 1935 Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland California (non-stop, of course)
January 11, 1892 Paul Gauguin marries a 13-year-old Tahitian girl
January 11, 1805 Michigan Territory organizes
January 11, 1803 Monroe and Livingston sail for Paris to buy New Orleans; they buy La
I'l go check it out. Thanks!
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