Ok so this is a bit of fun, I saw it on another couple of blogs, and was actually surprised by the results!
1. Go to Wikipedia
2. In the search box, type your birth month and day but not the year.
3. List three events that happened on your birthday
4. List two important birthdays and one death
5. One holiday or observance (if any) - (mine is a cracker)
16 July
3 Events
- 1945, Manhattan Project - First plutonium nuclear bomb tested.
- 1951, Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger first published.
- 1969, Apollo 11 launches - first manned mission to the moon.
and one more since its a good one
- 1994, Rwandan Civil War ends.
2 Births and a Death
- 1918, Tsar Nicholas II executed by the Bolsheviks during the Russian revolution.
- 1963, Fat Boy Slim born
- 1967, Will Ferrell born
A holiday or observance
National Ice Cream Day (USA) I kid you not, it was set up by who else..... Ronald Reagan!
Friday, August 04, 2006
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3 comments:
Some crackers in there. Definitely a load of fun searching and finding out some random facts.
my results are now highlighted on my blog.
oh, and you realise from now on you must have an ice-cream birthday cake for the rest of your life!
looks like fun. i'll have a shot when I get the time.
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