On This Date In History
My husband was born on April 15. In case you're wondering, this is not a good day to have a birthday. When you're young, your dad is upset from filing his taxes and writing a big check. When you're older, you're the one writing the big check. And maybe your wife spends the whole day working on taxes instead of baking you a cake (sorry!).
We were talking this weekend about other things that happened on the date of his birth, such as that the Titanic hitting an iceberg. We were with a friend who was born on September 11. In addition to the unpleasant events of 2001, we discovered two other interesting tidbits about things that happened on that same date:
1609 – Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.
1941 – Ground is broken for the construction of The Pentagon.
Interesting, no?
What about you? Any great moments in history that share your date of birth? I have Columbus setting sail in 1492 and that's about it.
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May '10
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On my birthday, February 21, in 1441:
Oh, waaaait a minute--did you want 2/21 in our universe?
Feb '11
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This is a good thread. Never knew what had happened on my b'day.
On my birthday (Oct. 7 and same as my father's), the Hebrew calendar began, so Dec. 22nd 2012 can't have anything to do with me,
the Battle of Lepanto where the Turkish fleet is destroyed,
George III signed a decree that closed lands west of the Alleghanies to settlement and was a prime cause the Revolution would have support from those who thought those talking about natural rights were a bunch of toffs,
Battle of Kings Mountain on the NC-SC boundary where one of my forebears fought,
Opening ceremonies for Cornell, a school I almost went to both as undergrad and for grad school but didn't,
In 1949 the DDR is formed and
In 2001, US begins operations in Afghanistan. Sad we're still there. Expensive and pointless.
Jan '11
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Mollie,
The 15th was my dad's 83rd!
Feb '11
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Hang On:
George III signed a decree that closed lands west of the Alleghanies to settlement
But nonetheless, the Palestinian Authority demanded more concessions and refused to renew the pointless negotiations.
May '10
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March 24: 1958, Elvis joined the US Army. 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Jun '10
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October 13. Boring. Though it was the day that Columbus got over jet lag after arriving the day before.
This is the best I can do:
2006: Ban Ki-moon is elected to be U.N. Secretary-General
1987: 1st military use of trained dolphins by the U.S. Navy
1978: President Carter answers caller questions on National Public Radio
1947: "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" premieres
April 17, 2012: October 13 declared "the day nothing important has ever happened."
Wait! This just in. Margaret Thatcher born on October 13, 1925.
Edited on April 17, 2012 at 8:08pmFeb '12
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Sept. 8:
Romans sack Jerusalem, 79.
Galveston hurricane, 1900.
First episode of Star Trek aired, 1966.
For birthdays, I get Richard Lionheart and Antonin Dvorak.
Feb '11
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tabula rasa: October 13. Boring.
April 17, 2012: October 13 declared most boring birthday · 2 minutes ago
You must be joking. Bill Mazeroski hit a home run off Ralph Terry in the bottom of the ninth of Game 7, to beat the Yankees 10-9 in one of the greatest World Series victories ever. It is still the only walk off home run in a Game seven.
Edited on April 17, 2012 at 8:11pmJun '10
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Israel Pickholtz
tabula rasa: October 13. Boring.
April 17, 2012: October 13 declared most boring birthday · 2 minutes ago
You must be joking. Bill Mazeroski hit a home run off Ralph Terry in the bottom of the ninth of Game 7, to beat the Yankees 10-9 in one of the greatest World Series victories ever. It is still the only walk off home run in a Game seven. · 2 minutes ago
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Hold the phone. Both Mazer0ski and Margaret Thatcher on the same day.
Updated press release: October 13th's award as most boring birthday revoked.
Can you believe the web site I went to didn't report the Mazeroski home run?
True story: About 15 years ago I played in a golf tournament here in Utah and was paired with Vern Law, former Cy Young award winner. He started that game for the Pirates. As we rode around the back nine, he told me the story, inning by inning, of game 7 (he went five innings). And, even though he had me by twenty years, he could hit the golf ball about 50 yard farther than me.
Edited on April 17, 2012 at 8:21pmOct '10
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My youngest son was born on C.S.Lewis's birthday. It didn't hit me until a day or two after he was born, but it was a nice surprise.
Jun '10
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Don't want to hijack the thread, but did you know that three men died on November 22, 1963?: John F. Kennedy (of course), Aldous Huxley, and C. S. Lewis. No one much noticed the passing of C. S. Lewis. But I will bet that 100 years from now he'll be the best remembered, and the greatest influence for good.
Edited on April 17, 2012 at 8:26pmFeb '11
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tabula rasa
True story: About 15 years ago I played in a golf tournament here in Utah and was paired with Vern Law, former Cy Young award winner. He started that game for the Pirate. As we rode around the back nine, he told me the story, inning by inning, of game 7 (he went five innings). And, even though he had me by twenty years, he could hit the golf ball about 50 yard farther than me. · 7 minutes ago
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Did he also tell you about the time he pitched the first 18 innings of a 19-inning game, on two days rest?
Jun '10
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Israel Pickholtz
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True story: About 15 years ago I played in a golf tournament here in Utah and was paired with Vern Law, former Cy Young award winner. He started that game for the Pirate. As we rode around the back nine, he told me the story, inning by inning, of game 7 (he went five innings). And, even though he had me by twenty years, he could hit the golf ball about 50 yard farther than me. · 7 minutes ago
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Did he also tell you about the time he pitched the first 18 innings of a 19-inning game, on two days rest? · 12 minutes ago
He didn't.
He didn't talk about any of this until I raised it. He also didn't mention that had the Pirates won, he would likely have been Series MVP (he won games 1 and 4). I got the impression that he was honored to have been able to play the game. Very old school. Had I not known who he was I'd have taken him for someone's nice old grandpapa.
Like Harmon Killebrew, Law was an Idaho farm boy who got lucky.
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Same date as my mom and one of my kids!
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Yes we do! For the non-Lutherans out there:
Presentation of the Augsburg Confession.
Feb '11
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tabula rasa
He didn't talk about any of this until I raised it. He also didn't mention that had the Pirates won, he would likely have been Series MVP (he won games 1 and 4).
But the Pirates did win! (It's the only World series with an MVP from the losing team.)
Apr '11
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I was born Dec. 22nd. This means growing up I got "Combination Gifts and Cards" and getting people to celebrate my birthday with me can be like pulling teeth.
According to Mayan Calendar Conspiracy Theorists, the world ends on Dec. 21st. Stupid Mayans couldn't wait another day. Sheesh.
2010, Dec. 22nd marked the repeal of "Don't Ask; Don't Tell."
Apr '11
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Mollie Hemingway, Ed.
Same date as my mom and one of my kids! · 31 minutes ago
An ex-girlfriend of mine was persuaded for 5 years that Mexicans in her city celebrated her May 5th birthday. Were you tempted to pull a similar fast one?
Feb '11
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September 29:
Favorite symbolic event: 1st US Congress adjourns, 1789
Coincidence?: 1907 cornerstone laid for Washington National Cathedral; 1990 construction completed
Boomer milestone: Chevy Camaro introduced/ Mark Farner birthday GRAND FUNK LIVE!!
Bevy of Birthday Beauties: Anita Ekberg, Lizabeth Scott, Madeline Kahn, Erika Eleniak
Mar '11
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October 6, 1945 - On this day a man and his goat were ejected from Wrigley Field and... well... you know the rest...