Doing the tagged dance

Posted: Saturday, May 05, 2007 by Travis Cody in
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Yeah yeah...I'm supposed to be unpacking boxes. Or showering so we can go to Target and then get some lunch.

But Alice over at I Was Born2cree8 tagged me for a Wikipedia meme. The idea is to go to Wikipedia, type in my birthdate of April 11, and report the following:

3 events that happened on that day in history:
1905 Albert Einstein reveals Theory of Relativity
1921 First sports broadcast on the radio
1961 Trial of Adolph Eichmann begins

2 important birthdays
1755 James Parkinson, English physician (died 1824)
1932 Joel Grey, American singer and actor

1 death
2007 Kurt Vonnegut, American author (born 1922)

I'm supposed to tag 5 others, but I always break the rules on this part. You may play if you choose and consider yourself tagged.

OK, now I really have to go shower so we can get our errands done. I guess the order will be switched - lunch and then Target shopping for necessaries.

Later babies!

8 comments:

  1. BeckEye says:

    Can I just play within your comments? My b-day is February 19.

    3 events:
    1847 - The Donner Party is rescued. It is noted that some of the survivors seem to be remarkably well-fed considering their ordeal. (Eeeew.)
    1878 - The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison.
    2006 - The Rolling Stones made the largest show open to the public of the world in Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 1.3 million people went to the show.

    2 important birthdays:
    1473 - Nicolaus Copernicus, mathematician and astronomer
    1940 - Smokey Robinson, American singer and actor

    1 death:
    1980 - Bon Scott, Australian musician and singer for the band AC/DC

  1. Cool Meme! My B day is Feb 8th

    3 Events:
    1587 - Mary Queen of Scots was executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England.

    1692 - A doctor in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony declares that three teenage girls are under domination of Satan, leading to the Salem witch trials.

    1963 - Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.

    2 important birthdays:
    1828 - Jules Verne, French author
    1931 - James Dean, American actor

    1 death:
    2007 - Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and entertainer

    And of course, Mary Queen of Scots ;)

  1. Beck: Of course you can play here. But what would you have done if I said no?? Hehehe.

    Starrlight: It is cool, isn't it? Thanks for playing!

  1. TopChamp says:

    Einstein revealed his Theory of Relativity on your birthday?? This meme sounds fun... will play.

  1. Mo says:

    Good idea and very appropriate since tomorrow is my birthday!

  1. Jay says:

    # 1925 - Meher Baba begins his silence of 44 years. His followers still observe Silence Day on this date in commemoration.
    # 1925 - Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law.
    1938 - Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91 hour airplane flight around the world.
    1962 - Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
    1991 - Boris Yeltsin begins his 5-year term as the first elected President of Russia.

  1. Unknown says:

    Love this meme. I just completed the same.

  1. Julie says:

    Hmmm I'll have to check this out!