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Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.
March 16
Facts:
(I did 4, because frankly, the 4th one is eerie)
1850 - Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter is first published.
1900 - Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
1942 - First V-2 rocket test launch (exploded at liftoff)
2001 - The only day between 1993 and 2002 when nobody in the United Kingdom killed themselves, according to a health survey.
Births:
1959 - Flavor Flav, American rapper
1971 - Alan Tudyk, American actor (I love Wash)
Death:
37 - Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar, Roman Emperor (b. 46 BC)
For bonus points:
Trivia - The first day of the Bacchanalia in ancient Rome.
March 16
Facts:
(I did 4, because frankly, the 4th one is eerie)
1850 - Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter is first published.
1900 - Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
1942 - First V-2 rocket test launch (exploded at liftoff)
2001 - The only day between 1993 and 2002 when nobody in the United Kingdom killed themselves, according to a health survey.
Births:
1959 - Flavor Flav, American rapper
1971 - Alan Tudyk, American actor (I love Wash)
Death:
37 - Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar, Roman Emperor (b. 46 BC)
For bonus points:
Trivia - The first day of the Bacchanalia in ancient Rome.
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Facts:
-1900 - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid commit their first robbery together.
-1985 - A strong earthquake hits Mexico City and other parts of Mexico, killing thousands and demolishing about 400 buildings.
-1796 - George Washington makes his farewell address.
Births:
1551 - King Henry III of France (d. 1589)
1928 - Adam West, American actor
Deaths:
1881 - James Garfield, 20th President of the United States (b. 1831)
Bonus:
# Hermione Granger's birthday, from J.K. Rowling's series Harry Potter.
Proving yet again I'm the best thing to ever happen to Sept 19th :)