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1. | Wikipedia
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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. June 24Events:1374 - A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes .... | 
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2. | The New Yorker: Fact
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I don't even know where to begin with this. The story is from the New Yorker's Seymour Hersh, who unfortunately gets his stories right.
Bush is planning to attack Iran with a massive massive attack. He's afraid Iran is developing .... |
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3. | Main Page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | ....Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three neat facts/events, two births and one death in your journal, including the year..... |
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4. | United States
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1857 -Earthquake in Tokyo,Japan kills over 100,000.
1980 -PresidentJimmy Carter announces aUnited States boycott of the1980 Summer Olympics inMoscow toprotest theSoviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
1989 - Sports Illustrated reports allegations that tiebaseball player Pete Rose to baseball .... |
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5. | iGod | Artificial Intelligence Chat
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Just like everyone else, I've been playing on iGod and it is hilarious!Me: Hello, God.God:Hello child. What is your name?Me: My name's Lorri.God: It's good to see you, Lorri.Me: Good to see you too, God. How are you?God:Thanks .... |
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6. | Apple - Boot Camp
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| | ....On my way home from work yesterday I picked up a copy of Windows XP Professional, a couple of games I've been wanting to play (Half Life 2, Far Cry), and got to work installing them all on my MacBook Pro using Apple's new Boot Camp, which everyone has heard about by now..... |
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7. | Hamster i hjul
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Hamster has a physics lesson!
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8. | 1980 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1857 -Earthquake in Tokyo,Japan kills over 100,000.
1980 -PresidentJimmy Carter announces aUnited States boycott of the1980 Summer Olympics inMoscow toprotest theSoviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
1989 - Sports Illustrated reports allegations that tiebaseball .... |
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9. | 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | ....1918 - Baseball: The Boston Red Sox won the World Series; they would do so again on October 27, 2004 after 86 years..... |
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10. | 1955 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | .... passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks at about 2:20 a.m. after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic almost three hours earlier.
2 births
1452 - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian artist (d. 1519) (My personal favorite, born exactly 500 years to the day before me)
1955 - Dodi Al-Fayed, Egyptian businessman (d. 1997)
1 death
1764 - Madame de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XIV of France (b. 1721)
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2001 - Joey Ramone, American musician and singer .... |
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11. | New York Times article
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I don't know if any of you have heard yet, but on Thursday the National Geographic Society revealed a recently discovered ancient text dating back to about 300 CE:Here's the New York Times article:'Gospel of Judas' Surfaces After 1,700 YearsBy JOHN NOBLE WILFORD and LAURIE GOODSTEINPublished: April 6, 2006An early Christian manuscript, including .... |
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12. | 1940 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | .... American women's rights activist (d. 1902)
2. 1929 - Michael Ende, German writer (d. 1995)
3. 1934 - Charles Manson, American cult leader and mass murderer
Major Deaths:
1. 1035 - Canute the Great
2. 1994 - Wilma Rudolph, American runner (b. 1940)
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13. | 1971
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| | ....1971 - Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev, Soviet politician and leader (b. 1894).... |
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14. | 1967
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| | .... is officially crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling.
1956 - Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
1971 - Attica Prison riots
1941 - Otis Redding, American singer and songwriter (d. 1967)
1960 - Hugh Grant, British actor
1981 - Jacques Lacan, French psychoanalyst (b. 1901)
I am currently reading End to Torment and it rules. I want to go to JP to see the Stray Bullets but I do not .... |
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15. | 1951 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1955 - Dodi Al-Fayed, Egyptian businessman (d. 1997)
1 death
1764 - Madame de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XIV of France (b. 1721)
one more death
2001 - Joey Ramone, American musician and singer (The Ramones) (b. 1951)
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16. | 1998
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| | ....1998 - An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hits southeastern Iran..... |
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17. | 1915 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | .... Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
2005 - Lee Seung Seop dies from exhaustion in South Korea after playing 49 straight hours of Starcraft.
Births:
1267 - King James II of Aragon (d. 1327)
1856 - William Willett, Inventor of Daylight Saving Time (d. 1915)
Death:
1806 - Michael Haydn, Austrian composer (b. 1737)
That was rather interesting... that Korean gamer is my hero.. :p
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18. | 1960
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Rules: Go to Wikipedia and put in your birthday. List three events, two births, and one death.
14 September
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1.) 1814 - Francis Scott Key writes The Star-Spangled Banner.
2.) 1886 - Typewriter ribbon patented.
3.) 1960 - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
1969 - On December 1, 1969 September 14th is drawn as the first birthdate in the U.S. draft during the Vietnam War.
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19. | France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Instructions:1. Type your birthday (minus the year) in the Wikipedia search bar.2. List three historical events, two births, and one death that happened on your birthday.Events:1. 1307 - All Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into "admitting" heresy.2. 1792 - In Washington, DC, the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion .... |
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20. | 1945
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Go to Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org) and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.
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1749 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, founded.
1945 - World War II: Battle of Okinawa ends.
1965 - Folk rock band The Byrds release their highly influential debut album Mr. Tambourine Man.
Births:
1002 (O.S.) - Pope Leo IX (d. 1054)
1982 - Prince .... |
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21. | 1965 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | .... (http://www.wikipedia.org) and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.
Events:
1749 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, founded.
1945 - World War II: Battle of Okinawa ends.
1965 - Folk rock band The Byrds release their highly influential debut album Mr. Tambourine Man.
Births:
1002 (O.S.) - Pope Leo IX (d. 1054)
1982 - Prince William of Wales
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1957 - Johannes Stark, .... |
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22. | 2002
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| | ....1976 - Merlin Santana, American actor (d. 2002).... |
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23. | 1969
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| | .... events, two births, and one death.
14 September
Events:
1.) 1814 - Francis Scott Key writes The Star-Spangled Banner.
2.) 1886 - Typewriter ribbon patented.
3.) 1960 - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
1969 - On December 1, 1969 September 14th is drawn as the first birthdate in the U.S. draft during the Vietnam War.
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24. | YouTube - Incredible Machine 01
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| | ....Rube Goldberg Machines.... |
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25. | 1934 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | .... grandfather meant when he called my dad a "botzvillinkel" as a little boy!)
Important Birthdays (Plus One):
1. 1815 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American women's rights activist (d. 1902)
2. 1929 - Michael Ende, German writer (d. 1995)
3. 1934 - Charles Manson, American cult leader and mass murderer
Major Deaths:
1. 1035 - Canute the Great
2. 1994 - Wilma Rudolph, American runner (b. 1940)
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26. | 1929 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | .... "lemur" would be? Maybe that is what my grandfather meant when he called my dad a "botzvillinkel" as a little boy!)
Important Birthdays (Plus One):
1. 1815 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American women's rights activist (d. 1902)
2. 1929 - Michael Ende, German writer (d. 1995)
3. 1934 - Charles Manson, American cult leader and mass murderer
Major Deaths:
1. 1035 - Canute the Great
2. 1994 - Wilma Rudolph, American runner (b. 1940)
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27. | President of the United States
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| | .... (for mike even though he won't know who he is)
1973 - Nas, American rapper (for my students...even though they won't be reading this)
Deaths:
1.) 1836 - Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States (b. 1756)
1901 - William McKinley, 25th President of the United States (assassinated) (b. 1843)
891 - Pope Stephen V
1523 - Pope Adrian VI (b. 1459)
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28. | 1933 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | .... group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the “Girl You Know It’s True” album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals. (Bahahahahahahahaha!)
Births:1600 - King Charles I of England (d. 1649)1933 - Larry King, American television interviewer (Ha! Comedy!)
Interesting death:1924 - In Los Angeles, California, famous silent film director Thomas Ince ("The Father of the Western") dies .... |
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29. | 1946
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1946 -Timothy Dalton, Welsh actor
1962 -Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian, actress, talk show host, and publisher.... |
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30. | 1968 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | ....1897 - Enid Blyton, English author (d. 1968).... |
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31. | 2003
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| | ....2003 - Jack Goldstein, Canadian-born artist (b. 1945).... |
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32. | 1883 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | ....1972 - Max Fleischer, American animator (b. 1883).... |
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33. | 1932
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| | ....1932 - George Eastman, American inventor (b. 1854).... |
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34. | 1917 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | ....1975 - Susan Hayward, American actress (b. 1917).... |
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35. | 1970
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| | ....1970 - A trademark application by the Van Brode Milling Company for the word Spork was published by the USPTO..... |
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36. | 1975 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | .... Heaven".3. 1974 - In Salt Lake City, Utah, Carol DaRonch narrowly escapes abduction by serial killer Ted Bundy.births:1. 1836 - Milton Bradley, American lithographer and game manufacturer (d. 1911)2. 1847 - Bram Stoker, Irish novelist (d. 1912)3. 1975 - Tara Reid, American actressdeaths:1. 1674 - John Milton, English poet (b. 1608)2. 1887 - Doc Holliday, American gambler and gunfighter (b. 1851)3. 1978 - Norman Rockwell, American illustrator (b. .... |
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37. | 2005
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| | ....2005 - The State of Israel officially declares an end to military rule in the Gaza Strip after 38 years of occupation..... |
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38. | 1947 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | ....1947 - Billy Crystal, American actor and comedian.... |
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39. | 1964 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | ....1964 - A jury in Dallas, Texas finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald..... |
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40. | Detenidas 15 personas en la primera operación contra el intercambio de archivos en la Red | elmundo.es
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| | ....Arrestan a 15 personas en una gran operación contra el intercambio de archivos en la Red: después de leer la noticia del mundo, leer la acertada crítica de Víctor Domingo .... |
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