Happy Birthday to Me!!!
This Day in History
1802: John Beckley becomes the first Librarian of Congress, appointed by President Thomas Jefferson. He reportedly was paid two dollars per day.
1891: Liliuokalani became Queen of Hawaii following the death of her brother King Kalakaua. She was the last monarch in Hawaiian history.
1936: Baseball greats Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, and Christy Mathewson are the first players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The hall opens its doors to the public in 1939.
1958: Actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward marry.
1990: Exxon Valdez oil tanker captain Joseph Hazelwood goes on trial for his involvement in the worst oil spill in the history of the United States.
1995: The San Francisco 49ers make NFL history by winning their fifth Super Bowl.
Aquarius is symbolized by the water bearer. Aquarians are curious and independent. They are more concerned with intellectual pursuits than with physical matters. Intuitive, Aquarians can easily grasp abstract concepts.
Born on This Day
W. C. Fields, actor (1880)
Thomas Paine, political philosopher (1737)
William McKinley, 25th president of the United States (1843)
Oprah Winfrey, talk-show host (1954)
2 comments:
Happy Birthday Paddy! I'll be sure to keep you in my thoughts and hope for nothing but the best this year...a new job and plenty of good health. Have a great day, kiddo!
Happy B-day, ya old fart! ;)
My Mom's b-day would've been in 2 days. . .
Good stuff again today as well, thank you! We seem to be rocking the working week and slipping a bit on the weekends - must be gaining an M-F office following. . .
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