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This Day In History
Although today is my birthday, it's going to be a regular Monday. I have a full day of work, and tonight I'm teaching the fifth session of my six-week science fiction writing class with Grub Street.
So in case I don't get a chance to post anything else today, here's a few highlights of what else happened on this day throughout history:
1801: The District of Columbia is placed under Congressional jurisdiction
1860: Abraham Lincoln gives a speech condemning slavery at Cooper Union in New YorkCity
1897: Britain recognizes US authority over the western hemisphere
1922: The Supreme Court unanimously declares the 19th amendment constitutional, defending women's right to vote
1933: The German Parliamentary building, the Reichstag, catches fire, giving the Nazis an excuse to suspend civil liberties
1973: The American Indian Movement begins its occupation of Wounded Knee
1991: The first Gulf War is declared officially over
1993: The World Trade Center is shut down indefinitely, as investigators begin looking into the February 26 bombing
There's probably other events I've missed.
I share my birthday with John Steinbeck, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Nader, Elizabeth Taylor, and Chelsea Clinton, among others.
So in case I don't get a chance to post anything else today, here's a few highlights of what else happened on this day throughout history:
1801: The District of Columbia is placed under Congressional jurisdiction
1860: Abraham Lincoln gives a speech condemning slavery at Cooper Union in New YorkCity
1897: Britain recognizes US authority over the western hemisphere
1922: The Supreme Court unanimously declares the 19th amendment constitutional, defending women's right to vote
1933: The German Parliamentary building, the Reichstag, catches fire, giving the Nazis an excuse to suspend civil liberties
1973: The American Indian Movement begins its occupation of Wounded Knee
1991: The first Gulf War is declared officially over
1993: The World Trade Center is shut down indefinitely, as investigators begin looking into the February 26 bombing
There's probably other events I've missed.
I share my birthday with John Steinbeck, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Nader, Elizabeth Taylor, and Chelsea Clinton, among others.
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May this productive day be the beginning of a productive year :-)
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I shared my birthday with James Joyce, Tom Disch, Tom Smothers, Holly Hunter, Brent Spiner and Farah Fawcett.
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I almost never have a productive day on my birthday, but that's mostly because everything's always closed. Still, you remember that thing about consequenses of failier to maintain a proper work/play balance...are you doing anything fun to mark the occasion?
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(to add some variety to this very punctuationally correct page :)
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I hope you have a wonderful day and a wonderful year!
:)
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All the best,
Dinner (or whatever)
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You definitely beat me on the celeb thang. I share my birthday with Geoff Johns, Alan Arkin and my friends Colin and Paul. :-P
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>>1897: Britain recongnizes US authority over the western hemisphere<<
That was nice of them. :)
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happy happy
-JRN
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