June 18th in History
1815: Battle of Waterloo, where British General Wellington defeats French Emperor Napoleon
1898: First ever steel pier opens in the United States
1983: Sally Ride becomes the first US woman in space onboard the space shuttle.


June 18th birthdays
1886: George Mallory, English mountaineer
1937: John D. Rockerfeller IV, American millionaire
1952: Isabella Rosselini, Italian born film actress

Take that Napoleon.

September 23rd in History
1846: Neptune discovered by German astronomer Johann Galle
1912: The first ever silent 'Keystone Cops' film released
1940: Japanese troops enter IndoChina
1993: A South African Bill grants blacks a legal say in affairs of state for the first time


September 23rd birthdays
1920: Mickey Rooney, American film actor
1930: Ray Charles, American singer

Not bad.

December 25th birthdays
1642: Isacc Newton, English scientist
1883: Maurice Utrillo, French painter
1899: Humphrey Bogart, American actor
1949: Sissy Spacek, American actress

Fuck Jesus

I'm just gonna have to bring up again that I was born on the same date as James Deans birth, thus making me cool.

July 12th in History
1389: In England, Geoffrey Chaucer is named chief clerk by Richard II
1862: The United States Medal of Honor is created
1920: Panama Canal opened by American president Woodrow Wilson
1975: Sao Tome and Principe declare independence
1990: Boris Yeltsin resigns from the Soviet Communist Party, spelling the end of communism in Russia


July 12th birthdays:

Julius Caesar
Bill Crosby
Anna Friel ... 1976
Michele Rodriguez ... 1978
Milton Berle ... 1908
Topher Grace ... 1978

This Day in History > May 30th
May 30th in History
1536: King Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour
1842: Assassination attempt made on Queen Victoria
1934: Nazis open trials of alleged communists


May 30th birthdays
1672: Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia
1846: Peter Faberge, Russian jeweller
1896: Howard Hawks, American film director
1908: Mel Blanc, Provided many cartoon voices for Warner Brothers
1909: Benny Goodman, American bandleader

bah, they forgot when Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. i think that was on my bday.

October 3rd in History
1929: Yugoslavia formed, uniting three separate kingdoms
1952: Britain tests its first atomic bomb, on an island off the coast of Australia
1966: Basutoland becomes the independent Lesotho
1990: Germany officially reunified, with Berlin the capital city


October 3rd birthdays
1897: Louis Aragon, French poet
1916: James Herriot, Scottish vet and author
1925: Gore Vidal, American author
1941: Chubby Checker, American rock singer

Two birthdays they missed:

1963: Tommy Lee, Motley-fucking-Crue
1954: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Blues Musician/Guitar God