Saturday, May 17, 2014

Saturday Night Fun


Happy Saturday Everyone!



I saw this on a friend's blog-- http://networkedblogs.com/WYGaj- already posted my answer to their Facebook account, but thought I'd also share it on my own blog!


Saturday Night Genealogy Fun- What Happened on Your Mother’s Birth Date?

My mother was born on 19 Feb 1957 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. It was a Tuesday.

Significant events that have occurred on 19 Feb: (used HistoryOrb.com)

1. 1819- British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands, and claims them in the name of King George III.
2. 1831- 1st practical US coal-burning locomotive makes 1st trial run, Pennsylvania
3. 1932- William Faulkner completes his novel “Light in August”
4. 1970- USSR launches Sputnik 52 & Molniya 1-13 communications satellite
5. 2013- 12 people are killed and 11 are injured after Yemeni Air Force plane crashes in Sana’a


Famous people born on this day: (used Google)

1. Flaco, Austrian Singer
2. Lorianne Crook, Television Personality
3. Ray Winstone, British Actor
4. Dave “Smoke” Stewart, Pitcher

5. Paul Dean, Guitarist 

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