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- 1^st practical US coal-burning locomotive makes 1^st 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