April 14, 2006

Something to do

While the eggs are a-boilin' I'm wandering through Blogaritaville, and BrianB has this interesting post about looking up your birthdate on Wikipedia.

So I did.

Like I told B, I already know that Paris The Skank Hilton shares my birthday, as well as Michael Jordan, but I did not know that:

1865 - American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces

1933 - The magazine Newsweek is published for the first time

1944 - World War II: Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins. The battle ends in an American victory on February 22

1970 - GroovyVic is born and the world rejoices (tee hee!)

And who else was born on 2/17:

1942 - Huey P. Newton, American politicial activist (d. 1989) - oh my

1953 - Janice Dickinson, American model - yikes!

1963 - Larry the Cable Guy, American Comedian - YAY!!!

February 17 is also World Cabbage Day.

What ever....