Go to Wikipedia, enter your birth month and day (i.e., May 1), and choose three events, three births and three deaths to post.
January 9th
EVENTS:
# 1788 - Connecticut becomes the fifth state to join the United States. ( Who knew me and CT had the same birthday??)
# 1882 - Oscar Wilde gives his first lecture on "The English Renaissance of Art" in New York.
# 2006 - The Phantom of the Opera surpassed the record set by Cats for the title of longest running show on Broadway.
BIRTHS:
1913 - Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994)
1944 - Jimmy Page, English guitarist (Led Zeppelin)
1967 - Dave Matthews, South African-born singer and musician
DEATHS:
1514 - Anna, Duchess of Brittany, queen of Charles VIII of France (b. 1477)
1873 - Emperor Napoleon III of France (b. 1808)
1939 - Johann Strauss III, Austrian conductor (b. 1866)
January 9th
EVENTS:
# 1788 - Connecticut becomes the fifth state to join the United States. ( Who knew me and CT had the same birthday??)
# 1882 - Oscar Wilde gives his first lecture on "The English Renaissance of Art" in New York.
# 2006 - The Phantom of the Opera surpassed the record set by Cats for the title of longest running show on Broadway.
BIRTHS:
1913 - Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994)
1944 - Jimmy Page, English guitarist (Led Zeppelin)
1967 - Dave Matthews, South African-born singer and musician
DEATHS:
1514 - Anna, Duchess of Brittany, queen of Charles VIII of France (b. 1477)
1873 - Emperor Napoleon III of France (b. 1808)
1939 - Johann Strauss III, Austrian conductor (b. 1866)





