Wikipedia Meme

I happened across this on Shane’s blog, so I thought I would play along!

Go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday month and day only.

• January 9

List 3 events that occurred that day

• 1788 – Connecticut becomes the fifth state to join the United States.
• 1977 – The Oakland Raiders defeat the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 at Super Bowl XI. Wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff is named Most Valuable Player
• 1947 – Last night Elizabeth “Betty” Short AKA *Black Dahlia* was seen alive before her gruesome murder

List 2 important birth days.

• 1913 – Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States
• 1959 – Mark Martin, American NASCAR driver

List 1 death.

• 1939 – Johann Strauss III, Austrian conductor (b. 1866)

Holiday or Observance. (if any):

• Martyrs’ Day (Panama) commemorates the 1964 riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone

Until next time…

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