Post by SHELBYSALEEN on Feb 24, 2008 8:49:31 GMT -5
TODAYS NASCAR BIRTHDAYS 24 Mike Harmon, Greg Wallace, Bob Schacht, Austin Cameron
OTHERS SHARING YOUR BITHDAY
87 Abe Vigoda Actor ("Fish," "Barney Miller")
86 Steven Hill Actor ("Law and Order")
77 Dominic Chianese Actor, singer ("The Sopranos")
66 Joseph Lieberman U.S. senator, I-Conn.
63 Barry Bostwick Actor ("Spin City")
61 Rupert Holmes Singer, songwriter
58 George Thorogood Rock singer, musician
57 Debra Jo Rupp Actress ("That '70s Show")
57 Helen Shaver Actress
52 Eddie Murray Baseball Hall of Famer
52 Paula Zahn Broadcast journalist
50 Sammy Kershaw Country singer
46 Michelle Shocked Rock singer
44 Todd Field Director ("In the Bedroom")
42 Billy Zane Actor
38 Jeff Garcia Football player
34 Simeon Rice Football player
34 Bonnie Somerville Actress ("NYPD Blue")
27 Lleyton Hewitt Tennis player
25 Brandon Brown R&B singer (Mista)
ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY BUT NOW DECEASED
CHESTER NIMITZ [my ship was named after this great man]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1582 Pope Gregory XIII issued a papal bull, or edict, outlining his calendar reforms. (The Gregorian Calendar is the calendar in general use today.)
1803 The Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison ruled itself the final interpreter of constitutional issues.
1821 Mexico declared its independence from Spain.
1863 Arizona was organized as a territory.
1903 The United States signed an agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. [GITMO]
1920 The Nazi party held its first meeting of importance in Munich.
1942 The Voice of America went on the air for the first time.
1945 American soldiers liberated the Philippine capital of Manila [MY GRANDMOTHER WAS NAMED AFTER THIS CITY AND MY MOM AFTER HER] from Japanese control during World War II.
1980 The U.S. hockey team defeated Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, N.Y. [WHICH PEOPLE FORGET BECAUSE OF THE MIRACLE ON ICE]
1981 Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Britain's Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.
1983 A congressional commission released a report condemning the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II as a "grave injustice."
1997 The Food and Drug Administration named six brands of birth control as safe and effective "morning-after" pills for preventing pregnancy.
1998 Comedian Henny Youngman died at age 91.
1999 Lauryn Hill won five Grammys for her debut solo album, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," setting a record for a female artist that has since been tied by Alicia Keys, Norah Jones and Beyonce.
2004 President George W. Bush urged approval of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
2006 South Dakota lawmakers approved a ban on nearly all abortions.
2007 The Virginia General Assembly passed a resolution expressing "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery.
2008 The Goedel twins celebrate their 19th birthday
Your date of birth: Friday, February 24, 1989
You've been alive: 18 years, or 228 months, or 991 weeks, or 6939 days
Your star sign: Pisces (20 February to 20 March)
Your symbol:
Your key: I believe
Your traits: Sympathatic, Passive, Imaginative
Your lucky numbers this month: 2, 4, 7.
OTHERS SHARING YOUR BITHDAY
87 Abe Vigoda Actor ("Fish," "Barney Miller")
86 Steven Hill Actor ("Law and Order")
77 Dominic Chianese Actor, singer ("The Sopranos")
66 Joseph Lieberman U.S. senator, I-Conn.
63 Barry Bostwick Actor ("Spin City")
61 Rupert Holmes Singer, songwriter
58 George Thorogood Rock singer, musician
57 Debra Jo Rupp Actress ("That '70s Show")
57 Helen Shaver Actress
52 Eddie Murray Baseball Hall of Famer
52 Paula Zahn Broadcast journalist
50 Sammy Kershaw Country singer
46 Michelle Shocked Rock singer
44 Todd Field Director ("In the Bedroom")
42 Billy Zane Actor
38 Jeff Garcia Football player
34 Simeon Rice Football player
34 Bonnie Somerville Actress ("NYPD Blue")
27 Lleyton Hewitt Tennis player
25 Brandon Brown R&B singer (Mista)
ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY BUT NOW DECEASED
CHESTER NIMITZ [my ship was named after this great man]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1582 Pope Gregory XIII issued a papal bull, or edict, outlining his calendar reforms. (The Gregorian Calendar is the calendar in general use today.)
1803 The Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison ruled itself the final interpreter of constitutional issues.
1821 Mexico declared its independence from Spain.
1863 Arizona was organized as a territory.
1903 The United States signed an agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. [GITMO]
1920 The Nazi party held its first meeting of importance in Munich.
1942 The Voice of America went on the air for the first time.
1945 American soldiers liberated the Philippine capital of Manila [MY GRANDMOTHER WAS NAMED AFTER THIS CITY AND MY MOM AFTER HER] from Japanese control during World War II.
1980 The U.S. hockey team defeated Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, N.Y. [WHICH PEOPLE FORGET BECAUSE OF THE MIRACLE ON ICE]
1981 Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Britain's Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.
1983 A congressional commission released a report condemning the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II as a "grave injustice."
1997 The Food and Drug Administration named six brands of birth control as safe and effective "morning-after" pills for preventing pregnancy.
1998 Comedian Henny Youngman died at age 91.
1999 Lauryn Hill won five Grammys for her debut solo album, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," setting a record for a female artist that has since been tied by Alicia Keys, Norah Jones and Beyonce.
2004 President George W. Bush urged approval of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
2006 South Dakota lawmakers approved a ban on nearly all abortions.
2007 The Virginia General Assembly passed a resolution expressing "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery.
2008 The Goedel twins celebrate their 19th birthday
Your date of birth: Friday, February 24, 1989
You've been alive: 18 years, or 228 months, or 991 weeks, or 6939 days
Your star sign: Pisces (20 February to 20 March)
Your symbol:
Your key: I believe
Your traits: Sympathatic, Passive, Imaginative
Your lucky numbers this month: 2, 4, 7.
