Wikipedia Meme

I saw this at both Carrie‘s and Paradise Found. Wikipedia is a great site. I use it alot. I’m going to post for both Andrea and I (while she recovers).

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

April 4 & 17

List 3 Events that occurred that day:

Andrea:

1) 1949 – Twelve nations sign The North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. (NATO)

2) 1964 – The Beatles occupy all top five positions on the Billboard singles chart in the United States.

3) 1975 – Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (and we’ve been paying for it ever since)

Ron:

1) 1964 – The Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Mustang at the New York World’s Fair. (I have never owned a mustang but always thought they were a nice looking car.)

2) 1982 – Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.

3) 2002 – Four Canadian Forces soldiers are killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire from two U.S. Air Force F-16s, the first deaths in a combat zone for Canada since the Korean War.

List 2 Important Birthdays:

Andrea:

1) 1821 – Linus Yale, Jr., American inventor and manufacturer (d. 1868) (Yale locks)

2) 1965 – Robert Downey Jr., American actor

Ron:

1) 1894 – Nikita Khrushchev, Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1971)

2) 1954 – Rowdy Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler

List 1 Death:

(A) 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr., American civil rights activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1929)
(R) 1790 – Benjamin Franklin, American inventor, diplomat, and printer (b. 1706)

List a Holiday or Observance. (if any):

(A) International Day for Landmine Awareness and Assistance