Wikipedia Meme

Filed under: Meme — by Ron on April 4, 2007 @ 8:04 pm

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

8 Comments

  1. [...] I saw this at Ron’s [...]

    Pingback by O’DonnellWeb - This is not a homeschooling blog » Blog Archive » Wikipedia meme — April 4, 2007 @ 8:48 pm

  2. Okay, your Microsoft comment almost made me choke on an onion ring! LOL

    Comment by Carrie K. — April 4, 2007 @ 9:30 pm

  3. I’ve always wanted a Ford Mustang; instead I spent my high school years driving a not-nearly-as-cool Maverick. ;-)

    Comment by Kris — April 4, 2007 @ 11:43 pm

  4. [...] I’ve seen this at Ron’s, Carrie’s, and Paradise Found – I thought I’d play. [...]

    Pingback by Wikipedia Meme | Get In, Hang On — April 5, 2007 @ 9:41 am

  5. Oh good, something I can post on my birthday (later this month). Thanks!

    Comment by Doc — April 5, 2007 @ 9:49 am

  6. Thanks for playing.

    Carrie, I think I may tell my Microsoft story.

    Doc, looking forward to it.

    Comment by Ron — April 6, 2007 @ 10:27 pm

  7. Wikipedia Meme…

    Go to Wikipedia and type in your Birthday month and day only.
     Mine (27th May)

    3 Events

    1647 – First recorded execution of a witch in the American colonies.1895 – Oscar Wilde is sent to prison for sodomy.
    1941 – World War II: The German battlesh…

    Trackback by Making it up — April 9, 2007 @ 6:06 pm

  8. Mmmmm, onion rings…

    Comment by Andrea — April 9, 2007 @ 9:08 pm

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