Tryin ta knit: Wikipedia Fun

Wednesday, May 2

Wikipedia Fun

I found this fun meme on Margie's Blog

1. Go to Wikipedia and enter your birthday without the year: JULY 23
July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 161 days remaining.
2. List 3 events that occurred that day:
1829 - In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the first typewriter.
1904 - Probably the first Ice cream cone was sold at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri
1986 - In London, Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
3. List 2 important birthdays.
1775 - Etienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (d. 1812)
1892 - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1975)
( i have know this MOST of my life - My father was stationed in Ethiopia 1960-1962)
( HIS grandson resides in Fort Wayne - met him in 2001)
also knew about Imus, Woody Harrelson, Monica L, and a few of the others
4. List 1 death:
1885 - Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (b. 1822)
ALSO - Poncho Villa
5. List one holiday or observance:
Rastafari movement - Celebration of the birthday of Haile Selassie

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Janet Evanovich = Stephanie Plum

14) Fearless Fourteen (6-22-23)
13 1/2 ) Plum Lucky ( 2-19 )
13 ) Mean Thirteen ( 2-19 )
12 ) Twelve Sharp ( 2-18 = 2-19 )
12 1/2 ) Plum Lovin' ( 2-17= 2-18 )
11) Eleven on Top ( 2-16 = 2-17 )
10 ) Ten Big Ones ( 2-13 = 2-15)
9 ) To the Nines ( 2-10 = 2-13 )
8 1/2 ) Vision of Sugar Plums ( 2-9 = 2-9 )
8 ) Hard Eight ( 2-5 = 2-9 )
7 ) Seven Up ( 2-5)
6 ) Hot Six (2-3)
5 ) High Five (2-2 = 2-3)
4 ) Four to Score (1-29 = 2-1)
3 ) Three to get Deadly ( 1-27 = 1-29)
2 ) Two for the Dough (1-26 = 1-27)
1 ) One for the Money ( 1-25 = 1-26 )

J D Robb = EVE DALLAS

29) Salvation in Death (Nov 2008)
27) Strangers in Death (NOT YET)
26) Creation in Death
25 1/2) Dead of Night ( short story - Eternity in Death)
25) Innocent in Death
24) Born in Death
23 1/2) Bump in the Night (short story - Haunted in Death)
23) Memory in Death
22) Origin in Death
21) Survivor in Death
20) Visions in Death
19) Divided in Death
18) Remember When
17) Imitation in Death
16) Portrait in Death
15) Purity in Death
14) Reunion in Death
13) Seduction in Death
12 1/2) out of this world (short story - Interlude in Death)
12) Betrayal in Death
11) Judgement in Death
10) Witness in Death
9) Loyalty in Death
8) Conspiracy in Death
7 1/2) Silent Night (short story - Midnight in Death)
7) Holiday in Death
6) Vengence in Death
5) Ceremony in Death
4) Rapture in Death
3) Immortal in Death
2) Glory in Death
1) Naked in Death