Look up the date of your birthday in Wikipedia. From the date page, pick three interesting historical events that occurred on that date, two births, and one death.Events1919 - Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington's observation of a total solar eclipse in Principe and by Andrew Crommelin in Sobral, CearĂ¡, Brazil. 1942 - Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra record Irving Berlin's "White Christmas", the best-selling Christmas album in history, for Decca Records in Los Angeles. 1999 - Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station. Births1917 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (d. 1963) 1959 - Adrian Paul, English actor Death2007 - Posteal Laskey, American convicted murderer widely believed to be the Cincinnati Strangler, of natural causes (b. 1938) Tags: personal meme, randomness Current Mood: antsy Current Music: One Republic - Apologize
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