Wikipedia meme from half the friendslist
Go to Wikipedia. In the Search box, type your birth month and day (but not year). List three events that happened on your birthday. List two important birthdays and one interesting death. Post this in your journal.
July 17th
Events
1917 - King George V of the United Kingdom issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British royal family will bear the surname Windsor.
1940 - Joe DiMaggio's baseball hitting streak ends at 56 games.
1998 - In St. Petersburg, Nicholas II of Russia and his family are buried in St. Catherine Chapel 80 years after he and his family were killed by Bolsheviks.
Births
1899 - James Cagney, American actor
1947 - Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
Deaths
1918 (N.S.) - Family of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
July 17th
Events
1917 - King George V of the United Kingdom issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British royal family will bear the surname Windsor.
1940 - Joe DiMaggio's baseball hitting streak ends at 56 games.
1998 - In St. Petersburg, Nicholas II of Russia and his family are buried in St. Catherine Chapel 80 years after he and his family were killed by Bolsheviks.
Births
1899 - James Cagney, American actor
1947 - Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
Deaths
1918 (N.S.) - Family of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia