According to Wikipedia (click the title bar for more) here are some significant events that happened on August 24:
good things
1456 - Printing of Gutenberg Bible is completed, marking the beginning of mass-production of books
1853 - Potato chips first prepared.
1891 - Thomas Edison patents the movie camera
not so good things
79 - Mt Vesuvius erupts
1672 - St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
1960 - World record cold temperature is set in Vostok, Antarctica, of -88 C (-127 F)
1968 - France explodes its first hydrogen bomb
1992 - Hurricane Andrew hits Florida
1995 - Windows 95 becomes available
share a birthday with
1817 - Tolstoy
1960 - Cal Ripken Jr.
1965 - Marlee Matlin
1973 - David Chappelle
1988 - Rupert Grint (better known as the movie Ron Weasley)
Happy Birthday! I will have to owe you a drink of your choice Friday if you come to Buttercup or Saturday in the park!
ReplyDeleteI accept your offer!! Planning on Buttercup.
ReplyDeleteHey, Happy Birthday!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are in some good company, birthday wise. Mt. Vesuvius kind of sucks though.