Sunday, April 9, 2006
Meme Queue
On Lee’s note, I went and looked up my birth date, March 14. It’s amazing what you find out.
Events:
- 1794 - Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.
- 1994 - Timeline of Linux development: Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released.
- 1995 - Manned space mission: Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on-board a Russian launch vehicle.
Births:
- 1879 - Albert Einstein, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
- 1947 - Billy Crystal, American actor and comedian
Deaths:
The Albert Einstein birth especially amazed me because I didn’t realize that I shared his birthday. What a legacy to live up to, eh?!» Posted by Queue at 04:59 AM (ET)
Category: Musings
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