On this day in history
The Irish Free State is declared (1921)
Kitty O'Neil sets a new women's land speed record (1976)
Comedian Steven Wright is born (1955)
The US gov't standardizes the size of license plates (1955)
Agnes Moorehead (Endora on Bewitched) is born (1900)
A federal judge rules that Ulysses is in fact not obscene (1933)
The Great Halifax Explosion! (1917)
Ira Gershwin is born (1896)
Orange County goes bankrupt (1994)
And for good measure, on my own 25th birthday, Elián González was born in Cuba (1993)
Just so's you know.
Comments
Happy Day!
Posted by: Nels | December 6, 2005 12:33 PM
Ira Gershwin! To that I say strike up the band.
Happy birthday, Collin.
Posted by: Derek | December 6, 2005 3:28 PM
Collin, Happy Birthday!!
Posted by: Marcia | December 6, 2005 4:16 PM
Did you have a slice of pie, as I instructed?
Posted by: jenny | December 6, 2005 7:07 PM
I had a slice of cheesecake. Does that count? They're both round...
Posted by: collin | December 6, 2005 7:08 PM
Happy birthday! I'm right behind you on the 8th...
Posted by: Chuck | December 6, 2005 8:39 PM
HBd Collin
Posted by: dad | December 6, 2005 9:20 PM
Happy 29th birthday, Collin. May you stay forever young.
Nancy
Posted by: Nancy Jolemore | December 7, 2005 8:59 AM
Happy birthday, and here's to many more!
Posted by: joanna | December 7, 2005 7:58 PM
Happy Belated Birthday!
Posted by: douglas | December 8, 2005 12:49 PM
Well. We are all glad you were born, Collin -- and you are supposed to continue celebrating for a week, so my wishes for good times are still plenty fresh.
Posted by: anne | December 8, 2005 5:44 PM
Happy belated bday.
clo
Posted by: clo | December 10, 2005 9:27 AM