Wikipedia
So, while procrastinating the writing of my first (of three) paper for Jewish Messianisms class, I decided to look at the general repository of all information for my birthday. And apparently, my birthday is fairly destructive.
558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses.
1697 - Stockholm's royal castle is destroyed in a huge fire.
1840 - The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi, killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
1915 - World War I: a German U-boat sinks the RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people. Note: If I remember correctly, this was one of the main instigators for US involvement in the war.
1964 - A Pacific Air Lines Fairchild F-27 airliner crashes near San Ramon, California, killing all 44 aboard; the FBI later reports that a cockpit recorder tape indicates that the pilot and co-pilot had been shot by a suicidal passenger.
1992 - Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first fast-food murder in Canada. Note: Why do you keep statistics like "First first-food murder in Canada"?
2002 - A China Southern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.
So, on a more positive note, a couple of less deadly things that have happened:
1824 - World Premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
1847 - American Medical Association is founded.
1945 - Germany signs surrender papers to end their involvement in WWII, effective May 8.
Alright, maybe I'll finish my paper now. :(
558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses.
1697 - Stockholm's royal castle is destroyed in a huge fire.
1840 - The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi, killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
1915 - World War I: a German U-boat sinks the RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people. Note: If I remember correctly, this was one of the main instigators for US involvement in the war.
1964 - A Pacific Air Lines Fairchild F-27 airliner crashes near San Ramon, California, killing all 44 aboard; the FBI later reports that a cockpit recorder tape indicates that the pilot and co-pilot had been shot by a suicidal passenger.
1992 - Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first fast-food murder in Canada. Note: Why do you keep statistics like "First first-food murder in Canada"?
2002 - A China Southern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.
So, on a more positive note, a couple of less deadly things that have happened:
1824 - World Premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
1847 - American Medical Association is founded.
1945 - Germany signs surrender papers to end their involvement in WWII, effective May 8.
Alright, maybe I'll finish my paper now. :(
posted by spocktongue at 5:31 PM
2 Comments:
wow, what an eventful day! I love wikipedia... it's amazing how many times I've referenced it in class this semester.
yes, you're correct about the U-boat attack of the Bristish liner Lusitania (which had a bunch of US passengers aboard), causing an uproar in the states and being "the last straw" which finally pushed congress and Wilson into declaring war.
(another intersting point would be the Wilson had just won his re-election campaign on the promise that he would keep the US "neutral" and out of "Europe's war". go figure!
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