Eastburn Adventures

. . . to me!

Zarah did this last year and I thought it was cool - Google the date to see what happened in history, and who you share your birthday with.

Here are some of the highlights:

1327 - Edward III becomes King of England.

1858 - The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn becomes a popular wedding recessional after it is played on this day at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia.

1915 - Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service.

1919 - The League of Nations is founded.

1937 - The Guiding Light airs on radio for the first time. Also went to television making this show the longest running broadcast program in United States radio and television history.

1947 - Al Capone dies of a Brain Hemorrhage, aged 48.

1949 - At the Hollywood Athletic Club the first Emmy Awards are presented.

Birthdays

1741 - Benedict Arnold, American general notorious for treason (d. 1801)
1759 - Robert Burns, Scottish poet (d. 1796)
1874 - W. Somerset Maugham, English writer (d. 1965)
1882 - Virginia Woolf, English writer (d. 1941)
1931 - Dean Jones, American actor
1958 - Dinah Manoff, American actress
1981 - Alicia Keys, American singer

And, Robert called in my name to a local radio station, KGBX, and I won the birthday drawing. It's gonna be a good day!