Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Poetry Day

Great Poetry Reading Day, Kiss Your Mate Day

There once was a man from Japan,
Who liked a wee girl named Joanne.
With candy in hand,
And flowers so grand,
He found out she liked Miss Suzanne.
Patti Duckett                                    .
Isn't that GREAT poetry???



HISTORYHISTORYHISTORY HISTORYHISTORYHISTORY
Choose the correct year for the following historical events.
1788
1789
1916
1925
1930
1930
1932
1945
1947
1965
1967
1969
1986
1988
1994



1
Aloha flight 243 loses part of its fuselage mid-flight killing a flight attendant.
2
Benito Mussolini and gal pal Clara Petacci were executed while fleeing to Austria.
3
Ferruccion Lamborghini was born in Italy.
4
Independence, KS host first night baseball game.
5
My Name is Barbra aired on CBS earning rave reviews and giant ratings.
6
1st nuclear powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise, to pass thru the Suez Canal.
7
Mutiny aboard the HMS Bounty occurred.
8
Charles de Gaulle resigned as the leader of France.
9
Aldrich Ames, former CIA official, pleads guilty to espionage.
10
T.S. Eliot began a long stable position as an editor at Faber & Faber Publishing.
11
For  religious reasons, Muhammad Ali (ne Cassius Clay) refused service in the Army.
12
Maryland becomes the 7th state to ratify the constitution.
13
Independence, KS host first night baseball game.
14
Thor Heyerdahl and 5 shipmates head for Polynesia from Peru.
15
Yellow Fever Vaccine was announced for use on humans

(1)1988 (2)1945 (3)1916 (4)1930 (5)1965 (6)1986 (7)1789 (8)1969
(9)1994 (10)1925 (11)1967 (12)1788 (13)1930 (14)1947 (15)1932

BIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYS BIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYS
1758
James Monroe
Politician
5th US President
1878
Lionel Barrymore
Actor
 It's a Wonderful Life (Potter)
1908
Oscar Schindler
Industrialist
 Saved 1200 during Holocaust
1926
Harper Lee
Writer
To Kill a Mockingbird
1930
Carolyn Jones
Actress
Addams Family; Marjorie Morningstar
1937
Saddam Hussein
Politician

1941
Ann-Magret
Actress/Singer
Bye Bye Birdie; Tommy; Old Dogs
1948
Marcia Strassman
Actress
Welcome Back, Kotter
1950
Jay Leno
Comedian
The Tonight Show
1952
Mary McDonnell
Actress
Dances with Wolves; Sneakers
1958
Nancy Lee Grahn
Actress
General Hospital
1968
Scott Putesky
Musician
“Marilyn Manson”
1974
Penelope Cruz
Actress (I guess)
It is hard just typing her name.
1981
Jessica Alba
Actress
Dark Angel

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