Birthday Meme

Hey, I know, I've been absent for awhile. I think it's because I'm so concentrated on my thesis I can hardly think enough about other things to write a sentence. Maybe. Sorry for my neglect. But I've been reading some other blogs and a friend did this, so I thought it sounded fun. Play if you want.

Look up your birthday in Wikipedia. Pick 4 events, 3 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday.

July 21

Events:

• 1949 - The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
• 1969 - Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon, during the Apollo 11 mission.
• 1970 - After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.
• 1997 - The fully restored USS Constitution (aka "Old Ironsides") celebrates her 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.

Births:

• 1899 - Ernest Hemingway, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1961)
• 1924 - Don Knotts, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1992 - Rachael Flatt, American figure skater

Deaths:

• 1403 - Henry Percy, English nobleman and soldier (b. ca.1364)
• 1998 - Alan Shepard, astronaut (b. 1923)

Holiday

• Singapore: Racial Harmony Day