Did you know that August 23rd....
....is when the first picture of the Earth from the moon was taken by Lunar Orbiter 1 (1966)
....is the birthday of:
King Louis XVI, king during the French Revolution (1754)
Gene Kelly, actor, dancer, "Signin in the Rain" (1912)
Barbara Eden, actress "I Dream of Jeannie" (1934)
Shelley Long, actress, "Diane" on TV series "Cheers" (1949)
Rick Springfield, singer (1949)
Kobe Bryant, NBA basketball player (1978)
....is "Ride the Wind" Day
....is the 235th day of the year (236th in a leap year)
....is when King George III declared that the American colonies existed in a state of open and avowed rebellion. (1775)
....is when Napoleon left Egypt for France to seize power (1799)
....is when the automobile tire chain was patented (1904)
....is when Japan declared war on Germany (1914)
....is when the first mid-air refueling was performed (1923)
....is when Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty (1939)
....is when Cesar Chavez organized the Salad Bowl strike - the largest farm worker strike in US history (1970)
....is when West Germany and East Germany announced that they will unite on October 3 (1990)
....is when the original Shamu of SeaWorld died (1971)
....is Father's Day in Nepal
....is Flag Day in the Ukraine
....is the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism
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