Friday, January 07, 2005

Friday!

Enough of the Political, enough of the serious stuff. It's Friday so let's all rejoice and chill!

Did you know that January 7th is:
  • My grandfather Germano's birthday?
  • Also the birthday of celebrities: Katie Couric, Nicolas Cage, and Paul Revere (of the Raiders, not the Revolutionary rider)
  • Birth Anniversary of Saint Bernadette of Lourdes (1844 - 1879) - who saw visions of the Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France
  • The date of the first US election when George Washington was elecetd President (1789)
  • The date the first Fannie Farmer Cookbook was published (1896)
  • Sherlock Holmes began his adventures "The Valley of Fear" (1888) and "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" (1903)


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