The Wikipedia "what happened on your birthday" thing
As seen all over my flist: 3 events, 2 births, 1 death.
Events:
1925 - Meher Baba begins his silence of 44 years. His followers still observe Silence Day on this date in commemoration. (go read![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rachelmanija's book!)
(also 1925: Scopes trial begins)
1938 - Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91 hour airplane flight around the world.
1962 - Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
Births:
1856 - Nikola Tesla, Serbian physicist (d. 1943)
1947 - Arlo Guthrie, American musician
(1980: some so-called "singer")
Deaths:
1989 - Mel Blanc, American voice actor (b. 1908)
Events:
1925 - Meher Baba begins his silence of 44 years. His followers still observe Silence Day on this date in commemoration. (go read
rachelmanija's book!)(also 1925: Scopes trial begins)
1938 - Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91 hour airplane flight around the world.
1962 - Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
Births:
1856 - Nikola Tesla, Serbian physicist (d. 1943)
1947 - Arlo Guthrie, American musician
(1980: some so-called "singer")
Deaths:
1989 - Mel Blanc, American voice actor (b. 1908)