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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Thursday Thirteen - 21st edition

13 facts and dates from the month of July



1. On July 1st, 1847 - The first postage stamp created

2. On July 7th, 1802 - The first comic book printed

3. On July 8th, 1776 - The Liberty Bell was rung.

4. On July 9th, 1893 - The first open heart surgery.

5. On July 15th, 1606 - Rembrandt was born.

6. On July 17th, 1955 - Disneyland opens.

7. On July 18th, 1973 - Brad (Hubby) was born (Happy BD honey)
On July 18th, 2005 - Ava (my brother's daughter) was born! (HB Ava!)

8. On July 20th, 1969 - 1st man on the moon.

9. On July 24th, 1976 - James (my brother) was born. (HB brother!) Man I have a lot of gift to buy in July!
On July 24th, 1847 - Amelia Earhart was born.

10. On July 26th, 1908 - The FBI was founded.

11. On July 29th, 1558 - NASA started.

12. On July 30th, 1964 - Medicare bill signed.

13. On July 31st, 1790 - The US Patent Office opens.


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18 comments:

Jennifer said...

Very informative list, I learned something today :)

Lady Rose said...

My hubby could use this list for his high school class :)

Susan Helene Gottfried said...

Geez, I didn't know most of this. What did they teach me in American history? Was I even awake?

Tammy said...

I'm Canadian so I didn't know very much about the declaration of independence, but I did love the National Treasure movie. ;o)

Kelsey said...

Interesting thanks

Soul Pockets said...

July is a busy month. My husband is grateful for #2, he is a comic book fanatic.

Irishcoda said...

I enjoy learning new things and there were several dates on your list I didn't know about! Happy Birthday to your family members!

Susan Helene Gottfried said...

How did I manage to leave a comment if I wasn't here last night? Or was I?

The New Mom on the Blog said...

Wow! this list is good! There were so many things I didn't know.

Peter Plum said...

Some great trivia-- didn't know that part about your husband. :)

Happy TT!

Erica @ A Woman in Business said...

Interesting thirteen. Cool fun facts. Have a good week.

The Gal Herself said...

And I thought everyone was lazy during the hot summer months. OBVIOUSLY not! Thanks for sharing, and thanks for visiting my TT.

crazy working mom said...

Whoo hoo...Disneyland AND open heart surgery! :)

Great list.

Happy TT.

DoubleDeckerBusGuy said...

Thirteen goodly bits of historical tidbits... and nicely diverse!

Nicole Austin said...

Great list. Have fun shopping for all those birthday gifts. *g*

SandyCarlson said...

And I thought nothing got done in July!

pussreboots said...

Thank you for sharing this interesting facts.

Cindy Swanson said...

Enjoyed your TT, and I love the name of your blog! How appropriate for a young mom!

Hope you'll stop by my TT when you get a moment. :)