Thursday, January 08, 2009

January 15th is an Important Day. . . .

January 15, 1559 - Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England
January 15, 1870 - The democratic donkey made its debut in Harper's Weekly
January 15, 1892 - The 13 rules of basketball were established and published.
January 15, 1908 - Edward Teller was born and became the architect of the hydrogen bomb.
January 15, 1967 - The Green Bay Packers won the first Super Bowl, led by Bart Starr.
January 15, 1929 - Martin Luther King, Jr., civil-rights leader was born.
January 15, 1943 - The world's largest office building, The Pentagon, was dedicated.
January 15, 1974 - "Happy Days" premiered on television.
January 15, 1940 - Sara Isbell was born and ushered in the largest snowstorm ever recorded in
Fort Payne, Alabama, measuring an official accumulation of 18".

1 comment:

diana said...

happy birthday sara