Sunday, August 18, 2013

8.18.13

Happy Sunday Phoenix! Rise and shine - it's the last day of the weekend. Taking a moment here to thank all who responded on yesterday's thread. Since most seem to enjoy my endless store of trivia, I'll keep it going. *smiles*
On this day in:
1587: Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents born in North America.
1894: Congress established the Bureau of Immigration, forerunner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
1920: When Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, the three-quarters of the states necessary was achieved and American women got the right to vote.
Famous people born on this day:
Shelley Winters , actress (1920)
Rosalynn Smith Carter, first lady (1927)
Roman Polanski, film director (1933)
Roberto Clemente, baseball player (1934)
Robert Redford, actor and director (1937)
Patrick Swayze, actor (1952)
Christian Slater, actor (1969)
Strange laws:
Pocatello, ID: A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face.
Trenton, NJ: Pickles are not to be consumed on Sundays.
Morrisville, PA: It is required that a woman have a permit to wear cosmetics.
Applicable everywhere: Kade and Aric aren't allowed to carry water guns. *grins*
Have a marvelous, fangtastic Midnight Breed day all!
 Brock
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