-Prince (actual Prince, not the Artist Formerly Known as Prince or that weird symbol thingy) was on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine
-The moon was one night past a full moon
-Ronald Reagan was president
-Two Frenchmen who served as mercenaries in the old Rhodesian army, Gervaise Boutanquoi and Simon Chemouth, turned to crime after the war that created Zimbabwe. They shot dead a café owner, were sentenced to death, and were hanged on Thursday, April 28th, 1983, at Harare Central Prison.
-The top songs were "Billie Jean," "Come On Eileen," and "Beat It"
-The UN General Assembly met to discuss "Strengthening the Role of the Organization," "Science and Technology," and "Implementation of Human Rights."
-The 7 World Trade Center in NYC was being built (check out this sweet video!!!)
-Alice Walker won the National Book Award for The Color Purple
-Petunia's mother gave birth to her after less than 2 hours of labor. I think I am the only child on the planet whose mother actually thanks them for their childbirth.
More tales on the birthday week to come!!!
p.s. it's Moosh in Indy's birthday too - go wish her a happy birthday as well!
4 comments:
and a very, very happy birthday to you, as well as a thank you from the world at large to your mum!
gee, i was twenty-six once...i remember crossing out the date on my cave's calendar...
A VERY happy birthday to you!!! And I am certain that you will celebrate in Epic style...
ML
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"-Petunia's mother gave birth to her after less than 2 hours of labor. I think I am the only child on the planet whose mother actually thanks them for their childbirth."
I am pretty sure she still proud and thanks you for what you do out there!
Happy Birthday!
do you know i actually read this post before and didn't make the connection between it and your bday. i think there's something wrong with me. xo
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