Because I was having trouble writing recently, my dear internet friends came to the rescue. The first, daisies, unofficially tagged me for this meme, which I thought sounded pretty fun (Look for the second, coming soon):

1. Go to Wikipedia and type in your Birthday Month and day only.
2. List 3 Events that occurred that day.
3. List 2 important Birth days.
4. List 1 Death.
5. List a Holiday or Observance. (if any)
6. Tag 5 other bloggers.

Birthday: December 8

Events:

1. 1854 - Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogma of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was born free of original sin. 

2. 1941 - World War II: After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the US Congress and Great Britain pass a declaration of war against Japan.

3. 1976 - The Eagles release the album Hotel California.

Important Birth days:

1. 1542 - Mary Queen of Scots
2. 1765 - Eli Whitney, American inventor (hello, the cotton gin?)

Bonus birthdays:
1925 - Sammy Davis Jr., American actor and singer
1943 - Jim Morrison of The Doors
1951 - Bill Bryson, American author
1953 - Kim Basinger, American actress
1961 - Ann Coulter, American author, political commentator, and attorney
1964 - Teri Hatcher, American actress
1966 - Sinead O’Connor, Irish musician

I had no idea I shared a birthday with so many cool people. Except for Ann Coulter, that’s unfortunate.

Death:

1. 1980 - John Lennon
The same day, same year and only a few hours after I was born.

Holiday or Observance:

1. France - Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights) held in Lyon to honor the Virgin Mary.

Tags:

I’ll tag a few people, but no pressure if you’re not really a meme kind of person.
Tripping Daisy (long time, no blog)
Quarter Life Crisis (back at ya)
Shannon (great name!)