twistedloops

Today is my birthday, so I decided to hop on the wikipedia birthday meme

Events

1. 1692 – Salem Witch Trials: Five women are hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts 
2. 1848 – Women’s rights: The two day Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York
3. 1996 – Opening Ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia

I picked the Atlanta olympics because I attended. However, I had the unfortunate timing of arriving in Atlanta about 4-5 hours after the bomb went off. A friend and I planned a roadtrip at about 4pm on a Friday.  We sat down at work and decided to head to Atlanta and the Olympics for a “once in a lifetime” experience. We drove through the night and crossed the border into Georgia around 4 or 5 am. My radio wasn’t working, so we listened to CDs the entire drive. We picked up the early edition of the Atlanta paper, and headed into the nearest Waffle House for breakfast and to plan our day – there was nothing in the early edition newspaper about the bombing.  We put together the plan and headed down to the heart of the Olympic event area.

We were near the bombing site, and saw a lot of national guard troops, but still had no idea what had happened.  I’d thought security was kind of heavy, but didn’t really think much about it.  I was still just a naive college kid.  It wasn’t until I approached a bank of phone booths to call my mom and let her know I was in Atlanta that I noticed the corner newsbox headline. 

We still managed to have a good time in Atlanta, and even managed to get tickets to an event.  It’s definitely a trip I’ll always remember.

Births

1. Edgar Degas 1917
2. Lizzie Borden 1927

I’ve always found it amusing that I share a birthday with Lizzie Borden. I’m not sure what this says about me.

Holiday

1. Lucaria

No idea what this is.  Wikipedia listed it as a roman feast.  There weren’t many holidays to choose from.

Want to play along?  The rules:

1. Go to Wikipedia
2. Search for your birthday Month and Day
3. Pick 3 events, 2 births and 1 holiday