When I was growing up I remember trying earnestly to convince my cousin Chad, whose birthday fell on Christmas Day, that my birthday was better because grown-ups care more about
Flag Day than Christmas.
I've since realized the foolishness of that argument and thought that in honor of my birthday it would be fun to create a list of other cool stuff that turned 30 today. You would think that the wonder that is google would make this easy. Sadly the only pop culture event I could find attributed to my birthday was the premeir of the
Gong Show.
What I did turn up was a few terrible things that happened on June 14.
1940:
Auschwitz, the largest Nazi
concentration camp was established in German-occupied Poland
1954: The first
national civil defense drill was held.
1985:
TWA Flight 847 was hijacked by Lebanese
Shi'ites after takeoff from Athens, beginning a 17-day ordeal
Other events attributed to
"Today in History"- In 1775, the United States Army was founded.
- In 1777 we adopt the stars and stripes.
- 1789 - Whisky distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev Elijah Craig. It is named Bourbon because Rev Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
- In 1846, a group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the
Republic of California.
- In 1946 Donald Trump was born.
- In 1951 the first Univac Computer was dedicated.
- In 1954, President Eisenhower signed an order adding the words
``under God'' to the Pledge of Allegiance.
- In 1976...well that's when I showed up.
Cheers to getting older.