My Birthday in History Brenna Searcy
These things happened on my birthday, August 24 th.
Mt. Vesuvius Occurred in 79 AD Mt. Vesuvius erupted, killing 20,000 people Cities of Pompeii, Stabiae, and Herculaneum were buried
Gutenberg Bible First book printed using the printing press Printed by Johannes Gutenberg Completed in
Mexican Independence 1821: Spain accepts Mexican independence The Mexican War of Independence lasted eleven years Mexico was established as a constitutional monarchy
Mount of the Holy Cross 1873: William Henry Jackson became the first to photograph the Mount of the Holy Cross Rumors had said a natural cross of snow lay in the mountains of Colorado The photo became one of Jackson’s most famous and popular images
Stephen Fry Born in 1957 English actor, author and comedian Widely known for being the voice of the UK Harry Potter audiobooks
Luna 11 1966: U.S.S.R. launched Luna 11 for orbit around the moon It launched two weeks after U.S. Lunar Orbiter entered orbit
Bohemian Rhapsody 1975: Queen began recording “Bohemian Rhapsody” The song took three weeks to record The song took 180 dubs you-adaptation/
Pluto 2006: Pluto was declassified as a planet It met only two of three IAU requirements Pluto was renamed a dwarf planet