Birthday Meme

Ginger's post said Who really cares? Oh YOU do? so here I go with another one of these.

Ginger tagged me, Penless Writer, along with Jungle Mom, The Butler's Wife, Just Mom and Momma Roar, (Can you imagine a NORMAL, (are there any of those in Blogland? I think not!)) person reading this list of prestigious names!! he he... whee long sentence) to:

1) Go to Sikipedia and type in your birth date only - without the years. Mine is December 25th

2) List 3 events that occurred that day:
A) 1223- St. Francis of Assisi assembles the first nativity scene. (THAT to me was interesting)
B) 1939 - Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is read from the radio for the 1st time . (CBS radio) C) 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day. (Praise the Lord for THAT!)

#3) List 2 important birthdays:
A) 1821 - Clara Barton - Founder of the Red Cross (She left her good mark on the world)
B) 1890 - Robert Ripley, collector of odd facts (Wonder what he's think of Blogworld?)

4) List 1 death:
A0 1977 - Charlie Chaplin, English Actor

5) List a holiday or observance:
A) This one was so hard.....CHRISTMAS DAY!!!!

6) Tag 5 other bloggers; and the winners are.....
Learning for Lifetime Susan (You didn't think I'd let YOU off, Susan).
Frazzled Farm Wife (Now you're REALLY part of this crazy blogging!)
Pear Tree Cottage Lee-Ann (Another Lee-Ann from WAY down under!)
Word of Truth Christian Academy Trella (What goes around comes around!)
Mountain Mama Bev (Join in the fun)

Should you choose this assignment, I hope you'll let me know so I can come learn about your birthday and get my History Lesson for the day.