*2011 Birthday Thread* (Lady_Skywalker87, DaenaBenjen42, serendipityaey)

Happy birthday, Ish.

 

DECEMBER

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Birthstone is Turquoise


(DRL is going to keep me busy for the next few days, so I'm posting these at once. ~Trace)

Four in a row!


December 2nd is TheMacUnleashed - Who shares a birthday with Gianni Versace and Nelly Furtado. On this day in 1816, the first savings bank in the U.S., the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society, opened for business; and in 1969, the Boeing 747 jumbo jet was first shown to the public.

The 3rd is The1stJediPrincess - Who shares a birthday with Daryl Hannah and Julianne Moore. On this day in 1967, surgeons in Cape Town, South Africa, performed the first successful transplant of a human heart; and in 1833, Ohio's Oberlin College welcomed both men and women, becoming the oldest coed college in the nation.

The 4th is Hazel - Who shares a birthday with Jeff Bridges and Marisa Tomei. On this day in 1945, the Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations; and in 1881, the Los Angeles Times was first published.

And the 5th is Ceillean - Who shares a birthday with Walt Disney and Little Richard. On this day in 1848, President James K. Polk ignited the gold rush by confirming in his State of the Union address that gold had been discovered in California; and in 1955, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began, inspired by Rosa Parks.


Happy Birthdays!

 

Happy Birthday all, and all those whom I've missed...hope the cake was delicious and calorie free.

 

Happy birthdays

And a special gift for The1stJediPrincess on her birthday

 

Happy birthday! Hugs to all!

 

Happy birthday to all!

 

Happy birthday to TheMacUnleashed, The1stJediPrincess, Hazel, and Ceillean!!!

 

Happy birthday to all!!!


And thank you , cake for all...


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December 9th is Corellian_Ale - Who shares a birthday with Judy Dench and John Malkovich. On this day in 1793, Noah Webster, of dictionary fame, established New York's first daily newspaper, American Minerva; and in 1907, Christmas Seals -- to stick on letters and packages in order to raise funds for tuberculosis -- went on sale for the first time, at the Wilmington, Delaware, post office.

Happy birthday!

 

It's still the weekend of, so I'm gonna claim this birthday wish as on-time.

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Happy Birthday, Ale!

 

Happy birthday, Ale!! (And everyone I've missed!)

 

December 19th was Book-Geek - Who shares a birthday with Leonid Brezhnev and Jake Gyllenhaal. On this day in 1903, the Williamsburg Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge until the 1920s at 1,600 feet long, opened to traffic in New York City; and in 1972, Apollo 17, the most recent spacecraft to take humans to the moon, returned to Earth.

Happy birthday!

 

Happy birthday, Book-Geek!

 

Happy birthday!!!!!

 

Happy birthday!

 

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

 

Happy Birthday!

 

When did they change it to turquoise from Blue Zircons?

Happy birthday to Ale and Book-Geek!!!!!



Edit... *wanders off to look up birthstone info* Oh. Got it.

 

Finishing out the year!

December 24th was Lady_Skywalker87 - Who shares a birthday with Ava Gardner and Ryan Seacrest. On this day in 1818, "Silent Night" was composed by Franz Joseph Gruber; and in 1893, Henry Ford built the first useful gas engine, which he tested in his kitchen.

December 28th is DaenaBenjen42 - Who shares a birthday with Stan Lee and Maggie Smith. On this day in 1973, the U.S. Endangered Species Act was passed, protecting animals and their habitats; and in 1869, William Semple of Ohio patented chewing gum.

And December 29th is serendipityaey - Who shares a birthday with Charles Goodyear and Mary Tyler Moore. On this day in 1891, Thomas Edison patented the wireless radio; and in 1953, the first color TV sets went on sale in the U.S. for about $1,175.


Happy birthdays and a happy new year to all!

 

Happy Birthday to you all!!!

And also, Happy New Year!

 

Happy Birthday Lady_skywalker87, DaenaBenjen42, serendiptyaey...many happy returns! Celebrate and enjoy your day.

 

Happy birthdays!!

 

Thanks so much guys!!! Hope you all had a wonderful Holiday and have a even more wonderful New Years!!! and Happy Birthday to my fellow posters!!

 

Happy birthdays to Lady_Skywalker87 and serendipityaey!!!!!