on may 16….

As sprite posted on her blog, there’s a meme going ’round. So, in a bout of needing to find a mental distraction from cleaning, here goes.

The rules: You go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday (only month & day). Then you write down 3 events, 2 births, 1 holiday, and then you tag 5 friends you hope that pals post on their blogs/journals or leave comments with their own results.

Events:

• 1568 – Mary Queen of Scots flees to England.
• 1836 – Edgar Allan Poe marries his 13-year-old cousin Virginia.
• 1929 – In Hollywood, California, the first Academy Awards are handed out.
• BONUS: 1966 – The Communist Party of China issued the “May 16 Notice”, marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.

Births:

• 1801 – William H. Seward, United States Secretary of State, bought Alaska at 2 ¢/acre (d. 1872)
• 1913 – Woody Herman, American musician and band leader (d. 1987)

Holiday:

• Teachers’ Day in Malaysia.