Famous birthdays week #5

Last week:
January 26, 1925- Paul Newman
January 28, 1936- Alan Alda 

Last year we looked at major world events that occurred each week. For 2024 let's look at birthdays of famous people for each week of the year.

For this week, we have:

January 29, 1954

#1

February 2, 1947

Your task is to guess who each person is. To avoid spoiling it for people who come after you, do NOT put the person's name in the comments! Instead, write something about that person. For example, if your guess for person #1 is “Joe Biden”, write something like “#1 - current US president” in the comments. Don't use the name.

Good luck!

Famous birthdays week #4

Last week:
January 17, 1922 – Betty White
January 20, 1930 – Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin 

Last year we looked at major world events that occurred each week. For 2024 let's look at birthdays of famous people for each week of the year.

For this week, we have:

January 26, 1925

#1

January 28, 1936

#2

Your task is to guess who each person is. To avoid spoiling it for people who come after you, do NOT put the person's name in the comments! Instead, write something about that person. For example, if your guess for person #1 is “Joe Biden”, write something like “#1 - current US president” in the comments. Don't use the name.

Good luck!

Famous birthdays week #3

Last week:
1/8/1935 – Elvis Presley
1/9/1935 – Bob Denver

Last year we looked at major world events that occurred each week. For 2024 let's look at birthdays of famous people for each week of the year.

For this week, we have:

January 17, 1922

#1

January 20, 1930

#2

Your task is to guess who each person is. To avoid spoiling it for people who come after you, do NOT put the person's name in the comments! Instead, write something about that person. For example, if your guess for person #1 is “Joe Biden”, write something like “#1 - current US president” in the comments. Don't use the name.

Good luck!

Famous birthdays week #2

Last week:
1/2/1920 – Isaac Asimov
1/3/1892 – JRR Tolkien

Last year we looked at major world events that occurred each week. For 2024 let's look at birthdays of famous people for each week of the year.

For this week, we have:

January 8, 1935

#1

January 9, 1935

#2

Your task is to guess who each person is. To avoid spoiling it for people who come after you, do NOT put the person's name in the comments! Instead, write something about that person. For example, if your guess for person #1 is “Joe Biden”, write something like “#1 - current US president” in the comments. Don't use the name.

Good luck!

Famous birthdays week #1

Last week's photos:
2004 Tsunami
1803 Louisiana purchase
1922 USSR established
1879 Electric lightbulb

Last year we looked at major world events that occurred each week. For 2024 let's look at birthdays of famous people for each week of the year.

For this week, we have:

January 2, 1920

#1

January 3, 1892

#2

Your task is to guess who each person is. To avoid spoiling it for people who come after you, do NOT put the person's name in the comments! Instead, write something about that person. For example, if your guess for person #1 is “Joe Biden”, write something like “#1 - current US president” in the comments. Don't use the name.

Good luck!

This week in history #52

Last week's photos:
1846 Anesthesia
1972 Germany
1993 KGB
1947 Transistor

Last year we looked at obscure holidays. This year, let’s look at major world events that occurred each week.  Make your best guess in the comments as to the years of each event.  No googling!

Week #52

December 26, ____ - An estimated 230,000 persons died and 1.5 million left homeless when a magnitude 9.3 earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused a series of giant tsunami waves that decimated parts of a dozen countries including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India, and Somalia. 

December 30, ____ - The United States purchased the territory of Louisiana from France for approximately $15 million. 

December 30, ____ - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] was established. 

December 31, ____ - Thomas Edison conducted the first public demonstration of his electric incandescent lamp.

This week in history #51

Last week's photos:
1901 Marconi
1991 Korea
1911 Amundsen
1962 Mariner II

Last year we looked at obscure holidays. This year, let’s look at major world events that occurred each week.  Make your best guess in the comments as to the years of each event.  No googling!

Week #51

December 21, ____ - Anesthesia was used for the first time in Britain. 

December 21, ____ - East and West Germany established diplomatic ties, ending two decades of Cold War hostility. 

December 21, ____ - The KGB (Soviet Secret Police) was abolished by Russian President Boris Yeltsin. 

December 23, ____ - The transistor was invented at Bell Laboratories, sparking a worldwide revolution in electronics.