My Birthday in HistoryBrenna Searcy

These things happened on my birthday, August 24th.

Mt. Vesuvius Occurred in 79 AD Mt. Vesuvius erupted, killing

20,000 people Cities of Pompeii, Stabiae, and

Herculaneum were buried

http://www.cityknown.com/Cities/Attraction.aspx?BusinessID=2124

Gutenberg Bible First book printed

using the printing press

Printed by Johannes Gutenberg

Completed in 1456http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutenberg_Bible

Mexican Independence 1821: Spain accepts

Mexican independence The Mexican War of

Independence lasted eleven years

Mexico was established as a constitutional monarchy

https://www.simerida.com/courses/202anniversary.php

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

http://www.ronwatters.com/OLJackson3.html

Stephen Fry Born in 1957 English actor, author

and comedian Widely known for being

the voice of the UK Harry Potter audiobooks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Fry

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_11

Bohemian Rhapsody 1975: Queen began

recording “Bohemian Rhapsody”

The song took three weeks to record

The song took 180 dubs

http://collider.com/queen-freddie-mercury-biopic-we-will-rock-you-adaptation/

Pluto 2006: Pluto was

declassified as a planet

It met only two of three IAU requirements

Pluto was renamed a dwarf planet http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-pluto.html