EARTH SHAKING NEWS

What do

James Earl Jones,

Benjamin Franklin,

Eartha Kitt,

 Shari Lewis,

Pope Pius V,

Vidal Sassoon,

Anton Chekov,

 Betty White,

Muhammad Ali,

and Al Capone

have in common?

 They were all born on the same day.

January seventeenth; same as

 …this baby.

On that day in history...

1775

Nine old women were burnt as witches 

for causing a bad harvest in Kalisk, Poland

1861

The flush toilet was patented by Mr. Thomas Crapper

1969

The Beatles released the Yellow Submarine album in the U.K.

1971

Super Bowl V--Baltimore Colts 16—Dallas Cowboys 13

 1976

“I Write the Songs” by Barry Manilow hits #1

 1982

“Cold Sunday”  in U.S. temperatures fall to their lowest levels

 in over 100 years in numerous cities

 1991

Operation Desert Storm begins

 1994

6.6 Earthquake in L.A. 

kills 60 and causes $30 billion in damage

 1995

7.2 Kobe, Japan Earthquake


(the 2010 Haiti Earthquake magnitude 7 happened on January 12)

 2011

It was the best birthday present ever—

Ten days on the Caribbean.  THANKS! Dear Hubby

Do you think we are due for another monster earthquake?