December 7th

You might be asking yourself...."Why does December 7th sound familiar? Did something significant happen on that date?" Well, I'm so glad you asked.

December 7, 1941 was the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese aircrafts. They bombed the US Naval base in Hawaii, and as a result, the US entered World War II. The US lost 2,402 people that morning when the Japanese attacked unsuspecting battleships, cruisers and destroyers. Interestingly enough, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor before they officially declared war. President Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed it "a date which will live in infamy."

No, that's not what you were thinking about?

Hmm, well it's also the day of my birth, 27 years ago.

Not that either? Maybe you're thinking about one of these monumental occassions:
December 7, 43 B.C. - Marcus Tullius Cicero was assassinated

December 7, 1732 - The Royal Opera House opens in London

December 7, 1787 - Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution (way to go Delaware!)

December 7, 1900 - Max Planck discovers the law of black body emission (I hope it wasn't based on personal experience)

December 7, 1946 - A fire in an Atlanta hotel kills 119 people

December 7, 1963 - Instant replay is used for the first time in a football game (Army vs. Navy)

December 7, 1982 (my actual day of birth) - Charles Brooks, Jr. becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the U.S. (that's pretty morbid)

I share a birthday (not the year, but the day) with Jamiel Chagra (an American drug trafficker), Mark Hofmann (an American forger and bomber), Larry Bird, Damien Rice, Terrell Owens, Sarah Bareilles, Aaron Carter, and my fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Loutzenheizer (not pictured). Of course there are many others, but those were the interesting ones.

Did you know that December 7th is also National Cotton Candy Day? Seems that one is somewhat overshadowed by the rememberance of the thousands that gave their lives for our country.

The #1 song on December 7th, 1982 was Maneater by Hall & Oates. Hmm. That's somethin'.

Had enough? Ok, ok. I'll stop :)