Today I enter into a new year of my life.  Seeing that I love trivia I thought I’d share a modge podge of things for this post.

Some Interesting Quotes:

The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth.- Marilyn vos Savant:

The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.-Abraham Lincoln

Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed. -Charles Schulz

Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle.  -Bob Hope

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.  -Lucille Ball

Birthdays are good for you.  Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.  -Larry Lorenzoni

Old age is not so bad when you consider the alternatives.-Maurice Chevalier

I still have a full deck; I just shuffle slower now.  -Author Unknown

They say that age is all in your mind.  The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body. -Author Unknown

Some Famous people born on this day:

1804- John Deere-American manufacturer

1812- Charles Dickens-English Novelist

1867- Laura Ingalls Wilder-American Author

1885- Sinclair Lewis-American writer

1908- Buster Crabbe-American swimmer and actor

1932- Al Worden-American astronaut and Command module pilot for the Apollo 15

1937- Juan Pizzaro-major league baseball pitcher

1949- Joe English-musician-drummer for Paul McCartney’s  band Wings(1970’s)

1960-James Spader-actor from Boston Legal and The Practice

1962-Garth Brooks-American country music singer-songwriter

1965- Chris Rock- American comedian and actor

 

Interesting Events on this day in History:

1238- Mongols burned Vladimir city of Russia

1795- The 11^th Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed.

1894- The Cripple Creek miner’s strike began

1904- The Great Baltimore Fire begins

1914- Charlie Chaplin first appears as “The Tramp”

1935– The board game Monopoly hits the market.
1940- Walt Disney’s animated film "Pinnocchio" premieres in theaters around the world.

1964- The Beatles arrive at JFK International airport to begin their first United States tour

1974- Grenada becomes independent from the United Kingdom

1984- Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk

 

And lastly this little quiz I took just for the occasion.

Your Birthdate: February 7

You are an island. You don’t need anyone else to make you happy. And though you see yourself as a loner, people are drawn to you. Deep and sensitive, you tend to impress others with your insights. You also tend to be psychic – so listen to that inner voice! Your strength: Your self sufficiency Your weakness: You despise authority Your power color: Maroon Your power symbol: Hammer Your power month: July

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?