Transcript The Day of My Birth Throughout the Ages

The Day of My Birth Throughout
the Ages
Bethany Heaton
Throughout the years, on
March 15, the following
events happened.
• In 1989 the Rolling Stones
signed a 70 million dollar
contract to play 50 North
American dates.
• It was the largest contract in
rock history.
http://thisdayinmusic.com/upload/stones_time_cover_9769.JPG
• In 44 BC Roman Emperor
Julius Caesar was
assassinated by high ranking
Roman Senators.
• The day is known as the "Ides
of March."
• Caesar was stabbed in the
back by his friend Marcus
Brutus. Caesar falls and
utters his famous last words,
"Et tu, Brute?" (And you,
Brutus?)
http://biography4u.com/julius-caesar.html
• In 1938 oil was discovered in
Saudi Arabia.
• Oil reserves in Saudi Arabia are
the second largest claimed in
the world, estimated to be 267
billion barrels.
• Oil is a vital source of energy for
the world and will likely remain
so for many decades to come.
http://www.cgdev.org/section/initiatives/_active/revenu
es_distribution
• On this day in 1985 Kellan
Lutz was born.
• He is an actor in the popular
movie Twilight.
• Upon high school
graduation, Lutz relocated to
California to attend
Chapman University and
study Chemical Engineering,
but left in order to pursue a
career in acting.
http://www.hotdog.hu/twilightfashion/kellan-lutz
• On this day in 1968,
construction starts on the
north tunnel of the
Eisenhower/Johnson
Memorial Tunnel on
Interstate 70 in Colorado.
• Located at an altitude of
more than 11,000 feet, the
project was an engineering
marvel and became the
world's highest vehicular
tunnel when it was
completed in 1979.
http://www.coloradodot.info/travel/eisenhowertunnel
• In 1998 the Movie
Titanic surpassed Star
Wars to become the
highest grossing film
in North American
box offices.
http://www.amazon.com/Titanic-LeonardoDiCaprio/dp/B007SPPANM
• In 2000 a new Goodyear
Blimp was launched, about a
half a year after the previous
Blimp had crashed.
• A woman described her
experience while riding this
airship for about 45
minutes. She said the ride
was rougher than expected,
but she also said it feels like
an airplane (the buffeting).
http://manhattanwineauction.com/blog/post/off
_we_go_into_the_wild_blue_yonder
• In 1997 Gail Davis, TV’s
Annie Oakley dies.
• She died of cancer in Los
Angeles at the age of
seventy-one.
• For her contribution to the
television industry, Gail
Davis has a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/annieoakley.htm