I’m 33 today. Whoa. That was a weird thing to type. 33 is soooo old. I’ve never really been one to freak out about birthdays or aging, but if you mention how big my kids are getting I’ll cry all night long. Instead of focusing on my old age, I thought I'd take a look through history to see what else happened on this very important date.
1915
An earthquake hits Avezzano, Italy and kills nearly 30,000 people.
1929
Wyatt Earp dies in Los Angeles.
1930
"Mickey Mouse" comic strip first appears.
1939
Doc Barker of the Bloody Barkers gang is killed while trying to escape from Alcatraz.
1943
Hitler declares total war.
1961
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is born.
1966
US performs nuclear testing at Nevada Test Site.
1966
Patrick Dempsey is born.
1968
Johnny Cash performs and records his famous album at California's Folsom State Prison.
1969
The Beatles release Yellow Submarine.
1972
Nicole Eggert is born.
1976
Michael Peña is born.
(Yeah. I had to include a picture with Jake Gyllenhaal. Hey, it's MY birthday!)
1977
Orlando Bloom is born.
1979
YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song.
1979
I was born.
(Check out my ever so stylish dad!)
1982
Air Florida Flight 90 crashes into DC's 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 people.
1992
Michael Jordan retires for a second time. (He retires for the third and final time in 2003).
1992
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer pleads guilty.
1993
Bobby Brown is arrested for simulating a sex act onstage. For the second time.
1994
Shawn Eckardt and Derrick Smith are arrested for the attack on Nancy Kerrigan.
1999
Britney Spears opens for 'N Sync in Denver.
2001
An earthquake then mudslide kills 840 people in El Salvador.
2002
President Bush faints after choking on a pretzel.
2008
The Golden Globes are cancelled due to the Writers Strike. Winners were announced at a press conference.
What. A. Day.
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