Post by GinfnersAddict on Aug 19, 2008 2:52:52 GMT
2008 - 17th August - I turn 21. American swimmer Michael Phelps wins eighth gold medal at the Beijing Summer Olympics, surpassing Mark Spitz for the most gold medals in a single olympics.
2007 - 17th August - I turn 20. Officials in Iraq say 344 people died in Tuesday's bomb attacks against the minority Yazidi community.
2006 - 17th August - I turn 19. A Mozambican couple confess to exhuming corpses to eat human flesh to boost their healing powers.
2005 - 17th August - I turn 18. The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of the Israel unilateral disengagement plan, starts.
2004 - 17th August - I turn 17. A moment of genius strikes Packie Ingham when he makes this stinking topic, unaware not only was it a waste of time then but 4 years on it would still waste minutes from peoples lives.
2003 - 17th August - I turn 16. This bloke goes cycling blog.pobblelabs.org/2003/08/17/
2002 - 17th August - I turn 15. A school caretaker and his girlfriend have been arrested in connection with the murders of missing schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman
2001 - 17th August - I turn 14. It's is hot all over America. And Spokane, Washington, has had its share of heat this summer. So a moose did what a lot of people are doing. He took a dip in Randy Longmeier's pool.
2000 - 17th August - I turn 13. Al Gore, proclaiming himself a new leader for a new time, vowed Thursday night to lead the fight against the "powerful forces and powerful interests" that stand in the way of the people "who pay the taxes, bear the burdens and live the American dream."
1999 - 17th August - I turn 12. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes İzmit, Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000.
1998 - 17th August - I turn 11. US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. On the same day he admits before the nation that he "misled people" about his relationship.
1997 - 17th August - I turn 10. Putting his own chances of survival at "slim to none," McVeigh this weekend distanced himself from responsibility for the deaths of 168 people in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
1996 - 17th August - I turn 9. The Dallas Epilepsy Association has booked Jaime Lyn Bauer, who plays the doc on Days of Our Lives, as honorary chairwoman of its Stroll for Epilepsy.
1995 - 17th August - I turn 8. Nearly a dozen sleek, fat, contented bears loll on the hillside. Some sprawl in comic postures while others paw lazily for food or keep a watchful eye on boisterous cubs.
1994 - 17th August - I turn 7. Joseph Paul Jack Sharkey Zukauskas, boxer, dies at 91
1993 - 17th August - I turn 6. Max de Metz, Dutch publisher/translator/interpreter, dies at 72
1992 - 17th August - I turn 5. Tommy Nutter, fashion designer (bell bottom pants), dies of AIDs at 49.
1991 - 17th August - I turn 4. Mikhail Moseyevich Botvinnik, world Chess Champion.
1990 - 17th August - I turn 3. One hundred and seventy South Africans were hacked to death in tribal fighting over five days. Police broke up Zulus who were brandishing axes and spears. The Zulus were fighting with the Xhosases led by Nelson Mandela.
1989 - 17th August - I turn 2. 32nd Walker Cup: Britain-Ireland, 12«-11«
1988 - 17th August - I turn 1. Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.
1987 - 17th August - I turn 0. Rudolf Hess, Nazi deputy dies.
2007 - 17th August - I turn 20. Officials in Iraq say 344 people died in Tuesday's bomb attacks against the minority Yazidi community.
2006 - 17th August - I turn 19. A Mozambican couple confess to exhuming corpses to eat human flesh to boost their healing powers.
2005 - 17th August - I turn 18. The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of the Israel unilateral disengagement plan, starts.
2004 - 17th August - I turn 17. A moment of genius strikes Packie Ingham when he makes this stinking topic, unaware not only was it a waste of time then but 4 years on it would still waste minutes from peoples lives.
2003 - 17th August - I turn 16. This bloke goes cycling blog.pobblelabs.org/2003/08/17/
2002 - 17th August - I turn 15. A school caretaker and his girlfriend have been arrested in connection with the murders of missing schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman
2001 - 17th August - I turn 14. It's is hot all over America. And Spokane, Washington, has had its share of heat this summer. So a moose did what a lot of people are doing. He took a dip in Randy Longmeier's pool.
2000 - 17th August - I turn 13. Al Gore, proclaiming himself a new leader for a new time, vowed Thursday night to lead the fight against the "powerful forces and powerful interests" that stand in the way of the people "who pay the taxes, bear the burdens and live the American dream."
1999 - 17th August - I turn 12. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes İzmit, Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000.
1998 - 17th August - I turn 11. US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. On the same day he admits before the nation that he "misled people" about his relationship.
1997 - 17th August - I turn 10. Putting his own chances of survival at "slim to none," McVeigh this weekend distanced himself from responsibility for the deaths of 168 people in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
1996 - 17th August - I turn 9. The Dallas Epilepsy Association has booked Jaime Lyn Bauer, who plays the doc on Days of Our Lives, as honorary chairwoman of its Stroll for Epilepsy.
1995 - 17th August - I turn 8. Nearly a dozen sleek, fat, contented bears loll on the hillside. Some sprawl in comic postures while others paw lazily for food or keep a watchful eye on boisterous cubs.
1994 - 17th August - I turn 7. Joseph Paul Jack Sharkey Zukauskas, boxer, dies at 91
1993 - 17th August - I turn 6. Max de Metz, Dutch publisher/translator/interpreter, dies at 72
1992 - 17th August - I turn 5. Tommy Nutter, fashion designer (bell bottom pants), dies of AIDs at 49.
1991 - 17th August - I turn 4. Mikhail Moseyevich Botvinnik, world Chess Champion.
1990 - 17th August - I turn 3. One hundred and seventy South Africans were hacked to death in tribal fighting over five days. Police broke up Zulus who were brandishing axes and spears. The Zulus were fighting with the Xhosases led by Nelson Mandela.
1989 - 17th August - I turn 2. 32nd Walker Cup: Britain-Ireland, 12«-11«
1988 - 17th August - I turn 1. Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.
1987 - 17th August - I turn 0. Rudolf Hess, Nazi deputy dies.