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Five Famous Americans Whose Birthdays Are February 9Th

FEBRUARY 9TH BIRTHDAYS OF FIVE FAMOUS AMERICANS

  WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON was born in Charles City County, Colony of Virginia in 1773.  He was a soldier in the U.S. Army for most of his adult life. His years of service were 1791-1797, 1811, 1812-1814.  Some of the major battles/wars he participated in were the Northwest Indian War; Siege of Fort Recovery, Battle of Fallen Timbers, Tecumseh’s War-Battle of Tippecanoe, and the War of 1812.  He was elected the ninth President of the United States but served only for a month. He died of complications from a cold.  He had the shortest tenure in U.S. presidential history.  (d. 1841)

 DAVID DEAN RUSK  Secretary of State under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; the longest serving Secretary of State, behind Cordell Hull.  He  was born in Cherokee County, Georgia in 1909.  He also served as a colonel during World War II and received the Legion of Merit Award.  (d. 1994)

 ROGER MUDD was born in 1928, in Washington, D.C.,   He is a television journalist and broadcaster.  Mudd’s most recent job is as primary anchor for The History Channel.  Before that he was weekend and weekday substitute anchor of CBS Evening News and also co-anchor of NBC Nightly News and hosted NBC Meet the Press.  He has received the Peabody Award, the Joan Shorenstein Award for Distinguished Washington Reporting and five Emmy Awards.

 CAROLE (KLEIN) KING was born in 1942, in New York City.  She is an American singer and songwriter in the genres of folk rock, pop, and jazz.  Carole and her husband Gerry Goffin have written over two dozen chart hits for many artists during the 1960s.  Many of these have become standards.  She has four Grammy Awards to her credit and has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (along with Gerry Goffin).  Some of the songs include Love Me Tomorrow (1960), Take Good Care of My Baby (1960), The LocoMotion (1962), Crying in the Rain  and Go Away Little Girl.   

 MARIA de LOURDES VILLIERS FARROW was born in 1945 in Los Angeles, California.  She is an American actress and singer.  She has more than forty films to her credit.  Farrow has won many awards including a Golden Globe Award, three BAFTA Film Award nominations, and won for best actress at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.  She’s also done extensive humanitarian work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.  She also is involved in humanitarian activities for Darfur, Chad and Central African Republic. In 2008 Time Magazine selected her as one of the world’s most influential people.

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Make the best of your milestone birthdays

Tips on how to organize funny parties for each of your milestone birthdays :

1st Birthday is an event that we will hear our relatives talking about …or not, depending on how funny it was. As a parent, turn the 1st birthday of your child into a nice memory. Create nice invitations and send them to your guests in advance, have colorful decorations, lots of balloons, all the characters dear to any child there, on the plates, napkins, walls, have 1st birthday dangles, give favors to your guests and small toys to their children.

15th Birthday is the moment for your daughter’s Mis Quince party. Make sure you have there all the items you need to turn it into an unforgettable event for her: Mis Quince plates, beverages, cups, tablecover, candles.

Sweet Sixteen Anniversary is supposed to be, as its name shows, sweet and…pink. You can stick candies to the invitations to the party, to make it sweeter, have a pajamas party and then have a lot of shooting stars as decorations, make the celebrated girl wear a flashing birthday sash or a princess crown.

21st anniversary is a big day in teenagers’ life because it is like a password allowing them to cross some borders: they can start driving their car, play casino games, drink alcohol in public places. Why not make a theme out of this? For your adult child from now on, throw out a Casino party or a Nascar one. Organize a wine tasting with glasses having written “Finally 21st”.

30th birthday is even better than your 21st one. Then you were just young, now you are young and wiser. Enjoy it to the fullest. Dance all night, have your friends wear party hats and glasses. Organize a treasure hunt including 30 clues. These clues could refer to events of your life that your friends are aware of and can decode.

40th birthday is truly a milestone celebration because many have the tendency of feeling old and complaining about it. If you care enough for your friend who is turning 40, organize a little surprise for him, by turning his party into a funeral one. Put on black plates and napkins, and even bring in some Halloween party items. Ask the guests to come dressed in black and express their regrets. Hopefully, he will realize how far he is from calling himself old. And it will be something that will certainly make him laugh…a lot.

50th birthday should give us all a sense of fulfillment. After all, it’s half of a century. Remember all the good times you had so far with a photo centerpiece displaying pictures of wonderful events in your life.

60th Birthday is not a time to feel sad. You can be nostalgic, on the condition that you have fun at the same time. Organize a retro party, maybe a rock ’n’ roll party if you like this type of music. Send Rock ’n’ roll invitations, decorate the walls with rock’ n’ roll scene setters, get Elvis wigs for your guests and rock the dance floor.

75th birthday is also called the silver celebration. So use this color as a theme for your party. Use silver balloons to decorate the room, silver stars, silver plates.

80th birthday is a true reason for celebration. 80 is not old, is gold. Use gold as your theme party. Buy the celebrated person a King or Queen golden crown. Track old friends and bring them in for this special event.

There is no other day more special within the whole year than your birthday. No matter the age, birthday is about fun, love, and good memories.