Tuesday, November 22, 2005

On This Date: November 22nd

On This Date: November 22nd

Five (5) years ago today, I returned from a semester of study abroad at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa.

November 22nd is a pretty significant day, both in my family and the world at large.

  • 2000 - I returned to St. Louis from South Africa.
  • 1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigned as British Prime Minister.
  • 1969 - My parents got married, at St. George Catholic Church in Gardenville (Affton).
  • 1963 - President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, TX.
  • 1890 - Legendary French leader Charles de Gaulle was born.
  • 1718 - Blackbeard the pirate was killed in a battle off the Virginia coast.
  • 1497 - Tying back into the Cape Town theme, Vasco da Gama became the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope, ultimately reaching India.
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