Monday, February 7, 2011

A LOOK AT THE WORLD THE DAY BEVERLY JEAN HIGGINS WAS BORN (My Mom)

29 Mar 2002 , Clearlake, Lake Co, California, USA
I had put this together a little over a year after Mom died.

Born Saturday, January 02, 1937. As of Friday, March 29th, 2002 you would have been 65 years old and have lived 23827 days.

In The News In 1937: The first coast-to-coast broadcast reports the explosion of the Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Joe Louis becomes world heavyweight champ by knocking out James J. Braddock. Amelia Earhart and co-pilot Fred Noonan are lost in the Pacific near Howland Island. President Roosevelt's plan to "pack" the Supreme Court is rejected by Congress.

Your Birthstone is Garnet.

Entertainment in 1937: *Noble Prize Winner (Literature)-Roger Martin du Gard - France. *Best Selling Fiction: "Gone with the Wind"-by Margaret Mitchell. *Best Selling Non-Fiction: "How to Win Friends and Influence People"- by Dale Carnegie. *Best Picture: "The Life of Ernile Zola"- by Warner Bros. * Best Director: Leo Marey, "The Awful Truth". *Best Actress: Luise Rainer, "The Good Earth". *Best Actor: Spencer Tracy, "Captains Courageous".

Sports Champions in 1937: *MLB: New York Yankees. *NFL: Washington Redskins. *NBA: *NHL: Detroit Red Wings. *NCAA-Basketball: *KY Derby: Wae Admiral. *U.S. Open Golf: Ralph Guldahl. *U.S. Open Tennis (Men): Don Budge. *U.S. Open Tennis (Women): Anita Lazana.

Celebrities born on January 2: *Issac Asirnov, author- 1920. *Federico Fellini, director-1920. *Roger Miller, singer/songwriter- 1936. *Jum Bakker, televangelist- 1939. *Christopher Durang, playwright/author- 1949. *Beverly Jean Higgins, Loving Mother- 1937.

Your Zodiac Sign is Capricorn: Capricorns are persistent, especially in business matters. Clear-headed and practical, they can appraise any situation with painstaking logic. Money and material things are important to Capricorns. They love hard work and earned results.

Your Chinese Sign is Ox: Your calm, patient demeanor makes you a good listener.

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