Today is March 14th, known as Pi Day (or π Day). March 14th ... 3.14 ... yes, I am a nerd. You've known me HOW long and just now figured that out? At least I didn't post this at 1:59 A.M. (that would be 3.14 1:59).

Other semi-intersting things about today:

• 1794 - Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.
• 1964 - A jury in Dallas, Texas finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of John F. Kennedy.
• 1967 - The body of President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery.
• 1994 - Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released.

Born on this date:

• 1863 - Casey Jones, American railroad engineer (d. 1900)
• 1879 - Albert Einstein, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
• 1933 - Michael Caine, English actor
• 1933 - Quincy Jones, American musician and composer
• 1947 - Billy Crystal, American actor and comedian

Believe it or not, in other countries, they have different reasons to celebrate today:

• Albania - Summer Day: Albanian holiday Summer is celebrated in this day in Elbasan and its surroundings.
• Japan and Korea - White Day: Japanese holiday similar to Valentine's Day (men give gifts to women).
• Roman Empire - Equirria, horse races in honor of Mars were held.
• Estonia - Estonian language day (in estonian: Emakeelepäev)

Information found via Wikipedia.

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