Today is May the twenty-second. Today is my birthday. Today I discovered something…

I was born on May 22 (1990) which happens to be a special day, in my opinion, for several reasons.

It’s a national holiday – Unknown to me until today.

It seems that on May 22, 1819, the steamship The Savannah set sail from Savannah, Georgia on the first successful transoceanic voyage under steam propulsion. And in 1933, Congress designated May 22 as National Maritime Day.

NATIONAL MARITIME DAY MAY 22 ((YEARLY))A joint resolution of Congress designated May 22 as National Maritime Day beginning in 1933.This became so, by:Joint Resolution of Congress Designating May 22 as National Maritime Day passed May 20, 193373d Congress, Session I, 1933 S. J. Res No.7JOINT RESOLUTION Designating May 22 as National Maritime Day.Whereas on May 22, 1819, the steamship The Savannah set sail from Savannah, Georgia, on the first successful transoceanic voyage under steam propulsion, thus making a material contribution to the advancement of ocean transportation: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That May 22 of each year shall hereafter be designated and known as National Maritime Day, and the President is authorized and requested annually to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such National Maritime Day by displaying the flag at their homes or other suitable places and Government officials to display the flag on all Government buildings on May 22 of each year.Approved, May 20, 1933

National Maritime Day – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

We had the same release date - Although, I was version 1.0 or something <grin>.
You see, Microsoft released the third major release of Windows, Windows 3.0 on the same day I was born. Now Windows 3.0 was significant because it became the first widely succesful version of Windows and was a major source of income for Microsoft selling nearly 10 million copies.
And…

Last, but not least. My birthday is the least common birthday.
So. When is your birthday?

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