36

As another year turns the corner for me I have done a little historical research. Here are some of the things people have accomplished in the 36th year of their life:

Vincent Van Gogh painted Starry Night - while in a mental clinic.

Poet William Blake wrote The Tyger.

Steven Spielberg created E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial.

Michelangelo painted The Creation of Adam on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath.

Walt Disney released his first full-length feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

Johann Sebastian Bach presented 6 concertos to the Margrave of Brandenburg.

Ben Hogan won the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship.

Paul Newman portrayed 'Fast' Eddie Felson in The Hustler.

Arthur Miller wrote the play The Crucible.

Don Knotts won his first Emmy Award for his portrayal of Barney Fife.

Babe Ruth hit his 600th Home Run.

Walt Whitman first published his collection of poems Leaves of Grass.

Robert DeNiro spent the year as boxer Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull.

William Shakespeare wrote The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.


So starting tommorrow I've got some work to do.