The Auspicious 3rd

The 3^rd day of the month seems to be an auspicious day this year.

In my life:

• · May 3^rd: my little brother gets into a minor motorcycle accident and nearly severs the tip of his left middle finger. Thankfully, that was the worst of it. One of my cousins turned 24 that day, too.
• · October 3^rd: my little brother turns 23 and is diagnosed with diabetes.
• · December 3^rd: well it’s the 2-month “Diaversary” for my brother and he’s doing a really good job taking care of himself. It’s also my debut performance on the German Wheel.

That’s another coincidence, each of those days I went to Brattleboro to play on the German Wheel.

In the larger world:

• · January 3^rd: Australia hit by massive flooding in the state of Queensland. (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/january3rd.html#2011)
• · February 3^rd: Chinese New Year 2011. A large winter storm spanning 2,000 miles of the US and Canada causes over 2,000 flights to be cancelled and many building to collapse due to the weight of the snow. (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/february3rd.html#2011)
• · March 3^rd: Two astronauts, Steve Brown and Alvin Drew, conduct the last space walk from the space shuttle Discovery. (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/march3rd.html#2011)
• · April 3^rd: Penelope Cruz is the first Spanish actress to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/april3rd.html#2011)
• · May 3^rd: Two Somali Pirates sentenced to jail (for hijacking a boat in 2009). (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/may3rd.html#2011)
• · June 3^rd: Doctor Jack Kevorkian dies. You know, the doctor who advocated for assisted suicide. (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/june3rd.html#2011)
• · July 3^rd: An Exxon Mobile pipeline ruptures and spills a thousand barrels worth of crude oil in Montana. (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/july3rd.html#2011)
• · August 3^rd: President Barak Obama signs into law the US Debt Bill which raises the US debt level…a lot. (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/august3rd.html#2011)
• · September 3^rd: The Republic of Ireland receives money from the IMF (International Monetary Fund). (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/september3rd.html#2011)
• · October 3^rd: The Italian appeals court overturns Amanda Knox’s conviction. (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/october3rd.html#2011)
• · November 3^rd:
• · December 3^rd:

There you have it, a year of newsworthy thirds.