the 6th day of the 8th month of the 2002nd year after the birth of christ, although some calendar dude in the 14th century messed up some addition along the lines meaning that christ was actually born 6 years before he was "born" (go figure), we have:

1. 40 years of jamaican independence from british colonial rule.
2. 57 years after the enola gay detonated the first nuclear bomb over hiroshima.
3. 72 (or 75) years since andy warhol was born.
4. 80 years of my mother's father being alive. hyvää syntymäpäivää, ukki. (my mummo's birthday is on the 8th. or the other way around. i'm confused (again). hyvää syntymäpäivää, mummo.)

ooh. a yankees ticket. for tomorrow. whatever will i do? i guess a royals' hat is asking a bit much, right?