O-R-E-O

tomorrow is the 100^th anniversary of the oreo cookie, so in partly in honor of that (and the fact that we just wanted cookies) we're going to pick some up. most likely the original version.

other things that happened in 1912;
the republic of china was established.
the first parachute jump from a moving airplane.
the titanic sank.
paramount pictures, the oldest american motion picture studio still in operation, was founded by adolph zukor.

people who were born in 1912;
charles addams, creator of the addams family.
karl malden, actor (the streets of san francisco).
julia child, TV chef.
gene kelly, actor/dancer.
chuck jones, animator for warner brothers.

people who died in 1912;
joseph lister, british surgeon, pioneer of antiseptic surgery. listerine mouthwash was named after him.
clara barton, nurse & founder of the american red cross.
wilbur wright, one of the wright brothers