Birthdays are how we celebrate the passing of a year. It is seen as a sign of growing maturity and responsibility within the family. However, it all begins when we are born. There is a lot of excitement surrounding a birth, and this is evident in children's books. Parents record many things about the child and what happens in the world when he is born. It helps provide a big picture of what was happening in the world at the time of the child's birth. I was born on April 22, in the year 1997. It was quite an interesting week, with highs and lows occurring throughout the period. the world. The Thursday of my birth was preceded and followed by interesting events. One serious but funny thing that happened the week of my birth was an internet incident. On April 25, 1997, an Internet service provider accidentally sent some incorrect router information to the Sprint company. This further spread it causing problems across the country until everything collapsed. Of course, the Internet was much smaller back then and wasn't used in as many everyday tasks. As...