A Look at The World When Michael Winsett Was Born
I was born Thursday, February 18, 1971. As of Tuesday, March 17, 2014, I am 43 years old and I have lived 15,732 days.

In The News in 1971
Conviction of Charles Manson and three of his followers for first-degree murder in the 1969 slaying of actress Sharon Tate and six others. An earthquake in California's San Fernando Valley kills 64 people and injures a thousand. New York Times begins publication of classified Pentagon papers on the US involvement in Vietnam. The $70 million Kennedy Center opens in Washington, D.C. A four-day revolt at New York's Attica State Prison ends after being stormed by a thousand state troopers.

[colored photo of Michael kneeling. He has his elbows resting on his thighs and looks at the camera with a stern expression.]

Celebrities born on February 18
Richard Stockton, tennis player - 1951
Matt Dillon, actor - 1964
George Kennedy, actor - 1925
Jack Palance, actor - 1920
Cybill Shephard, actress - 1949
Tony Morrison, writer - 1931
John Travolta, actor - 1954
Dr. Dre, rapper = 1964
Michael Winsett, writer/artist - 1971

My birthstone is amethyst.

My zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Aquarius individuals are concerned with the group and the community instead of individual goals. We are independent and future-oriented with worldly views. We also have a dual nature being both inventive and conservative. Aquarians make good inventors and scientists.

Entertainment in 1971
Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) - Pablo Neruda, Chile
Best Selling Fiction - "Wheels", Arthur Hailey
Best Selling Non-Fiction - "The Sensuous Man", "M"
Best Picture - "The French Connection", 20th Century Fox
Best Director - William Friedkin, "The French Connection"
Best Actress - Jane Fonda, "Klute"
Best Actor - Gene Hackman, "The French Conneciton"

It is always good to know that God will open a door that may look closed, for the only thing that is closed is a mind. I will continue to keep mines open and awake at all times. I want to be a receptacle for God's grace.

Be blessed,
Michael