diff --git a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket-test/tests/drracket/easter-egg.rkt b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket-test/tests/drracket/easter-egg.rkt
index a947656b76..ec647e4006 100644
--- a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket-test/tests/drracket/easter-egg.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket-test/tests/drracket/easter-egg.rkt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   (start-up-on-day 10 29 "Matthias's birthday")
   (start-up-on-day 10 31 "Halloween")
   (start-up-on-day 11  1 "Matthew's birthday")
+  (start-up-on-day 12 10 "Ada Lovelace's birthday")
   (start-up-on-day 12 25 "Christmas")
   
   (define now (current-seconds))
diff --git a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/ada.png b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/ada.png
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diff --git a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/ada.rkt b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/ada.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3f3c3aad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/ada.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+#lang racket/base
+(require pict
+         racket/gui/base 
+         racket/class
+         racket/list
+         racket/runtime-path
+         (for-syntax racket/base))
+(provide ada-size draw-splash-ada)
+
+(module+ test (require rackunit))
+
+(define-runtime-path ada.png (if (getenv "PLTDRBREAKIMAGES")
+                                 "ada-broken.png"
+                                 "ada.png"))
+
+#|
+code for Bernoulli numbers taken from Wikipedia: 
+  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernoulli_number#Algorithmic_description
+|#
+
+(define-syntax-rule
+  (for-from-by-to-do var start step end body ...)
+  (for ([var (in-range start (+ end step) step)])
+    body ...))
+
+(define-syntax-rule 
+  (in-range/including-end start end step)
+  (in-range start (+ end step) step))
+
+(define (bernoulli-number n)
+  (define A (make-vector (+ n 1)))
+  (for ([m (in-range/including-end 0 n 1)])
+   (vector-set! A m (/ 1 (+ m 1)))
+    (for ([j (in-range/including-end m 1 -1)])
+      (vector-set! A
+                   (- j 1) 
+                   (* j (- (vector-ref A (- j 1))
+                           (vector-ref A j))))))
+  (vector-ref A 0))
+
+(module+ test
+  (check-equal? 
+   (build-list 9 bernoulli-number)
+   '(1 1/2 1/6 0 -1/30 0 1/42 0 -1/30)))
+
+#|
+
+Code for making a pict out of the
+bernoulli sequence
+
+|#
+
+(define (make-bernoulli-sequence-pict n)
+  (apply hc-append
+         (add-between
+          (for/list ([x (in-range n)])
+            (number->pict (bernoulli-number x)))
+          (tt ", "))))
+
+(define (tt str)
+  (text str 'roman 24))
+
+(define (number->pict num)
+  (cond
+    [(integer? num) (tt (integer->string num))]
+    [else
+     (define n (tt (integer->string (abs (numerator num)))))
+     (define d (tt (integer->string (denominator num))))
+     (define line (frame (blank (max (pict-width d) (pict-width n)) 0)))
+     (define abs-frac (vc-append 2 n line d))
+     (cond
+       [(negative? num)
+        (hc-append (tt "-") abs-frac)]
+       [else
+        abs-frac])]))
+       
+(define (integer->string n)
+  (define s (format "~a" n))
+  (cond
+    [(<= (string-length s) 3) s]
+    [else
+     (reverse-string
+      (regexp-replace* #rx"[0-9][0-9][0-9]" 
+                       (reverse-string s)
+                       "\\0,"))]))
+(define (reverse-string s) (list->string (reverse (string->list s))))
+(module+ test
+  (check-equal? (integer->string 0) "0")
+  (check-equal? (integer->string 1) "1")
+  (check-equal? (integer->string 100) "100")
+  (check-equal? (integer->string 1000) "1,000")
+  (check-equal? (integer->string 1234) "1,234")
+  (check-equal? (integer->string 1000000) "1,000,000"))
+
+#|
+
+Code for sliding a wide pict by
+
+|#
+
+;; 0 <= n <= 1
+(define (sliding-sequence n width pict)
+  (define bw (pict-width pict))
+  (define starting-x (* (- bw width) n))
+  (inset/clip pict
+              (- starting-x)
+              0 
+              (+ (- bw) starting-x width)
+              0))
+
+#|
+
+Put things together into a function
+that actually does drawing in a window.
+
+|#
+
+(define ada-bmp (and (file-exists? ada.png)
+                     (read-bitmap ada.png)))
+(define ada-w (if ada-bmp (send ada-bmp get-width) 300))
+(define ada-h (if ada-bmp (send ada-bmp get-height) 300))
+(define ada-size (+ 32 (max ada-w ada-h)))
+
+(define (draw-ada dc point-in-time cw ch [sequence-on-top? #f])
+  (define p (sliding-sequence 
+             point-in-time
+             cw
+             bernoulli-sequence-pict))
+  (draw-pict p dc 0 0)
+  (when ada-bmp
+    (send dc draw-bitmap 
+          ada-bmp
+          (- (/ cw 2) (/ ada-w 2))
+          (- (/ ch 2) (/ ada-h 2)))))
+
+(define bernoulli-sequence-pict (make-bernoulli-sequence-pict 50))
+(define (draw-splash-ada dc current max width height)
+  (send dc erase)
+  (draw-ada dc (/ current max) width height) #t)
+
+(module+ main
+  
+  (define bmp (read-bitmap ada.png))
+  (define point-in-time 0)
+  (define δ #e0.0002)
+  
+  (define (draw c dc)
+    (define-values (cw ch) (send c get-client-size))
+    (draw-ada dc point-in-time cw ch))
+  
+  (void (new timer%
+             [notify-callback
+              (λ () 
+                (set! point-in-time (+ point-in-time δ))
+                (send c refresh))]
+             [interval 50]))
+  
+  
+  
+  (define f (new frame% [label ""]))
+  (define c (new canvas% 
+                 [parent f] 
+                 [paint-callback draw]
+                 [min-width ada-size]
+                 [min-height ada-size]))
+  (send f show #t))
diff --git a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/drracket-normal.rkt b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/drracket-normal.rkt
index e3d2d031b5..927d243b10 100644
--- a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/drracket-normal.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/drracket-normal.rkt
@@ -59,14 +59,17 @@
     [(weekend-date? date) 'weekend]
     [else 'normal]))
 
-(define-values (texas-independence-day? prince-kuhio-day? kamehameha-day? halloween?)
+(define-values (texas-independence-day? 
+                prince-kuhio-day? kamehameha-day? halloween?
+                ada-lovelace-bday?)
   (let* ([month (date-month startup-date)]
          [day (date-day startup-date)]
          [dow (date-week-day startup-date)])
     (values (and (= 3 month) (= 2 day))
             (and (= 3 month) (= 26 day))
             (and (= 6 month) (= 11 day))
-            (and (= 10 month) (= 31 day)))))
+            (and (= 10 month) (= 31 day))
+            (and (= 12 month) (= 10 day)))))
 
 (define special-state #f)
 
@@ -147,6 +150,12 @@
        (vector (dynamic-require 'drracket/private/honu-logo 'draw-honu) 
                size 
                size))]
+    [ada-lovelace-bday?
+     (set-splash-progress-bar?! #f)
+     (let ([size (dynamic-require 'drracket/private/ada 'ada-size)])
+       (vector (dynamic-require 'drracket/private/ada 'draw-splash-ada) 
+               size 
+               size))]
     [texas-independence-day?
      (collection-file-path texas-plt-bw.gif "icons")]
     [halloween?