Which historic event occurred the year you were born?

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  • jimmyalice1984
    jimmyalice1984 Posts: 171 Member
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    On the 5th of June 1967, the day I was born, a six day war broke out, with Israel fighting against Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. Not a great thing by any standards.
  • tinak33
    tinak33 Posts: 9,883 Member
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    1979:

    YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song

    Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles

    Last total eclipse of Sun in 20th century for continental US

    US Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings

    House of Reps begins live TV broadcasts via C-SPAN

    Supreme Court rules, 8-1, cops can't randomly stop cars

    The last British soldier leaves the Maltese Islands. Malta declares its Freedom Day (Jum il-Helsien).

    Ugandan dictator Idi Amin overthrown; Tanzania takes Kampala

    Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel

    Margaret Thatcher elected prime minister of England

    Sony introduces the Walkman.

    Susan B Anthony dollar is issued, 1st US coin to honor a woman

    Monty Python's "Life of Brian" premieres

    Congress' final approval to create Dept of Education

    Mother Teresa of India, awarded Nobel Peace Prize

    John F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston

    Ronald Reagan in NY announces his candidacy for president

    A package from the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.

    US's 1st artificial blood transfusion occurs at U of Minn Hospital

    US admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange

    Budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle)

    And.... I was born :blushing:
  • nicola1141
    nicola1141 Posts: 613 Member
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    Earthquake in China killed 655,000
    Mao died
    Bicentennial of USA

    Closer to home for me: Montreal Olympics, CN Tower was completed

    1976
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
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    1988 - Suspected Libyan terrorist bomb explodes on Pan Am jet over Lockerbie in Scotland on December 21st killing all 259 on board and 11 on the ground
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
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    The Cardinals won their first world series.
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
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    I was born in 1972, so here are a few events that happened my birth year:

    Watergate
    Bloody Sunday
    Equal Rights Amendment passed
    Dow Jones closed over 1000 for the first time in history
  • NewCaddy
    NewCaddy Posts: 845 Member
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    1973

    Vietnam War -- cease fire.
    Roe vs. Wade
    Watergate
    The Exorcist opened in theatres
    and the most important of all.....Monica Lewinsky was born. :sad:
  • knadine85
    knadine85 Posts: 13 Member
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    Hello everyone,
    I thought this was neat. January 1st 1985 the first mandatory seat belt law went into affect. 28 days before my birth!


    A joint American-French expedition locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
    World population: 4,830,979,000
    The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for AIDS, used since then to screen all blood donations in the United States.
    Microsoft Corporation releases the first version of Windows, Windows 1.0.
  • girlfromOklahoma
    girlfromOklahoma Posts: 129 Member
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    1981 - MTV was born. Also, Charles and Diana were married.
  • cutchro
    cutchro Posts: 396 Member
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    1964--
    Rolling Stones first headlining tour
    Plans for World Trade Center announced
    Peggy Fleming wins the US Figure Skating Championship--I did a report on her in High School!
    Civil rights Act passes
    First Ford Mustang produced! Formally introduced for the asking price of $2368
    As the World turns debuts on TV
    Weather satellite Nimbus launched
    Johnson beats Goldwater for President
  • Mbishop7684
    Mbishop7684 Posts: 171 Member
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    1984- 1) USSR performed nuclear tests underwater
    2) First documented case of a robot killing a person
    3) Vanessa Williams resigns from being Miss America for posing nude
  • CarmenSantiago
    CarmenSantiago Posts: 681 Member
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    ...and the USA men's hockey team won gold in the Olympics....miracle on ice 1980

    I remember watching that intensely. I don't remember ever being so proud to be an American. It was chilling.
  • dmdeschamps
    dmdeschamps Posts: 58 Member
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    The Winter Olympic Games are held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    The Hubble Space Telescope is put into operation

    1988
  • 1brokegal44
    1brokegal44 Posts: 562 Member
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    Rolling Stones appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.
    The Newlywed Game premiered on ABC.
    A purported Bigfoot is filmed by Patterson and Gimlin.
  • amandapye78
    amandapye78 Posts: 820 Member
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    Sex pistols gave their last concert.
  • Cindy873
    Cindy873 Posts: 1,165
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    1973 - Roe vs Wade: US Supreme Court legalizes some abortions
  • cathyfowler662
    cathyfowler662 Posts: 120 Member
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    Jan 1st - United States Navy SEALs established
    Mar 1st - K-Mart opens
    Nov 29th - Great-Britain & France decide to jointly build Concorde (my birthday)

    All in 1962

    edited to add:
    You made me look up history.....(and I took out Kennedy cause I don't remember that far back!)

    Wal-Mart opened up
    Marilyn Monroe found dead

    wow, Walmart and Kmart in the same year!!
  • Sox90716
    Sox90716 Posts: 976 Member
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    Mar 4th, 1966 - John Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus
  • zichab
    zichab Posts: 1,453 Member
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    Oh my:
    -Queen Elizabeth proclaimed Queen of England
    -Winston Churchill says England has an atomic bomb
    -US ratifies Peace Treaty with japan
    -Mr. Potato Head is first advertised on TV
    -Trans World Airlines introduces a tourist class
    -General Eisenhower is the Republican nominee for President (July) and is elected in November - 4 months it took??????? Can we go back to that?
    -Tuskegee Institute reports that 1952 is the first year that there were no lynchings in the US in 71 years!!
    -DRAGNET premiered on TV (Just the facts!!!)

    I read all this stuff in school as history! How scary is that! :noway:
  • lorac321
    lorac321 Posts: 627 Member
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    1969:

    Man on the moon
    Richard M. Nixon is inaugurated (and presidents salary doubles)
    Dwight Eisenhower dies
    First trial flight of the Concorde
    Billy Preston becomes 5th Beattle and yet the Beattles perform for the last time together (it was free)
    Woodstock
    Seseame Street Premieres

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