Which historic event occurred the year you were born?

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runner2runner
runner2runner Posts: 1,937 Member
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This is a very interesting topic I just thought of now. Simply, as the topic puts it, do you know which event of historical significance happened the year you were born?

I was born in 1981 and the historical event I know of that took place that year was the launch of the space shuttle Columbia.
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  • Thewatcher_66
    Thewatcher_66 Posts: 1,643 Member
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    This is a very interesting topic I just thought of now. Simply, as the topic puts it, do you know which event of historical significance happened the year you were born?

    I was born in 1981 and the historical event I know of that took place that year was the launch of the space shuttle Columbia.

    To stay on the "space" theme here, in the year I was born (1966), Star Trek debuted on television.
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
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    I didn't know of any off the top of my head, so Google came out :D Here's a few (1990)

    - Tower Of Pisa closed to the public after leaning too far
    - Lithuania declares it's Independence
    - West-Europe's strongest hurricane
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
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    Um, Elvis died in 1977, does that count?
  • ScottyNoHotty
    ScottyNoHotty Posts: 1,957 Member
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    Man landed on the Moon, and Woodstock...
  • MrsVal03
    MrsVal03 Posts: 174 Member
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    1985
    June 27 – U.S. Route 66 is officially decommissioned.
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
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    Apparently, the day I was born the women of Iceland went on strike :)
  • krhn
    krhn Posts: 781 Member
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    1993...

    World trade Centre was bombed...


    Oh and the power rangers show debut this year :love:
  • runner2runner
    runner2runner Posts: 1,937 Member
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    I didn't know of any off the top of my head, so Google came out :D Here's a few (1990)

    - Tower Of Pisa closed to the public after leaning too far
    - Lithuania declares it's Independence
    - West-Europe's strongest hurricane

    You forgot another historical event that took place in 1990, probably the most historical event of that year. The release of Nelson Mandela from prison, which paved the way for downfall of Apartheid in South Africa 4 years later.
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
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    '85 - I was born, nothing else matters.
  • leafylou1
    leafylou1 Posts: 1 Member
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    Man walked on the moon!
    Sesame Street aired for the 1st time!!
  • bostongrl13
    bostongrl13 Posts: 58 Member
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    Edited for a better one...

    Chicago Bears "Super Bowl Shuffle"
  • ILoveTheBrowns
    ILoveTheBrowns Posts: 661 Member
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    top gun came out
  • ECR1989
    ECR1989 Posts: 158
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    1989 - The Berlin Wall came down
  • Linkdapink
    Linkdapink Posts: 128 Member
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    The Berlin Wall came down!
  • dewsmom78
    dewsmom78 Posts: 498 Member
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    1978 - The Incredible Hulk premiered on TV, and it was my favorite show as a kid. Dukes of Hazard was a close 2nd place.
  • JoeGa
    JoeGa Posts: 25
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    Cuban Missile Crisis... ;(
  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh Posts: 1,837 Member
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    1954: widespread vaccinations against polio began
  • BrienJD
    BrienJD Posts: 541 Member
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    Woodstock
    1st Man on the Moon

    Easy Rider
  • traceytwink
    traceytwink Posts: 538 Member
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    Well the obvious one was I was born ????
  • BeinAwesome247
    BeinAwesome247 Posts: 257 Member
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    One month before I was born, the Challenger exploded
    1/28/1986

    I was born 2/28

    My mom was sobbing so hard she said that I started kicking the *kitten* out of her

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