Friday, January 19, 2007
What Happened The Year You Were Born?
I haven't done one of these things in a while, but I saw this over at Stray Thoughts and thought it was cute and a history lesson of sorts. So while it is silly, at least we are learning something too.
In 1969 (the year you were born) |
 Richard Nixon becomes president of the US Mary Jo Kopechne is killed when Senator Edward Kennedy veers off a narrow bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, crashing into a pond US astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to set foot on the moon while commanding the Apollo 11 mission Breathtaking pictures of Mars are transmitted to earth from NASA's Mariner 7 as it passes within 2,200 miles of the Red Planet Woodstock music festival begins in upstate NY, featuring performances by Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, and many more artists 250,000 Vietnam War protestors gather in Washington for the largest anti-war rally in US history The first draft lottery since WWII is held in New York City The Beatles' performance in public for the last time, on the roof of Apple Records The Stonewall riots mark the start of the modern gay rights movement in the US Marilyn Manson, Jennifer Aniston, Renee Zellweger, Edward Norton, Christian Slater, and Linus Torvalds are born New York Mets win the World Series New York Jets win Superbowl III Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup Sesame Street premieres Midnight Cowboy wins the Oscar for best picture David Bowie's debut single, "Space Oddity", becomes a huge hit - in part due to the US landing on the moon Sharon Tate & the LaBiancas are found murdered by Charles Manson & "family" |
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6 Comments:
that's so neat to find out the things that were happening "back then" - I'll have to try this too!
Hey you were born the year before me. Ok don't hit me for bringing that up, hehe..
Well maybe lwl, but I'm sure that only makes me older and not wiser;) Besides I'm December so not that much older:)
Ooooh what fun...I love things like these! lol I'm going to give it a try and put it on my blog:-) Hugs xox
You have some interesting historical trivia here... brings back memories! :-)
You know, it's funny -- both here and one mine, I look at some of the events and think, man, that seemed longer ago, and with others I think, no way! That just happened!
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