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    What happened the Year you were born?

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    Post by AtownPeep Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:54 pm

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    Post by AtownPeep Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:55 pm

    In 1982, A House Cost $83000
    Ronald Reagan is president of the US

    The space shuttle Columbia completes its first operational flight

    Actor John Belushi is found dead of a drug overdose in a West Hollywood hotel

    Automobile manufacturer John Delorean is arrested and charged with possession of 59 pounds of cocaine

    The first artificial heart is implanted in American Barney Clark

    The Cable News Network, or CNN, is launched

    750,000 people rally against nuclear weapons in New York City's Central Park

    Time Magazine's Man of the Year was for the first time given to a non-human, a computer

    The first computer virus, written by Rich Skrenta, escapes into the wild

    Kirsten Dunst and Elisha Cuthbert are born

    St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series

    San Francisco 49ers win Superbowl XVI

    New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is the top grossing film

    Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off of a live bat thrown at him during a performance, later hospitalized with rabies

    "I Love Rock 'N Roll" by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts spends the most time at the top of the US charts

    Cheers, Family Ties, Silver Spoons, and Fame premiere
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    Post by Nystyle709 Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:24 pm

    In 1983, A Movie Ticket Cost $3.15

    Ronald Reagan is president of the US

    Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to travel in space

    Marines are killed when a TNT laden suicide terrorists blows up Marine headquarters at Beirut International Airport

    US Marines and Rangers invade the island of Grenada and evacuate hundreds of US citizens

    The Soviets shoot down Korean Airlines flight 007

    The Internet Domain Name System was invented by Paul Mockapetris

    Ronald Wilson Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King Day

    Baltimore Orioles win the World Series

    Washington Redskins win Superbowl XVII

    New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup

    Return of the Jedi is the top grossing film

    "Every Breath You Take" by The Police spends the most time at the top of US charts

    The A-Team and Webster premiere

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    Post by Shale Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:35 pm

    I was born in late 1944, which is why I look much younger than my chronological years - I am almost 65 instead of 66. big grin

    In 1944,

    A Loaf of Bread Cost 9 Cents

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt is president of the US

    DNA, the basic genetic material of the cell, is found by scientists at the Rockefeller Institute

    D-Day, the Normandy invasion of Europe by the US and the Allies begins

    US forces land at Leyte, in the Philippines (My Uncle Bill died in the Pacific War in September)

    President Roosevelt signs the GI Bill giving education and housing benefits to veterans

    A tip leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse where they find Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family

    Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the only U.S. president to be elected to a fourth term

    Jimmy Page, Jerry Springer and Diana Ross are born (OMG - these are my contemporaries?)

    St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series (Have they won since?)

    Green Bay Packers win the NFL championship

    Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup

    Pippi Longstocking is published in Sweden (Never read it)
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    Post by GrayWolf Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:38 pm




    In 1977, A Movie Ticket Cost $2.23



    Jimmy Carter becomes president of the US



    Most of the 10,000 Vietnam War draft evaders are pardoned by President Carter



    Singer Anita Bryant starts her "Save Our Children" crusade against gay rights



    Elvis Presley dies in his Graceland bathroom



    Congress creates a Department of Energy



    Anwar Sadat flies to Jerusalem in a dramatic gesture of willingness to discuss peace



    Orlando Bloom, Shakira, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Liv Tyler, and Ludacris are born



    New York Yankees win the World Series



    Oakland Raiders win Superbowl XI



    Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup



    Swedish music group ABBA passes The Beatles as having most records sold



    Star Wars is the top grossing film



    The Shining by Stephen King is published



    "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone spends the most time at the top of the US charts



    Three's Company premieres
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    Post by Shale Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:46 pm

    Language Police

    STOP

    1982
    "750,000 people rally against nuclear weapons in New York City's Central Park"

    Should read: "750,000 ppl rally in New York City's Central Park against nuclear weapons."


    Unless, of course there really were nuclear weapons in Central Park.
    hehe

    (sorry, sometimes these things just jump out and grab me)
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    Post by FightSleep Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:17 pm

    In 1988, A House Cost $138300
    Ronald Reagan is president of the US

    Federal grand juries return indictments against Gen. Manuel Noriega, ruler of Panama, charging him of running drug cartels

    A missile, fired from the US Navy warship Vincennes destroys a commercial Iranian airliner killing all 290 on board

    A Pan-am Boeing 747 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland from a terrorist bomb

    Controversial Arizona Governor Evan Mecham is removed from office for financial misdeed

    Jimmy Swaggart is defrocked when his sexual liaisons with women other than his wife are revealed

    The Netherlands becomes the second country to get connected to the Internet

    Al-Qaida is established by Osama bin Laden

    Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series

    Washington Redskins win Superbowl XXII

    Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup

    Rain Man is the top grossing film

    A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking is published

    "Faith" by George Michael spends the most time at the top of the US charts
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    Post by Alan Smithee Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:03 pm

    Nystyle709 wrote:
    In 1983, A Movie Ticket Cost $3.15

    Ronald Reagan is president of the US

    Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to travel in space

    Marines are killed when a TNT laden suicide terrorists blows up Marine headquarters at Beirut International Airport

    US Marines and Rangers invade the island of Grenada and evacuate hundreds of US citizens

    The Soviets shoot down Korean Airlines flight 007

    The Internet Domain Name System was invented by Paul Mockapetris

    Ronald Wilson Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King Day

    Baltimore Orioles win the World Series

    Washington Redskins win Superbowl XVII

    New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup

    Return of the Jedi is the top grossing film

    "Every Breath You Take" by The Police spends the most time at the top of US charts

    The A-Team and Webster premiere


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    Post by Alan Smithee Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:10 pm

    In 1956, A Loaf of Bread Cost 18 Cents
    Dwight Eisenhower is president of the US

    101 Southern Congressmen call for massive resistance to the Supreme Court desegregation rulings

    Italian liner Andrea Doria collides with Swedish liner Stockholm and sinks of Nantucket Island

    An anti-Communist revolt in Hungary is crushed by Soviet troops and tanks

    Suez crisis occurs in the Middle East

    Elvis Presley enters the music charts for the first time, with "Heartbreak Hotel".

    Mel Gibson, Bill Maher, Joe Montana, Alan Smithee, Tom Hanks, and Larry Bird born

    New York Yankees win the World Series

    New York Giants win the NFL championship

    Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup

    Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg is published

    Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Price is Right game show premieres

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    Post by Shale Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:27 pm

    Ur just a kid! Blue Cool

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    In 1956,

    Dwight Eisenhower is president of the US
    (And Shale ran around saying "I Like Ike.")

    Italian liner Andrea Doria collides with Swedish liner Stockholm and sinks of Nantucket Island
    (And Shale watched the B&W grainy pics on Television.)

    An anti-Communist revolt in Hungary is crushed by Soviet troops and tanks
    (Saw that on TV too.)

    Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show
    (And Ed came out ant told him to quit wiggling his hips so much)
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    Post by Cheaps Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:47 pm

    In 1981, A Stamp Cost 18 Cents
    Ronald Reagan becomes president of the US

    Minutes after Ronald Reagan becomes president, Iran releases 52 American hostages that had been held captive for 444 days

    President Reagan is shot in the chest by would be assassin John Hinkley

    Space shuttle Columbia, the world's first reusable spacecraft, is sent into space

    A suspended walkway in the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel collapses, killing 113

    A female former lover files a "palimony" suit against tennis star Billie Jean King

    President Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to be the first woman on the Supreme Court

    The Pac-Man video game is introduced in the US

    Alicia Keys, Elijah Wood, Kelly Rowland, Anna Kournikova, and Britney Spears are born

    Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series

    Oakland Raiders win Superbowl XV

    New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup

    Raiders of the Lost Ark is the top grossing film

    "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes spends the most time at the top of the US charts

    MTV debuts on cable television, playing music videos 24 hours a day

    Gimme a Break premieres

    God chose your birthday for a reason. Instantly learn 12 shocking secrets your birthday reveals about your future!
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    Post by Alan Smithee Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:59 pm

    Shale wrote:Ur just a kid! Blue Cool


    Oh - I'm quite happy to concede the title to you, sir! Since the apparent departure of suzie and timetrvlr, you are once again the oldest active member.
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    Post by Chris Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:14 pm




    In 1979, A Gallon of Milk Cost $1.50



    Jimmy Carter is president of the US



    A major accident occurs at a nuclear reactor on Three Mile Island near Middletown, PA



    An American Airlines DC-10 loses its engine and crashes seconds after takeoff, killing 275 people



    Hurricane David kills over 1200 in the US and the Dominican Republic



    Some 90 people, including 63 Americans, are taken hostage at the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran



    The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan



    ESPN starts broadcasting



    Aaliyah, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Norah Jones, Heath Ledger, and Kate Hudson are born



    Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series



    Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl XIII



    Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup



    Kramer vs. Kramer is the top grossing film



    Sophie's Choice by William Styron is published



    "My Sharona" by The Knack spends the most time at the top of the US charts



    The Facts of Life premiers

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    Post by Wadsworth Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:08 pm

    In 1991, A Gallon of Milk Cost $2.18
    George H.W. Bush is president of the US

    The US and its allies launch an air attack on Iraq to being liberating Kuwait

    In a ground war that lasts just 100 hours, the US easily defeats the Iraqi army in Kuwait

    The case against Oliver North is "terminated" with all Iran-Contra charges dropped

    The US Senate approves the nomination of Clarence Thomas, after investigating an allegation of sexual harassment

    A brush fire destroys over 3000 homes in Oakland, California

    Tim Berners-Lee introduces the web browser

    An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers

    Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested after the remains of 11 men and boys are found in his Milwaukee, Wisconsin apartment

    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics officially ceases to exist

    Linus Torvalds releases the Linux kernel

    Sonic the Hedgehog is released for the Sega Genesis in North America

    Minnesota Twins win the World Series

    New York Giants win Superbowl XXV

    Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day is the top grossing film

    Nirvana's Nevermind, led by the surprise hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", is the most popular album of the year

    "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" by Bryan Adams spends the most time at the top of the US charts

    Britney Spears appears on Star Search

    Home Improvement premieres
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    Post by Kral Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:56 am

    In 1980, A Loaf of Bread Cost 51 Cents
    Jimmy Carter is president of the US

    President Carter announces punitive measures and embargoes against the USSR in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

    Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupts in a violent blast estimated to be 500 times as powerful as the Hiroshima atomic bomb

    Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th US president in a sweeping victory

    US Representative Michael O. Myers is expelled from the House for his role in the Abscam scandal

    Hewlett-Packard announces release of its first personal computer

    Microsoft announces their version of UNIX, Xenix

    Christina Ricci, Chelsea Clinton, Venus Williams, Jessica Simpson, Macaulay Culkin, and Jake Gyllenhaal are born

    Philadelphia Phllies win the World Series

    Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl XIV

    New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup

    The Empire Strikes Back is the top grossing film

    "Lady" by Kenny Rogers spends the most time at the top of the US charts

    U.S. viewers get caught up in the "Who Shot J.R.?" cliff hanger on the soap opera series, Dallas, which is solved on a November 21 episode, drawing a record numbers of viewers
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    Post by Impact Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:14 am

    In 1978, A Car Cost $6379
    Jimmy Carter is president of the US

    US Senate votes to turn over the Panama Canal to Panama on December 31, 1999

    Israel and Egypt reach a peace settlement at the Camp David Accords

    The US and mainland China announce that they will restore full diplomatic relations

    Members of Jim Jones' People's Temple commit mass suicide in Guyana

    Pope John Paul II becomes the first non-Italian pope in centuries

    Ted Bundy is captured in Florida

    The first computer bulletin board system is created

    Garfield debuts in newspapers

    Ashton Kutcher, Kobe Bryant, Usher, Clay Aiken, and Nelly Furtado are born

    New York Yankees win the World Series

    Dallas Cowboys win Superbowl XII

    Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup

    Saturday Night Fever and Grease are the top grossing films

    "Night Fever" by the Bee Gees spends the most time at the top of the US charts

    Diff'rent Strokes and Mork & Mindy premiere
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    Post by Nystyle709 Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:21 am

    alan smithee wrote:
    Nystyle709 wrote:
    In 1983, A Movie Ticket Cost $3.15

    Ronald Reagan is president of the US

    Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to travel in space

    Marines are killed when a TNT laden suicide terrorists blows up Marine headquarters at Beirut International Airport

    US Marines and Rangers invade the island of Grenada and evacuate hundreds of US citizens

    The Soviets shoot down Korean Airlines flight 007

    The Internet Domain Name System was invented by Paul Mockapetris

    Ronald Wilson Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King Day

    Baltimore Orioles win the World Series

    Washington Redskins win Superbowl XVII

    New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup

    Return of the Jedi is the top grossing film

    "Every Breath You Take" by The Police spends the most time at the top of US charts

    The A-Team and Webster premiere


    ...and Alan Smithee got married.

    Awwwww....... What happened the Year you were born? 56354 . Yeah, '83 was a good year.
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    Post by Nystyle709 Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:43 pm

    cheaps wrote:In 1981, A Stamp Cost 18 Cents
    Ronald Reagan becomes president of the US

    Minutes after Ronald Reagan becomes president, Iran releases 52 American hostages that had been held captive for 444 days

    President Reagan is shot in the chest by would be assassin John Hinkley

    Space shuttle Columbia, the world's first reusable spacecraft, is sent into space

    A suspended walkway in the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel collapses, killing 113

    A female former lover files a "palimony" suit against tennis star Billie Jean King

    President Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to be the first woman on the Supreme Court

    The Pac-Man video game is introduced in the US

    Alicia Keys, Elijah Wood, Kelly Rowland, Anna Kournikova, and Britney Spears are born

    Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series

    Oakland Raiders win Superbowl XV

    New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup

    Raiders of the Lost Ark is the top grossing film

    "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes spends the most time at the top of the US charts

    MTV debuts on cable television, playing music videos 24 hours a day

    Gimme a Break premieres

    God chose your birthday for a reason. Instantly learn 12 shocking secrets your birthday reveals about your future!

    And Bob Marley passed away......... What happened the Year you were born? 43290

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    Post by RobbieFTW Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:12 am

    In 1985, A Gallon of Milk Cost $1.98
    Ronald Reagan is president of the US

    Live Aid, a 17 hour rock concert broadcasts worldwide from London and Philadelphia, raising $70 million for starving Africans

    An 8.1 magnitude earthquake hits Mexico City and results in about 25,000 deaths

    Vocano "Nevada del Ruiz" erupts near Bogota, Columbia causing mud slides that bury two towns

    American Jew Jonathan Pollard is arrested for giving military secrets to Israel

    Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader

    New Coke is released on the 99th anniversary of Coca-Cola

    The GNU Manifesto first written by Richard Stallman

    Kansas City Royals win the World series

    San Francisco 49ers win Superbowl XIX

    Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup

    Back to the Future is the top grossing film

    Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis is published

    David Lee Roth leaves Van Halen to begin a solo career

    "Careless Whisper" by Wham! spends the most time at the top of the US charts

    Elmo is introduced on Sesame Street

    The Golden Girls and Growing Pains premiere (They actually premiered two weeks after I was born!)
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    Post by RiteDiva Sat May 07, 2011 12:14 am

    In 1971, A Movie Ticket Cost $1.65
    Richard Nixon is president of the US

    Charles Manson and 3 of his followers are convicted of multiple counts of first-degree murder

    An earthquake in California's San Fernando Valley kills 64 people

    New York Times begins publication of classified Pentagon papers on US involvement in Vietnam

    The $70 million Kennedy Center opens in Washington, DC

    A four day revolt at New York's Attica state prison ends after being stormed by 1000 state troopers

    A new stock-market index called the Nasdaq debuts

    Walt Disney World opens

    Intel releases world's first microprocessor, the 4004

    Ray Tomlinson sends the first e-mail

    Libertarian party established in USA

    Kid Rock, Denise Richards, Sean Astin, Winona Ryder, and Ricky Martin are born

    Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series

    Baltimore Colts win Superbowl V

    Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup

    The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is published

    The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour premieres on television

    "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel wins Grammy for song of the year

    All in the Family premieres
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    Post by JM130ELM Sun May 08, 2011 12:42 pm

    In 1975, A Stamp Cost 10 Cents
    Gerald Ford is president of the US

    Evacuation of US civilians from Saigon as Communist forces complete takeover of South Vietnam

    FBI agents capture Patty Hearst, who is indicted and convicted of bank robbery

    Teamster Jimmy Hoffa disappears without a trace

    Marines rescue the crew of the American ship the Mayaguez near Vietnam

    First Lady Betty Ford says in an interview that she thinks her children have tried marijuana

    Natalie Imbruglia, Drew Barrymore, David Beckham, Enrique Iglesias, Angelina Jolie, and Tiger Woods are born

    Cincinnati Reds win the World Series

    Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl IX

    Philadelphia Flyers win the Stanley Cup

    Production begins on Star Wars

    Jaws and The Rocky Horror Picture Show are the top grossing films

    Soul Train premieres on television in the United States

    "The Way We Were" (performed by Barbara Streisand) wins the Grammy for best song

    Saturday Night Live and Wheel of Fortune premiere
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    Post by JM130ELM Sun May 08, 2011 12:45 pm

    JM130ELM wrote:In 1975, A Stamp Cost 10 Cents
    Gerald Ford is president of the US

    Evacuation of US civilians from Saigon as Communist forces complete takeover of South Vietnam

    FBI agents capture Patty Hearst, who is indicted and convicted of bank robbery

    Teamster Jimmy Hoffa disappears without a trace

    Marines rescue the crew of the American ship the Mayaguez near Vietnam

    First Lady Betty Ford says in an interview that she thinks her children have tried marijuana

    Natalie Imbruglia, Drew Barrymore, David Beckham, Enrique Iglesias, Angelina Jolie, and Tiger Woods are born

    Cincinnati Reds win the World Series

    Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl IX

    Philadelphia Flyers win the Stanley Cup

    Production begins on Star Wars

    Jaws and The Rocky Horror Picture Show are the top grossing films

    Soul Train premieres on television in the United States <----(Error: Soul Train premiered in 1970.)

    "The Way We Were" (performed by Barbara Streisand) wins the Grammy for best song

    Saturday Night Live and Wheel of Fortune premiere
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    Post by zthatzmanz28 Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:12 pm



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    In 1960, A Car Cost $2275





    Dwight Eisenhower is president of the US

    Sit-ins being after 4 black college students in North Carolina refuse to move from a deli counter when denied service

    A U-2 reconnaissance plane belonging to the US is shot down in the Soviet Union

    Hurricane "Donna" strikes the East Coast causing over 100 deaths in the US and the Antilles

    John F. Kennedy defeats Vice President Richard Nixon in the presidential race

    Cassius Clay (who later took the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight

    Michael Stipe, Tony Robbins, Bono, John F. Kennedy, Jr., and Jeffrey Dahmer are born

    Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series

    Philadelphia Eagles win the NFL championship

    Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup

    Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is the top grossing film

    To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is published

    The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, Germany

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