What Happened The Year You Were Born...
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It's something to show off the extent of my decrepitude and advanced years
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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In 1984 (the year you were born)
Ronald Reagan is president of the US
On a Challenger mission, two astronauts become the first humans to fly free of a spacecraft
An Union Carbide insecticide plant in Bhopal, India seeps toxic gas killing over 2,000
Penthouse magazine publishes nude photographs of Miss America Vanessa Williams
The Soviet Union boycotts the Los Angeles Summer Olympics
Richard Stallman starts developing GNU
"Where's the Beef?" commercial campaign for Wendy's airs for the first time
The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to use a computer mouse and GUI interface, is introduced by Apple
Ethiopian famine begins
Mandy Moore and Avril Lavigne are born
Detroit Tigers win the World Series
Los Angeles Raiders win Superbowl XVIII
Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup
Ghost Busters, Beverly Hills Cop, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Gremlins, and The Karate Kid are top grossing films
"When Doves Cry" by Prince and the Revolution spends the most time at the top of US charts
Michael Jackson's hair catches fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial
The Cosby Show, Punky Brewster, and Who's the Boss? premiere
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In 1988 (the year you were born)
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 -
In 1980 (the year you were born)
Jimmy Carter is president of the US
President Carter announces punitive measures and embargos 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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In 1989 (the year you were born)
George H.W. Bush becomes president of the US
The largest oil spill in US history occurs after the Exxon Valdez strikes Blight Reef in Alaska's Prince William sound
In Liverpool, England a soccer stadium barrier collapses killing 94 people
Hurricane Hugo causes 71 deaths and $4.2 billion in damage
A massave earthquake hits the San Francisco Bay area minutes before the World Series between the Giants and A's
The Berlin Wall comes down, symbolically ending the Cold War
Serial killer Ted Bundy is executed in Florida's electric chair
Ayatollah Khomeini places a three-million-US dollar bounty for the death of author Salman Rushdie
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is arrested in Beverly Hills, California after slapping a motorcycle police officer
Nintendo released its popular handheld video game player, Game Boy
Oakland Athletics win the World Series
San Francisco 49ers win Superbowl XXIII
Calgary Flames win the Stanley Cup
Batman is the top grossing film
"Look Away" by Chicago spends the most time at the top of the US charts
Talk show host, Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken during a taping of his show, when a fight erupts on the set between guests
The Arsenio Hall Show and The Simpsons premiere
Dragonball Z premieres on Japanese television
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Originally posted by mhcampboy:
[b]In 1984 (the year you were born)
Ronald Reagan is president of the US
On a Challenger mission, two astronauts become the first humans to fly free of a spacecraft
An Union Carbide insecticide plant in Bhopal, India seeps toxic gas killing over 2,000
Penthouse magazine publishes nude photographs of Miss America Vanessa Williams
The Soviet Union boycotts the Los Angeles Summer Olympics
Richard Stallman starts developing GNU
"Where's the Beef?" commercial campaign for Wendy's airs for the first time
The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to use a computer mouse and GUI interface, is introduced by Apple
Ethiopian famine begins
Mandy Moore and Avril Lavigne are born
Detroit Tigers win the World Series
Los Angeles Raiders win Superbowl XVIII
Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup
Ghost Busters, Beverly Hills Cop, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Gremlins, and The Karate Kid are top grossing films
"When Doves Cry" by Prince and the Revolution spends the most time at the top of US charts
Michael Jackson's hair catches fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial
The Cosby Show, Punky Brewster, and Who's the Boss? premiere
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didn noe campy same age as me -
Originally posted by mhcampboy:
kewl. im same age as Avril Lavigne.
[b]In 1984 (the year you were born)
Ronald Reagan is president of the US
On a Challenger mission, two astronauts become the first humans to fly free of a spacecraft
An Union Carbide insecticide plant in Bhopal, India seeps toxic gas killing over 2,000
Penthouse magazine publishes nude photographs of Miss America Vanessa Williams
The Soviet Union boycotts the Los Angeles Summer Olympics
Richard Stallman starts developing GNU
"Where's the Beef?" commercial campaign for Wendy's airs for the first time
The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to use a computer mouse and GUI interface, is introduced by Apple
Ethiopian famine begins
Mandy Moore and Avril Lavigne are born
Detroit Tigers win the World Series
Los Angeles Raiders win Superbowl XVIII
Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup
Ghost Busters, Beverly Hills Cop, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Gremlins, and The Karate Kid are top grossing films
"When Doves Cry" by Prince and the Revolution spends the most time at the top of US charts
Michael Jackson's hair catches fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial
The Cosby Show, Punky Brewster, and Who's the Boss? premiere
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Originally posted by mhcampboy:
[b]In 1984 (the year you were born)
Michael Jackson's hair catches fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial -
This is the most significant event during that year.Originally posted by missqi:In 1989 (the year you were born)
The Berlin Wall comes down, symbolically ending the Cold War
This is the most significant one during that year.Originally posted by Bontakun:In 1980 (the year you were born)
The Empire Strikes Back is the top grossing film -
that makes it 3 of us 1984 pplOriginally posted by Ito_^:kewl. im same age as Avril Lavigne.
hmm + 1 more freedomforever -
In 1954 (the year you were born)....yes, 1954!
Dwight Eisenhower is president of the US
Nautilus, the first atomic powered submarine, launches
Senator Joseph McCarthy begins leading televised hearings into alleged Communist influence in the Army
Roger Bannister, a 25 year old from England, breaks the 4 minute mile with a time of 3:59
Supreme Court rules unanimously that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional
Hurricane "Carol" hits the Long Island - New England area killing 60 and injuring 1000
Senate condemns Joseph McCarthy for contempt of a Senate elections subcommittee during his Army investigation hearings
Playboy magazine issue features Margie Harrison, the first playmate
Howard Stern, Oprah Winfrey, Christie Brinkley, John Travolta, and Jerry Seinfeld are born
New York Giants win the World Series
Cleveland Browns win the NFL championship
Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup
Lord of the Flies by William G. Golding is published -
In 1965 (the year you were born)
Lyndon B. Johnson is president of the US
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara calls for a nationwide network of bomb shelters
Former leader of the Black Muslims, Malcolm X, is shot and killed in New York City
To protest voting rights discrimination, civil rights demonstrators begin a march for Selma to Montgomery with federal troop protection
The first commercial satellite, Early Bird, is launched into space by Nasa to transmit telephone and television signals
Voting Rights Act is signed into law
Riots by young blacks in the Watts area of Los Angeles begin, causing $200 million in damage
Hurricane Betsy claims 75 lives in southern Florida and Louisiana
United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address
Dr. Dre, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Downey Jr., Shania Twain, Moby, and Ben Stiller are born
Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series
Green Bay Packers win the NFL championship
Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup
The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews, is the top grossing film
Dune by Frank Herbert is published
The Beatles' Rubber Soul is released
"Satisfaction" by Rolling Stones is a top hit
The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing songs from their new album Help!
Sony introduces the Betamax, a home video tape recorder
Nearly all of NBC's programs are now broadcast in color
I Dream of Jeannie premieres -
Very lazy to do quiz, just quote you.Originally posted by NewAge:In 1988 (the year you were born)
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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[quote]Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
Very lazy to do quiz, just quote you. [/
n i tot ant is the most hardworking insect
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Not always.Originally posted by NewAge:n i tot ant is the most hardworking insect 
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why is it that mine has no pictures?
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you didn't use BB CodeOriginally posted by dragg:why is it that mine has no pictures? -
what should i do after selecting BB codes?Originally posted by skid:you didn't use BB Code -
submit your year>>scroll down>>press to select and copy
that'll give you your results in BBCode which will work in forums -
I don't expect many women to do this quiz lah...
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In 1989 (the year you were born)
George H.W. Bush becomes president of the US
The largest oil spill in US history occurs after the Exxon Valdez strikes Blight Reef in Alaska's Prince William sound
In Liverpool, England a soccer stadium barrier collapses killing 94 people
Hurricane Hugo causes 71 deaths and $4.2 billion in damage
A massave earthquake hits the San Francisco Bay area minutes before the World Series between the Giants and A's
The Berlin Wall comes down, symbolically ending the Cold War
Serial killer Ted Bundy is executed in Florida's electric chair
Ayatollah Khomeini places a three-million-US dollar bounty for the death of author Salman Rushdie
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is arrested in Beverly Hills, California after slapping a motorcycle police officer
Nintendo released its popular handheld video game player, Game Boy
Oakland Athletics win the World Series
San Francisco 49ers win Superbowl XXIII
Calgary Flames win the Stanley Cup
Batman is the top grossing film
"Look Away" by Chicago spends the most time at the top of the US charts
Talk show host, Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken during a taping of his show, when a fight erupts on the set between guests
The Arsenio Hall Show and The Simpsons premiere
Dragonball Z premieres on Japanese television
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hmm... no have singapore declared independence?Originally posted by dragg:why is it that mine has no pictures? -
only the young ones willOriginally posted by Wanda:I don't expect many women to do this quiz lah... -
Who say must declare real age? Who??
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In 1910 (the year you were born)
William Howard Taft is president of the US
Boy Scouts of American founded
Speaker Joe Cannon loses his autocratic power to appoint key committees
Theodore Roosevelt gives a landmark speech outlining his "New Nationalism"
Mexican leader Porfirio Diaz is overthrown by Francisco Madero
The Mann Act prohibits "interstate prostitution"
Mother Teresa is born
Mark Twain and Leo Tolstoy die
Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series
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