Your year

[Falcon991]

The thread about President Kennedy got me thinking about the year I was born and a cool Christmas gift I saw: newspaper reprints of standout events from the year you were born. Here are some of the pertinent things from my year, 1971. What are yours?

Music:
http://www.metallibrary.ru/bands/discographies/images/led_zeppelin/pictures/71_led_zeppelin_iv.jpg
(http://www.metallibrary.ru/bands/discographies/images/led_zeppelin/pictures/71_led_zeppelin_iv.jpg)

President:
http://www.****theysay.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/4_richard-nixon.jpg (http://www.****theysay.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/4_richard-nixon.jpg)

Vietnam:
http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/images/vietnam%20war.jpg
(http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/images/vietnam%20war.jpg)

Times were tough then, too.

[Sheriff]

http://www.nouvelordremondial.cc/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/big-brother.jpg

[jnickell]

http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/Moon%20landing.jpg

[sharkmx62]

The first federal Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._Day), honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.), is observed.
Space Shuttle Challenger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger) disintegrates 73 seconds after launch, killing the crew of 7 astronauts, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christa_McAuliffe) (see Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster)).
The Chernobyl disaster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster): A mishandled safety test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_Nuclear_Power_Plant) in Pripyat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pripyat_(city)), Ukrainian SSR (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_SSR), Soviet Union (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union) "killed at least 4056 people and damaged almost $7 billion of property".[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986#cite_note-bks-2) Radioactive fallout from the accident concentrated near Belarus, Ukraine and Russia and at least 350,000 people were forcibly resettled away from these areas. After the accident, "traces of radioactive deposits unique to Chernobyl were found in nearly every country in the northern hemisphere

[Wonton Capistrano]

1978

Pete Rose hit his 3,000 homer
http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050412/050412_peteRose_bcol.widec.jpg


Star wars was released
http://starwars.intodit.com/uploads/page_images/0000/0094/694px-star_wars_logosvg.png



Margaret A Brewer is first female general in the Marine Corps.
http://www.ztajsu.com/images/brewer.jpg


A stamp costed $0.15
http://www.coinandstampgallery.com/Scott1700/Scott1766.jpg



Sex Pistols played their last show
http://www.zastavki.com/pictures/1024x768/2008/Music_Sex_Pistols_004826_.jpg


Ted Bundy killed Florida State co-eds
No picture for that sick ****.



Bee Gees' "Saturday Night Fever" album goes #1 for 24 weeks on this day in history.
http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/k/kool-the-gang/album-saturday-night-fever-the-original-movie-sound-track.jpg



China lifts a ban on Aristotle, Shakespeare, & Dickens
http://behindthenewsleeds.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/communism.jpg



first "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments
http://www.ecnmag.com/uploadedImages/Ecn/Articles/microchip.JPG

[ktmmcc82]

Not exactly my year, but the Berlin Wall came down exactly one year before I was born.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00641/BERLIN-WALL-pan_641537a.jpg

But for 1990-

It was the final year of the Cold War Era.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns.
http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/geography_images/Italy_Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa.jpg

Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison, near Cape Town, South Africa, after 27 years behind bars.
http://angelanilsson.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/nelson-mandela_release-day2.jpg

Exxon Valdez oil spill: Exxon and its shipping company are indicted on 5 criminal counts.

Universal Studios Florida opens to the public

American mob boss John Gotti is arrested. (So that's why those kids are famous...)
http://www.mugshots.com/IMAGES/Mugshot__gotti%20young.jpg

[Case]

Jeez wonton, 1978 is old!:wavey:

Apple computers was formed, Toronto and Seattle played their first baseball games.

http://stallonezone.com/imgs/news/1977/1977rocky_scrapbook.png

http://www.sportscaradvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lamborghini-countach-lp400-1977-greenwich.jpg

http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-1970-1979/1977-Pontiac-Trans-Am-fa-e-sy.jpg

http://www.albatrosmt.narod.ru/temi/oboi/Kawasaki/Kawasaki-Z1000-1977.jpg

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/1977-mv-agusta-750s-america-1.jpg

http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-1970-1979/1977-Ford-Mustang-Blue-Front-1280x960.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oKEAgVG2Vik/SZWR_AQPUMI/AAAAAAAAAk8/H5V49Haf2zU/s400/000-va-1977_the_spirit_of_punk-2cd-front_cover-2007.jpg

http://www.goatley.com/hunter/concerts/newspaper/1977-12-12-kiss-ad.jpg

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/1977-corvette-3.jpg

http://www.funforever.net/wp-content/1977ZenithTV.JPG

Miss world...:thumbsup:

http://www.elanecdotario.com/2007/oct07/5/Mary-Ann-Catrin_mw1977.jpg

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/05/500x_custom_1274891238340_poster1977.jpg

Check out the bottom of this ad...It's like a party in your pocket. But not in a wierd way!:lol::lol: :roflmao:

http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/062110_alt_1977_1.jpg

And of course, the PMOY!:thumbsup:

http://pattimcguire.com/images/poy_1977.jpg

[Case]

But for 1990-


I was almost in high school, I remember all that stuff!:no::roflmao:

[jnickell]

I was almost in high school, I remember all that stuff!:no::roflmao:


I remember all of that as well. I was OUT of highschool. Jeez, I was in the military and 1990 was my first year as a daddy. Time flys kids.

[Case]

I remember all of that as well. I was OUT of highschool. Jeez, I was in the military and 1990 was my first year as a daddy. Time flys kids.
As much of a hard time as I get for being old, I don't think I've ever taken the time to stop and tell you thank you for taking more heat than me for being even older. Thanks Jnickell!:lol:

PS I think I've probably caught more sh*t honestly!:azz::roflmao:

[757]

Holy hell, that "pocket hifi" thing was like the original MP3 player haha. I bet some people would pay some serious cash for one of those in working condition

[DanielleJo22]

Holy hell, that "pocket hifi" thing was like the original MP3 player haha. I bet some people would pay some serious cash for one of those in working condition

"some people" as in most hipsters :lol:

1988:

US and Canada reach free trade agreement

Barry Sanders receives Heisman

Notre Dames football goes 12-0

CDs outsell Vinyls for the first time in history


http://travel67.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/rainman.jpg



http://www.imfdb.org/images/f/f7/Die_hardposter.jpg



http://www.schmidtandclark.com/wp-content/uploads/prozac.jpg



http://images.sneakernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction.jpg



http://www.ifmusic.co.uk/images/product_images/george-michael-faith.jpg

[jnickell]

As much of a hard time as I get for being old, I don't think I've ever taken the time to stop and tell you thank you for taking more heat than me for being even older. Thanks Jnickell!:lol:

PS I think I've probably caught more sh*t honestly!:azz::roflmao:

I'll have to agree with you on that last comment. You have definately caught more. However, you are better at slinging it than I am so maybe that's why.:jnick: