July 7, 2004
It Was A Good Year
| In 1963 (the year you were born) |
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Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president of the US The atomic powered submarine, Thresher, sinks in the North Atlantic killing 129 A civil rights rally held by 200,000 blacks and whites, features Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech President John F. Kennedy is assassinated as he rides in a motorcade through downtown Dallas Betty Friedan publishes The Feminine Mystique, launching a middle-class feminist movement Michael Jordan, Quentin Tarantino, Conan O'Brien, Johnny Depp, and Brad Pitt are born Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series Chicago Bears win the NFL championship Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup The Beatles receive their first #1 hit single, when "Please Please Me" tops the charts in the UK Astroboy (known as Mighty Atom in Japanese) Japan's first ever anime was launched NBC expands its evening network news program to 30 minutes The television remote control is authorized by the FCC |
Stolen shamelessly from the Jayster aka Day.
Posted by Ithildin at July 7, 2004 4:32 PM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE
Hey, I was born, end of story!
Posted by: Ith at July 7, 2004 5:27 PM
I dunno; that first item on the list is mighty scary to contemplate...
Posted by: Jay Solo at July 7, 2004 5:21 PM