Friday, January 19, 2007

The Year I Was Born

In 1959 (the year you were born)

Dwight Eisenhower is president of the US

Fidel Castro takes power in Cuba

Alaska is admitted as the 49th state

Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500 stock car race

Tibet's Dalai Lama escapes to India

Hawaii admitted as the 50th state

Soviet premiere Krushchev begins unprecedented visit to US

The Barbie doll debuts

John McEnroe, Kyle MacLachlan, Tom Arnold, Perry Farrell, Kevin Spacey, and Weird Al Yankovic are born

A plane crash kills Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper - becomes known as "The Day The Music Died"

Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series

Baltimore Colts win the NFL championship

Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup

Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein is published

The Twilight Zone debuts on TV


This one was found on Skittles' page.
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3 comments:

Barb said...

You're almost my age.. you old fart! Welcome to my tenant space :)

4:51 PM
John Holland said...

Thanks! If they say you're only as old as you feel than somedays I must be about a hundred years old. :)

6:17 PM
Anonymous said...

Thanks for stoppin' by my blog! I love your about me text there in the sidebar, it made me laugh! *hugs*

10:14 AM

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