What Happened The Year You Were Born?

Published on November 4, 2004 By chiprj In Blogging

Been surfing around and found this. Neat stuff. So, what happened the year you were born?

In 1970 (the year you were born)

Richard Nixon is president of the US

A federal jury finds the "Chicago 7" innocent of conspiring to incite riots during the 1968 Democratic National Convention

The lunar spacecraft Apollo 13 splashes down in the Pacific after near catastrophe

The first Earth Day is marked by millions of Americans participating in anti-pollution demonstrations

At Kent State University, National Guardsmen fire into a crowd killing four student antiwar demonstrators

A powerful earthquake claims 50,000 lives in Peru

18 year olds are given the right to vote in federal elections

Tidal wave driven by cyclone from Bay of Bengal hits East Pakistan, killing hundreds of thousands

An anti-war rally is held at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, attended by John Kerry, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland

Queen Latifah, Mariah Carey, Andre Agassi, Uma Thurman, Jennifer Lopez, and Matt Damon are born

Baltimore Orioles win the World Series

Kansas City Chiefs win Superbowl IV

Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup

Tearjerker Love Story is the top grossing film

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou is published

"The Long and Winding Road" becomes the Beatles' last Number 1 song

What Happened the Year You Were Born?

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Comments (Page 3)

chiprj

on Nov 05, 2004

Ha! I am not even going to look. They don't keep records back that far!

HAHAHA!!!

I'm a 1977 baby, and I don't think anyone has posted that yet, so here you go!

Very nice! That's my brother's birth year, too.

historyishere

on Nov 06, 2004

1977- The year A Bridge too far got totally shafted at all the awards shows....

I'm still bitter!

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