_Laurie_ Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 1966 March 4 – The Beatles: In an interview published in The London Evening Standard, John Lennon comments, "We're more popular than Jesus now," eventually sparking a controversy in the United States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 (edited) 1967 The Beatles release "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". edit: Edited October 20, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis and Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated in Los Angeles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 1969 First man on the moon. Neil Armstrong, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 1970 May 4 – Kent State shootings: Four students at Kent State University in Ohio are killed and 9 wounded by Ohio State National Guardsmen, at a protest against the incursion into Cambodia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 1971 Disney World opens in Orlando, FL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 '72 - "Pong" introduces the video game craze. (not a big year for news) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 I'm trying to avoid any news items that deal with music. 1973 World Trade Center opens in NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 1974 Nixon resigns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 '75 - Altair introduce Altair MITS 8800, first personal computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 1976 The US celebrates its bicentennial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 I'm trying to avoid any news items that deal with music. Same here, unless it's death. '77 - Elvis Presley is found dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 1978 Jonestown Massacre in Guyana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 1979 A nuclear meltdown occurs at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 '80 - Former Beatles frontman John Lennon was shot outside his NYC apartment by Mark David Chapman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 1981 Pac-Man is introduced to arcades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 (edited) '82 - First artificial heart transplant surgery successfully takes place. Edited October 20, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 1983 Vanessa Williams becomes first African-American woman to be crowned Miss America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 '84 - India's only female prime minister ever, Indira Gandhi, is assassinated. She was shot 30 times by her Sikh body-guards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAngel Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 1985 Soviet leader Chernenko dies at age 73 and is replaced by Mikhail Gorbachev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 '86 - Challenger Space Shuttle explodes killing 7 astronauts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 1987 Black Monday - Stock Market plunges 23% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 1988 George H. W. Bush president of the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 ^Must have been a slow year, he's long forgotten, He actually didn't assume office until Jan 89 '89 - Berlin wall torn down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 1990 Time Warner is formed from the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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