So what happened the year YOU were born? In my case, it's mostly not pretty:
| In 1969 (the year you were born) |
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Richard Nixon becomes president of the US Senator Edward Kennedy escapes injury when the car he is driving veers off a narrow bridge on Chappaquiddick Island US astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to set foot on the moon while commanding the Apollo 11 mission Breathtaking pictures of Mars are transmitted to earth from NASA's Mariner 7 as it passes within 2,200 miles of the Red Planet Woodstock music festival begins in upstate NY, featuring performances by Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, and many more artists 250,000 Vietnam War protestors gather in Washington for the largest anti-war rally in US history The first draft lottery since WWII is held in New York City The Beatles' performance in public for the last time, on the roof of Apple Records The Stonewall riots mark the start of the modern gay rights movement in the US Marilyn Manson, Jennifer Aniston, Renée Zellweger, Edward Norton, Christian Slater, and Linus Torvalds are born New York Mets win the World Series New York Jets win Superbowl III Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup Sesame Street premieres Midnight Cowboy wins the Oscar for best picture David Bowie's debut single, "Space Oddity", becomes a huge hit - in part to the US landing on the moon Sharon Tate & the LaBiancas are found murdered by Charles Manson & "family" |
Riots, wars, Manson, Chappaquiddick . . . I don't think this is what Sinatra was talking about in "It Was a Very Good Year," although I suppose the moon landing qualifies as awesome.
Brought to my attention by the lovely and swingin' Emma of Miss Apropos.
Posted by Ilyka at July 16, 2004 03:44 AM in triviaWell, honey. . .based on that terrific load of events, I'd have to say you were the best thing to come from 1969. :)
Posted by: Emma at July 16, 2004 06:59 AMI checked out the year I was born-1974-and man was it one violent year.
Speaks volumes, really.
Posted by: Helen at July 16, 2004 08:09 AMThat makes me the second best thing from 69. ;-)
Posted by: Jim at July 16, 2004 03:40 PMWell, Jim and Ilyka, in that case, it was a very good year.
(What would I know, I was only four years old.)
Heh.
Posted by: Emma at July 19, 2004 04:54 AMI just snuck into 1969, by a month. Thanksgiving Day, in fact, which has led to a lifetime of lame-ass "turkey" jokes. Being so late, I missed all the good stuff.
Posted by: Phil at July 19, 2004 11:48 PM