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I have been meaning to sit down and research the major news that has happened in my lifetime. For this 34th birthday I have done just that. I will share with you the news stories that I think are important; these are not the only news stories that have happened during the years featured. I would like to thank Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (www.wikipedia.com) for making this an easy project!
Born July 18, 1977
July 1977-
> July 28 – The first oil through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System reaches Valdez, Alaska.
August 1977-
> August 12 – The NASA Space Shuttle, named Enterprise, makes its first test free-flight from the back of a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA).
> August 16 – Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll dies in his home in Graceland at age 42. 75,000 fans lined the streets of Memphis for this funeral.
> August 20 – Voyager program: The United States launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
> August 12 – The NASA Space Shuttle, named Enterprise, makes its first test free-flight from the back of a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA).
> August 16 – Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll dies in his home in Graceland at age 42. 75,000 fans lined the streets of Memphis for this funeral.
> August 20 – Voyager program: The United States launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
September 1977-
> September 3 – The Commodore PET computer is first sold.
> September 29 – The modern Food Stamp Program begins when the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is enacted.
> September 3 – The Commodore PET computer is first sold.
> September 29 – The modern Food Stamp Program begins when the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is enacted.
October 1977-
> October 14- The Atari 2600 game system is released.
> October 20 – Three members of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a charter plane crash outside Gillsburg, Mississippi, 3 days after the release of their fifth studio album Street Survivors.
> October 26 – The last natural smallpox case is discovered in Merca district, Somalia. The WHO and the CDC consider this date the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination and, by extension, of modern science.
> October 14- The Atari 2600 game system is released.
> October 20 – Three members of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a charter plane crash outside Gillsburg, Mississippi, 3 days after the release of their fifth studio album Street Survivors.
> October 26 – The last natural smallpox case is discovered in Merca district, Somalia. The WHO and the CDC consider this date the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination and, by extension, of modern science.
November 1977-
> November 10 – The Bee Gees release the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever, which will go on to become the then bestselling album of all time.
> November 10 – The Bee Gees release the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever, which will go on to become the then bestselling album of all time.
December 1977-
> December 1- The Nickelodeon Television Channel, a children's cartoon channel, launches as The Pinwheel Network.
> December 1- The Nickelodeon Television Channel, a children's cartoon channel, launches as The Pinwheel Network.
January 1978-
> January 15 – The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Denver Broncos, 27-10, to win Super Bowl XII. (this one is for you baby!)
February 1978-
> February 5–February 7 – The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 hits the New England region and the New York metropolitan area, killing about 100 and causing over US$520 million in damage.
> January 15 – The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Denver Broncos, 27-10, to win Super Bowl XII. (this one is for you baby!)
February 1978-
> February 5–February 7 – The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 hits the New England region and the New York metropolitan area, killing about 100 and causing over US$520 million in damage.
March 1978-
> March 1 – Charlie Chaplin's remains are stolen from Cosier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.
> March 6 – American porn publisher Larry Flynt is shot and paralyzed in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
> March 1 – Charlie Chaplin's remains are stolen from Cosier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.
> March 6 – American porn publisher Larry Flynt is shot and paralyzed in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
April 1978-
> April 18 – The U.S. Senate votes 68–32 to turn the Panama Canal over to Panamanian control on December 31, 1999.
May 1978-
> May 5 – Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets his 3,000th major league hit.
> May 17 – Charles Chaplin's coffin is found some 15 km from the cemetery from which it was stolen, near Lake Geneva.
June 1978-
> June 15 – King Hussein of Jordan marries 26-year-old Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor.
July 1978-
> July 25- Louise Brown, the world's first test tube baby, is born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK.
November 1978-
> November 30 – Publication of The Times is suspended due to labor problems until November 13, 1979.
March 1979-
> March 4 – The U.S. Voyager I spaceprobe photos reveal Jupiter's rings.
> March 5 – Voyager I makes its closest approach to Jupiter at 172,000 miles.
May 1979-
> May 4 – Counting in the previous day's British general election shows that the Conservatives have won and Margaret Thatcher becomes the country's first female prime minister.
> May 9- A Unabomber bomb injures Northwestern University graduate student John Harris.
June 1979-
> McDonald's introduces the Happy Meal in June.
August 1979-
> August 10 – Michael Jackson releases his first breakthrough album Off the Wall. It sells 7 million copies in the United States alone, making it a 7x platinum album.
November 1979-
> November 7 – U.S. Senator Edward Moore Kennedy announces that he will challenge President Jimmy Carter for the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination.
> November 12- Iran hostage crisis: In response to the hostage situation in Tehran, U.S. President Jimmy Carter orders a halt to all oil imports into the United States from Iran.
> November 14 – Iran hostage crisis: U.S. President Jimmy Carter issues Executive Order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States and U.S. banks in response to the hostage crisis.
> November 17 – Iran hostage crisis: Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini orders the release of 13 female and African American hostages being held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
More of my years to follow....
> April 18 – The U.S. Senate votes 68–32 to turn the Panama Canal over to Panamanian control on December 31, 1999.
May 1978-
> May 5 – Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets his 3,000th major league hit.
> May 17 – Charles Chaplin's coffin is found some 15 km from the cemetery from which it was stolen, near Lake Geneva.
June 1978-
> June 15 – King Hussein of Jordan marries 26-year-old Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor.
July 1978-
> July 25- Louise Brown, the world's first test tube baby, is born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK.
November 1978-
> November 30 – Publication of The Times is suspended due to labor problems until November 13, 1979.
March 1979-
> March 4 – The U.S. Voyager I spaceprobe photos reveal Jupiter's rings.
> March 5 – Voyager I makes its closest approach to Jupiter at 172,000 miles.
May 1979-
> May 4 – Counting in the previous day's British general election shows that the Conservatives have won and Margaret Thatcher becomes the country's first female prime minister.
> May 9- A Unabomber bomb injures Northwestern University graduate student John Harris.
June 1979-
> McDonald's introduces the Happy Meal in June.
August 1979-
> August 10 – Michael Jackson releases his first breakthrough album Off the Wall. It sells 7 million copies in the United States alone, making it a 7x platinum album.
November 1979-
> November 7 – U.S. Senator Edward Moore Kennedy announces that he will challenge President Jimmy Carter for the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination.
> November 12- Iran hostage crisis: In response to the hostage situation in Tehran, U.S. President Jimmy Carter orders a halt to all oil imports into the United States from Iran.
> November 14 – Iran hostage crisis: U.S. President Jimmy Carter issues Executive Order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States and U.S. banks in response to the hostage crisis.
> November 17 – Iran hostage crisis: Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini orders the release of 13 female and African American hostages being held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
More of my years to follow....
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