Friday, February 27, 2009

1970...


Was a memorable year:
  • National Guardsmen opened fire on a group of students, wounding many, 4 fatally, on the campus of Kent State University
  • First Earth Day took place
  • ABC began it's long running Monday Night Football
  • The World Trade Center was completed
  • New York held it's first marathon
  • The Beatles released their last album, anyone know what it was?
  • Doonesbury cartoon goes national
  • The floppy disk was invented
  • Charles Manson was convicted of murdering Sharon Tate
  • 18 year olds were given the right to vote in federal elections
  • Our National Debt: $382 billion
  • Richard Nixon was President
  • and I was born!!
A Memorable Event Indeed!

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