| 1951 was a very good year |
| 08.26.05 (11:36 am) |
Oh I couldn't help myself I HAD to do this one after Alms said she stole it from jerneedog!
Guess I'd better get Googling this date and get more stuff!!
In 1951 (the year you were born) |
Harry Truman is president of the US
Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel are found guilty of conspiracy to commit wartime espionage
President Truman removes General Douglas MacArthur from his command in Korea from making unauthorized policy statements
Inauguration of transcontinental television with President Truman's address at the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference
Scientists develop UNIVAC I, the first mass produced computer
Rush Limbaugh, John Mellencamp, Harry Hamlin, Mark Hamill, Sally Ride, Dale Earnheart, Stephen Segal, Kurt Russell, Jane Seymore, Phil Collins, Kirsty Alley, Rush Limbaugh, Tommy Hilfiger, and Orson Scott Card are born
he Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is published
Disc jockey Alan Freed uses the term rock and roll to describe R&B, in an effort to introduce the music to a broader white audience
The first color TVs appear for sale
The African Queen, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn was shown in theaters
New York Yankees win the World Series
Los Angeles Rams win the NFL championship
Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup
I Love Lucy. Dragnet debuts
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posted by:
almsthvn
post date:
08.30.05 (8:39 am)
Wow, you're as old as UNIVAC.
*jaw drops*
And you look much better than it does, I might add!
posted by:
trekguy
post date:
08.30.05 (8:40 am)
SO true! Old as a UNIVAC, but can ride a bike longer and faster than most 30 YO kids!!
