In the year 1984, TED is founded (Feb 23), U.S. President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons (Apr 4), AIDS virus is discovered (Apr 23), Ghostbusters and Gremlins are released (Jun 8), the Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil is founded (Jun 16), Liechtenstein becomes the last country in Europe to grant women the right to vote (Jul 1), Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to walk in space (Jul 25), Indira Gandhi is assassinated in New Delhi (Oct 31), the worst industrial disaster occurs in Bhopal, India and Band Aid releases their charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas to raise money to combat the famine in Ethiopia (Dec 3) - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

In the year 1974, Lucille Ball airs the finale of Here’s Lucy (Mar 18), Steven King publishes his first novel, Carrie (Apr 5), ABBA wins the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo (Apr 6), the Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time in Troy, Ohio (Jun 26), the Greek military junta is replaced by a civilian government (Jul 23), high-wire artist Philippe Petit crosses between the WTC Twin Towers in New York City (Aug 7), Nixon announces his resignation (Aug 8), Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico sends an interstellar radio message, to reach Messier 13 around the year 27,000 (Nov 16), Rubik’s Cube is invented by Ernö Rubik in Hungary - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

In the year 1973, U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ends (Jan 27), Ohio becomes the first U.S. state to post distance in metric on signs (Feb 12), The Young and the Restless debuts on CBS (Mar 26), the first handheld mobile phone call is made (Apr 3), the World Trade Center complex in NYC is officially dedicated (Apr 4), Federal Express begins operations (Apr 17), the Sears Tower in Seattle becomes for a while the world’s tallest building (May 3), the ATM is patented (Jun 4), an 11-year legal action for the victims of Thalidomide ends (Jul 30), the term Stockholm Syndrome is coined (Aug 23), Carl XVI Gustaf becomes King of Sweden (Sep 15), the Sydney Opera House is dedicated (Oct 20), the Bosporus Bridge is completed, connecting Europe and Asia over the Bosporus for the first time in history (Oct 30) - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

In the year 1988, The Soviet Union begins with Perestrojka (Jan 2), The Phantom of the Opera opens on Broadway (Jan 26), a document implicates Kurt Waldheim in WW2 deportations (Feb 29), the Candle demonstration in Bratislava begins the change in Czechoslovakia (Mar 25), after years of war, Soviet Union begins withdrawing from Afghanistan (May 15), the Singing Revolution begins in the Estonian SSR (Jun 10), Al-Qaeda is formed (Aug 11), the Iran-Iraq War ends (Aug 20), the first Fairtrade label is launched (Nov 15), Benazir Bhutto becomes the first woman to lead an Islam-dominated state (Dec 2) - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

In the year 1983, the beginning of the true Internet dawns (Jan 1), the 3D printer is invented by Chuck Hall (Mar 9), Michael Jackson introduces the moonwalk at the Motown 25 television special (Mar 25), Return of the Jedi opens in theaters (May 25), Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the vicinity of the major planets of the Solar System (Jun 13), President Reagan announces that GPS will be made available for civilian use (Sep 16), a false alarm almost sets off a nuclear war (Sep 26), South Africa approves a new constitution with reforms to apartheid (Nov 2), Michael Jackson’s Thriller video is aired on MTV for the first time (Dec 2) - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

[caption id=“attachment_590” align=“alignleft” width=“354”]Charles M. Schulz at work[/caption] In the year 1950, The Knesset passes a resolution that states Jerusalem is the capital of Israel (Jan 23), the Stasi is founded in East Germany (Feb 8), In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating the races (Apr 27), Korean War begins (Jun 25), Peanuts is first published in seven U.S. newspapers (Oct 2), Douglas MacArthur threatens to use nuclear weapons in Korea (Nov 30) - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

In the year 1938, Adolf Hitler reorganizes the German war ministry to gain supreme control of it (Feb 4), a nylon bristle toothbrush becomes the first commercial product to be made with nylon yarn (Feb 24), oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia (Mar 3), Germany annexes Austria (Mar 12), Superman appears for the first time, as a backup story (Apr 18), the last reunion of the Blue and Gray commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg (Jul 3), the Munich Agreement leaves Czechoslovakia alone against the Nazis (Sep 29), DuPont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon (Oct 27), Orson Welles' radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds causes panic in the United States (Oct 30), Kristallnacht paves way to Holocaust (Nov 9), Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of uranium, marking the beginning of the Atomic Age (Dec 17) - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

In the year 1908, Robert Baden-Powell starts off the Boy Scout Movement with the publication of Scouting for Boys, in London (Jan 24), Japanese immigration to the U.S.A. is forbidden (Feb 18), the Tunguska event occurs in Siberia (Jun 30), Melitta Bentz creates the first coffee filter (Jul 8), Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile (Sep 27), Bulgaria declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire (Oct 5), Western bandits Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid are supposedly killed in Bolivia (Nov 6) - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

In the year 1907, Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome (Jan 6), the parliamentary elections in Finland are the first in the world with woman candidates, as well as the first elections in Europe where universal suffrage is applied (Mar 15), the first taxicabs with taxi meters begin operating in London (Mar 22), Korea becomes a protectorate of Japan (Jul 25), UPS is founded in Seattle, WA (Aug 28), RMS Lusitania makes its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York (Sep 7) - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

In the year 1937, Ingrid Christensen becomes the first woman to set foot on Antarctica (Jan 30), John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is published in the U.S. (Feb 6), Wallace H. Carothers receives a patent for nylon (Feb 16), Hindenburg disaster takes place in New Jersey (May 6), San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic (May 27), and the next day to vehicles. Volkswagen is established (May 28), the Soviet Union commence one of the largest campaigns of the Great Purge (Aug 5), Japan occupies Beijing (Aug 8), the last Bali tiger dies (Sep 27), Roosevelt gives his famous Quarantine Speech in Chigaco (Oct 5) - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

1982-0621 In the year 1982, the Commodore 64 8-bit home computer is launched (Jan 7), the first computer virus is found (Jan 30), all 8 planets align on the same side of the Sun (Mar 10), a ground-breaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C. (Mar 26), The Falklands War begins (Apr 2), Canada patriates its constitution, gaining full political independence from the United Kingdom (Apr 17) - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

****In the year 1980, Global Positioning System time epoch begins (Jan 4), the Rubik’s Cube (invented in 1974) makes its international debut at a hobby fair in London (Jan 29), The XIII Winter Olympics open in Lake Placid, New York (Feb 13), Mount St. Helens in Washington erupts (May 18), CNN is officially launched (Jun 1), the Polish government recognizes Solidarity, lead by Lech Walesa (Oct 31), John Lennon is shot dead by Mark Chapman in the archway of the Dakota in New York City (Dec 8) - and all these fine people were born: 1980-0102 David Gyasi* actor/w Ghanaian heritage - Hammersmith, London, England 1980-0103 Kurt Vile* singer/ multi-instrumentalist/record producer - Landsdowne, PA USA 1980-0108 Sam Riley* actor / singer - Bradford, West Yorkshire, England 1980-0110 Dani Kind* actress - Toronto, ON Canada 1980-0115 1980-0118 Jason Segel* actor/ comedian/ writer - Santa Monica, CA USA 1980-0119 Jenson Button* racecar driver/WG - Frome, Somerset, England 1980-0120 Philippe Cousteau Jr. Continue reading

In the year 1970, Guyana, having gained independence in 1966, becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations (Feb 22), Apollo 13 returns to Earth (Apr 17) after the misfortunate lunar expedition, the Beatles release their 12th and final album, Let It Be (May 8), in Washington D.C. 100,000 people demonstrate against the Vietnam War (May 9), Norway announces that it has rich oil deposits off its North Sea coast (Jun 2), the first New York City Marathon takes place (Sep 13) – and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

[caption id=“attachment_1335” align=“alignright” width=“358”]Buzz Aldrin on the Moon in July 1969[/caption] In the year 1969, Richard Nixon becomes the 37th U.S. President (Jan 20), the Beatles give their last public performance, impromptu on the roof of Apple Records (Jan 30), the Boeing 747 (i.e. Jumbo Jet) makes its maiden flight in the U.S. (Feb 9), in France, the first Concorde test flight is conducted (Mar 2), Golda Meir becomes the prime minister of Israel (Mar 17), the first Moon landing takes place, by Apollo 11 (Jul 20), the first ATMs in the U. Continue reading

In the year 1979, the Guardian Angels are formed in New York City (Feb 13), it snows in Sahara (Feb 18), Voyager I photos reveal Jupiter’s rings (Mar 4), Sadat and Begin sign the Peace Treaty (Mar 26), Three Mile Island disaster occurs in Pennsylvania (Mar 28), Iran becomes an Islamic Republic (Apr 1), Margaret Thatcher becomes UK’s first female prime minister (May 4), the first international election takes place as European Community elects its MEPs (Jun 7), Sweden outlaws corporal punishment in the home, and the Sony Walkman goes on sale in Japan (Jul 1), National March for gay rights takes place in Washington, D. Continue reading

In the year 1978, Roman Polanski skips bail and flees to France (Feb 1), San Francisco city council signs a most comprehensive homosexual rights bills (Mar 28), Dallas debuts on CBS (Apr 2), “Son of Sam” is sentenced to 365 years in prison (Jun 12), Garfield makes its debut (Jun 19), Louise Brown, the world’s first test tube baby, is born (Jul 25), the Soviet Union launches a major russification campaign in all its republics (Oct 13), Karol Wojtyla becomes Pope John Paul II for the next 26 years (Oct 16), Jonestown incident in Guyana claims 918 lives (Nov 18) - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

ThomasExorb - Oct 5, 2024Revolutionizing Search: The Increase of Rapid Hyperlink Indexing Providers https://google53208.answerblogs.com/27503687/online-site-indexing Within the huge landscape of the web, in which details reigns supreme, the chance to accessibility pertinent written content swiftly is paramount. Engines like google have long been the gateway to this huge repository of information, but their success hinges on just one important aspect: indexing. As the net continues to broaden exponentially, classic indexing procedures typically wrestle to help keep tempo. Continue reading

The broadcasting of The Muppet Show by the British ITV kickstarts its success in its native USA. In the year 1976, the first commercial Concorde flight takes off (Jan 21), Apple Computer Company is formed (Apr 1), the Soweto uprising in South Africa begins (Jun 16), the United States celebrates its Bicentennial, and in Uganda, the Entebbe Raid occurs (Jul 4), the Viking 1 Lander successfully lands on Mars (Jul 20), NASA releases the famous Face on Mars photo (Jul 31), Trinidad and Tobago gains independence (Aug 1), the first outbreak of Ebola virus occurs in Zaire (Aug 26), the Muppet Show is broadcast for the first time in Britain (Sep 13), Hotel California by the Eagles is released (Dec 8) - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

In the year 1906, Rolls-Royce Ltd. is registered (Mar 15), Mount Vesuvius erupts, devastating Naples (Apr 7), the 1906 San Francisco earthquake takes place (Apr 18), the RMS Lusitania, the world’s largest ship, is launched in Glasgow (Jun 7), a magnitude 8.2 earthquake in Chile kills thousands (Aug 16), the first phonographic record player is manufactured (Aug 22), Mahatma Gandhi coins the term Satyagraha to characterize the Non-Violence movement in South Africa (Sep 11), the Grand Duchy of Finland becomes the first nation to adopt universal suffrage (Oct 1), SOS becomes an international distress signal (Nov 3), the world’s first submarine, the U-1, enters the German Navy (Dec 14), the world’s first feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, is released (Dec 26) - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

In the year 1904, the first large scale bodybuilding competition takes place at Madison Square Garden (Jan 16), a surprise Japanese naval attack in Manchuria starts the Russo-Japanese War (Feb 8), the United States pays $10 million to gain control of the Panama Canal (Feb 23), the Mormons end officially the practice of polygamy (Apr 6), FIFA is established (May 21), the Dalai Lama signs the Anglo-Tibetan Treaty (Sep 7), the first underground line of the New York City Subway opens (Oct 27), the first successful caterpillar track is made (Nov 24), in New York City, the first New Year’s Eve celebration is held in Times Square (Dec 31) - and all these fine people were born: 1904-0101 1904-0103 Jeane Dixon* astrologer - Medford, WI USA (1997/93) 1904-0110 1904-0118 Cary Grant* (b Leach) British-American actor/to U. Continue reading