DOUBLE BIRTHDAY!!!!

TODAY IS MY FATHERS BIRTHDAY AND MINE
THIS IS MINE , i'M 37 AND MY DAD IS 60!!!!!!

In 1970 (the year you were born)

Richard Nixon is president of the US A federal jury finds the "Chicago 7" innocent of conspiring to incite riots during the 1968 Democratic National Convention The lunar spacecraft Apollo 13 splashes down in the Pacific after near catastrophe The first Earth Day is marked by millions of Americans participating in anti-pollution demonstrations At Kent State University, National Guardsmen fire into a crowd killing four student antiwar demonstrators A powerful earthquake claims 50,000 lives in Peru 18 year olds are given the right to vote in federal elections Tidal wave driven by cyclone from Bay of Bengal hits East Pakistan, killing hundreds of thousands An anti-war rally is held at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, attended by John Kerry, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland Queen Latifah, Mariah Carey, Andre Agassi, Uma Thurman, Jennifer Lopez, and Matt Damon are born Baltimore Orioles win the World Series Kansas City Chiefs win Superbowl IV Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup Tearjerker Love Story is the top grossing film I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou is published "The Long and Winding Road" becomes the Beatles' last Number 1 song

What Happened the Year You Were Born

THIS IS MY DAD'S

In 1947 (the year you were born)

Harry Truman is president of the US Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in baseball by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers Britain grants independence to India and Pakistan The Truman Doctrine is formulated to aid Greece and Turkey against Communist rebels and Soviet expansionism The House UnAmerican Activities Committee begins hearings into alleged communist influence in Hollywood The CIA is established David Bowie, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Elton John, David Letterman, and Stephen King New York Yankees win the World Series Chicago Cardinals win the NFL championship Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup The Diary of Anne Frank is published Jack Kerouac makes the journey which he will later chronicle in his book On the Road There are 14,000 television sets in use in the United States

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