Wednesday, March 19, 2008

The Year I Was Born




Ronald Reagan is president of the US



Live Aid, a 17 hour rock concert broadcasts worldwide from London and Philadelphia, raising $70 million for starving Africans



An 8.1 magnitude earthquake hits Mexico City and results in about 25,000 deaths



Vocano "Nevada del Ruiz" erupts near Bogota, Columbia causing mud slides that bury two towns



American Jew Jonathan Pollard is arrested for giving military secrets to Israel



Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader



New Coke is released on the 99th anniversary of Coca-Cola



The GNU Manifesto first written by Richard Stallman



Kansas City Royals win the World series



San Francisco 49ers win Superbowl XIX



Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup



Back to the Future is the top grossing film



Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis is published



David Lee Roth leaves Van Halen to begin a solo career



"Careless Whisper" by Wham! spends the most time at the top of the US charts



Elmo is introduced on Sesame Street



The Golden Girls and Growing Pains premiere

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