tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post2527928878823993216..comments2023-07-03T08:50:54.449-04:00Comments on Reading, Writing, & Stuff That Makes Me Crazy: Today I'm 42Marianne Arkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-72487052950433898242009-01-12T08:09:00.000-05:002009-01-12T08:09:00.000-05:00Sorry I missed your birthday - sounds like you had...Sorry I missed your birthday - sounds like you had a nice one! <BR/><BR/>In 1949 (the year you were born) <BR/> <BR/>Harry Truman is president of the US<BR/><BR/>Treaty signed by US, Canada and other countries establishes the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)<BR/><BR/>German Federal Republic (West Germany) is established<BR/><BR/>A communist government is established in mainland China<BR/><BR/>John Belushi, Erik Estrada, and Bruce Springsteen are born<BR/><BR/>New York Yankees win the World Series<BR/><BR/>Philadelphia Eagles win the NFL Championship<BR/><BR/>Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup<BR/><BR/>The Second Sex by Simone de Behavior is publishedDiane Craverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543155150824715253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-27485725570609003642009-01-12T05:52:00.000-05:002009-01-12T05:52:00.000-05:00Happy Birthday!!! Hope you had a wonderful day... ...Happy Birthday!!! Hope you had a wonderful day... quiet birthdays are (to my mind) the very best.annohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102616203481686227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-46652653265962811952009-01-12T01:35:00.000-05:002009-01-12T01:35:00.000-05:00I've been lurking but today I must say something:H...I've been lurking but today I must say something:<BR/><BR/>HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Marianne!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-47991465580069197812009-01-12T00:33:00.000-05:002009-01-12T00:33:00.000-05:00Happy Birthday Marianne!Happy Birthday Marianne!Melissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-61239945671527666892009-01-11T16:30:00.000-05:002009-01-11T16:30:00.000-05:00Happy Birthday Marianne! I don't mind telling peop...Happy Birthday Marianne! <BR/>I don't mind telling people how old I am, when I can remember how old that is! And we don't do much for Birthdays here either. Usually that persons favorite dinner is made, gifts are opened and cake is served. *G* <BR/><BR/>Have a wonderful day!Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738504696243512495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-18726159806392831712009-01-11T14:21:00.000-05:002009-01-11T14:21:00.000-05:00Happy birthday, Marianne!!!In 1961 (the year you w...Happy birthday, Marianne!!!<BR/><BR/><I>In 1961 (the year you were born)<BR/><BR/>John F. Kennedy becomes president of the US<BR/><BR/>An estimated 1200 anti-Castro exiles aided by the US make a failed invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs<BR/><BR/>Navy Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr. becomes the first US spaceman rocketing 118 miles above the earth<BR/><BR/>Hurricane "Carla" wipes out Texas gulf cities, claiming 46 lives<BR/><BR/>Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin makes the first manned space flight<BR/><BR/>Wayne Gretzky, Henry Rollins, Fabio, George Clooney, Dennis Rodman, and Diana, Princess of Wales are born<BR/><BR/>New York Yankees win the World series<BR/><BR/>Green Bay Packers win the NFL championship<BR/><BR/>Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup<BR/><BR/>Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians is the top grossing film<BR/><BR/>Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is published<BR/><BR/>The Miracles' "Shop Around" becomes Motown's first million-selling single</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-19266704489559581942009-01-11T14:19:00.000-05:002009-01-11T14:19:00.000-05:00In 1965 (the year you were born) Lyndon B. Johns...<I>In 1965 (the year you were born) <BR/> <BR/>Lyndon B. Johnson is president of the US<BR/><BR/>Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara calls for a nationwide network of bomb shelters<BR/><BR/>Former leader of the Black Muslims, Malcolm X, is shot and killed in New York City<BR/><BR/>To protest voting rights discrimination, civil rights demonstrators begin a march for Selma to Montgomery with federal troop protection<BR/><BR/>The first commercial satellite, Early Bird, is launched into space by Nasa to transmit telephone and television signals<BR/><BR/>Voting Rights Act is signed into law<BR/><BR/>Riots by young blacks in the Watts area of Los Angeles begin, causing $200 million in damage<BR/><BR/>Hurricane Betsy claims 75 lives in southern Florida and Louisiana<BR/><BR/>United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address<BR/><BR/>Dr. Dre, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Downey Jr., Shania Twain, Moby, and Ben Stiller are born<BR/><BR/>Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series<BR/><BR/>Green Bay Packers win the NFL championship<BR/><BR/>Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup<BR/><BR/>The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews, is the top grossing film<BR/><BR/>Dune by Frank Herbert is published<BR/><BR/>The Beatles' Rubber Soul is released<BR/><BR/>"Satisfaction" by Rolling Stones is a top hit<BR/><BR/>The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing songs from their new album Help!<BR/><BR/>Sony introduces the Betamax, a home video tape recorder<BR/><BR/>Nearly all of NBC's programs are now broadcast in color<BR/><BR/>I Dream of Jeannie premieres</I><BR/><BR/>I'm 43 and not shy about saying it at all. I'm a little shocked I'm not 18 anymore, but what ya going to do?<BR/><BR/>HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIANNE!!!!!!!! <BR/><BR/>And it snowed just for you!Ceri Heberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584297798290334430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-64961872327455628792009-01-11T13:39:00.000-05:002009-01-11T13:39:00.000-05:00Happy Birthday!In 1975 (the year you were born)Ger...Happy Birthday!<BR/><BR/>In 1975 (the year you were born)<BR/><BR/>Gerald Ford is president of the US<BR/><BR/>Evacuation of US civilians from Saigon as Communist forces complete takeover of South Vietnam<BR/><BR/>FBI agents capture Patty Hearst, who is indicted and convicted of bank robbery<BR/><BR/>Teamster Jimmy Hoffa disappears without a trace<BR/><BR/>Marines rescue the crew of the American ship the Mayaguez near Vietnam<BR/><BR/>First Lady Betty Ford says in an interview that she thinks her children have tried marijuana<BR/><BR/>Natalie Imbruglia, Drew Barrymore, David Beckham, Enrique Iglesias, Angelina Jolie, and Tiger Woods are born<BR/><BR/>Cincinnati Reds win the World Series<BR/><BR/>Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl IX<BR/><BR/>Philadelphia Flyers win the Stanley Cup<BR/><BR/>Production begins on Star Wars<BR/><BR/>Jaws and The Rocky Horror Picture Show are the top grossing films<BR/><BR/>Soul Train premieres on television in the United States<BR/><BR/>"The Way We Were" (performed by Barbara Streisand) wins the Grammy for best song<BR/><BR/>Saturday Night Live and Wheel of Fortune premiere<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hope you have a great day! And fyi, I'm stealing this quiz!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-68612651745976439052009-01-11T09:12:00.000-05:002009-01-11T09:12:00.000-05:00I think I'm the oldest, and they didn't include th...I think I'm the oldest, and they didn't include the fact that the year I was born they began building the Golden Gate Bridge. Now that's Old.<BR/><BR/>In 1933 (the year I was born)<BR/> <BR/>Franklin Delano Roosevelt becomes president of the US<BR/><BR/>Mae West makes her film debut in She Done Him Wrong based on one of her Broadway plays<BR/><BR/>Franklin Roosevelt begins his "fireside chats"<BR/><BR/>The 21st Amendment passes, putting an end to Prohibition<BR/><BR/>FDR declares a bank holiday to stabilize the economy<BR/><BR/>The chocolate chip cookie is invented<BR/><BR/>Yoko Ono, Quincy Jones, James Brown, Dom DeLuise, and Michael Dukakis are born<BR/><BR/>New York Mets win the World Series<BR/><BR/>Chicago Bears win the NFL championship<BR/><BR/>New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup<BR/><BR/>King Kong premieres in New York CityMomJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887390809547017357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-18307194666993650542009-01-11T08:40:00.000-05:002009-01-11T08:40:00.000-05:00Happy birthday, Marianne!I hope you get to laze ar...Happy birthday, Marianne!<BR/><BR/>I hope you get to laze around all day with husband, child and dog hopping to your every command. *g*<BR/><BR/>I'm not shy about my age either. It's not like I can do anything about it. Me and Sputnik were launched in the same year.<BR/><BR/>{{hugs, sweetie}} Have a great day!Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-11841728855309141102009-01-11T08:23:00.000-05:002009-01-11T08:23:00.000-05:00Happy birthday!!!!! I don't mind people knowing my...Happy birthday!!!!! I don't mind people knowing my age. Even my class knows it, though sometimes they remind me their grandparents aren't too much older! Heck, my mom was a grandmother when she was a year older than me! (She started young, I didn't.)<BR/><BR/>Welcome to 42. It's been a good age for me, so far :)MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-62799991809640707822009-01-11T07:47:00.000-05:002009-01-11T07:47:00.000-05:00Have a wonderful, relaxing day!Have a wonderful, relaxing day!Charity Tahmasebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14208740898666710699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-61603479521388588722009-01-11T07:17:00.000-05:002009-01-11T07:17:00.000-05:00Happy Birthday Marianne!!I'm proud of my age and I...Happy Birthday Marianne!!<BR/><BR/>I'm proud of my age and I remember when I turned 25, I told people that I was a quarter of a century. Last year when I turned 50 I told people I was half a century and like you, when I turn 100, I will shout that I'm a century years old.<BR/><BR/>My birthday is normally a very quiet day.<BR/><BR/>Have a wonderful birthday!Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978384022143035332noreply@blogger.com