Sunday, February 18, 2007
In 1965 (the year you were born) |  Lyndon B. Johnson is president of the US
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara calls for a nationwide network of bomb shelters
Former leader of the Black Muslims, Malcolm X, is shot and killed in New York City
To protest voting rights discrimination, civil rights demonstrators begin a march for Selma to Montgomery with federal troop protection
The first commercial satellite, Early Bird, is launched into space by Nasa to transmit telephone and television signals
Voting Rights Act is signed into law
Riots by young blacks in the Watts area of Los Angeles begin, causing $200 million in damage
Hurricane Betsy claims 75 lives in southern Florida and Louisiana
United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address
Dr. Dre, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Downey Jr., Shania Twain, Moby, and Ben Stiller are born
Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series
Green Bay Packers win the NFL championship
Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup
The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews, is the top grossing film
Dune by Frank Herbert is published
The Beatles' Rubber Soul is released
"Satisfaction" by Rolling Stones is a top hit
The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing songs from their new album Help!
Sony introduces the Betamax, a home video tape recorder
Nearly all of NBC's programs are now broadcast in color
I Dream of Jeannie premieres |
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Don't these just bring back memories?? Almost all shows were in color...LOL.
And Dixie was born! WOO!
i remember out sony betamax! it was so heavy and the remote had a cord you kept tripping over! but we were hot stuff, we had the remote! ha ha
what happened the year i was born? let's see, i think washington crossed the deleware...
smiles, bee
Go Dodgers!!! Whooa Whooo!!
Of course, I was born the next year.
And I turned seven years old after watching The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show! I'm pretty sure I remember the premiere of "I Dream of Jeannie", too.
Now I really feel old!!!! Well, truth be told I normally do anyway!
Ummm let's see.. we discovered fire....we realized that those big things were mean and named them Bahsyteicsa (you call them dinosaurs)
What else... ummm been too long...
LOL at Bondbaby
Hmmm
Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500
Buddy Holly, richie valens and the Big Bopper die in a plane crash in February
"Barbie" is also born LOLOL
that's all i can think of right now--i am gonna have to look it up
Smooch