I usually get really excited about my birthday, but for months now I have been dreading turning thirty. To me, it just seems that it's the milestone birthday that plunges you into adulthood. I officially feel like an old woman!
But instead of sulking about my age, I am making an effort to look at the positive side. It's a new year and a new beginning. And I'm really hoping that 30 is my year!
To put my age in perspective, here is what was happening in the world the year I was born:
In 1980, A Loaf of Bread Cost 51 Cents.
Jimmy Carter is president of the US.
President Carter announces punitive measures and embargoes against the USSR in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupts in a violent blast estimated to be 500 times as powerful as the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th US president in a sweeping victory.
US Representative Michael O. Myers is expelled from the House for his role in the Abscam scandal.
Hewlett-Packard announces release of its first personal computer. Microsoft announces their version of UNIX, Xenix.
Christina Ricci, Chelsea Clinton, Venus Williams, Jessica Simpson, Macaulay Culkin, and Jake Gyllenhaal are born.
Philadelphia Phllies win the World Series.
Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl XIV.
New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup.
The Empire Strikes Back is the top grossing film.
"Lady" by Kenny Rogers spends the most time at the top of the US charts.
U.S. viewers get caught up in the "Who Shot J.R.?" cliff hanger on the soap opera series, Dallas, which is solved on a November 21 episode, drawing a record numbers of viewers.
2 comments:
Happy Birthday to the friend who proudly stated that she would jump off a cliff for me in 4th grade. I'd do the same for you. Love you!
Happy Belated Birthday! Hope that your day was sublime!!!!!
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