1971
In 1971 (the year you were born)
Richard Nixon is president of the US
Charles Manson and 3 of his followers are convicted of multiple counts of first-degree murder
An earthquake in California's San Fernando Valley kills 64 people
New York Times begins publication of classified Pentagon papers on US involvement in Vietnam
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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
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In 1981 (the year you were born)
Ronald Reagan becomes president of the US
Minutes after Ronald Reagan becomes president, Iran releases 52 American hostages that had been held captive for 444 days
President Reagan is shot in the chest by would be assassin John Hinkley
Space shuttle Columbia, the world's first reusable spacecraft, is sent into space
A suspended walkway in the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel collapses, killing 113
A female former lover files a "palimony" suit against tennis star Billie Jean King
President Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to be the first woman on the Supreme Court
The Pac-Man video game is introduced in the US
Alicia Keys, Elijah Wood, Kelly Rowland, Anna Kournikova, and Britney Spears are born
Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series
Oakland Raiders win Superbowl XV
New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup
Raiders of the Lost Ark is the top grossing film
"Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes spends the most time at the top of the US charts
MTV debuts on cable television, playing music videos 24 hours a ( ... )
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In 1964 (the year you were born)
Lyndon B. Johnson is president of the US
After riots break out, Panama suspends relations with he US
Cassius Clay becomes heavyweight champion when Sonny Liston throws in the towel in the sixth round in Miami Near Anchorage, the strongest earthquake ever to strike North America kills 117
Worst soccer disaster in history occurs when rioting and panic kills over 300 in Liverpool
Hundreds of white college students work for civil rights in the south during "Freedom Summer"
South Africa sentences Nelson Mandela to life in prison
Kemeny and Kurtz create BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), an easy to learn high level programming language
Nicolas Cage, Jeff Bezos, Rob Lowe, Elle Macpherson, Courteney Cox Arquette, and Keanu Reeves are born
St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series
Cleveland Browns win the NFL championship
Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles released in the US, sparking Beatlemania
The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan ( ... )
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