However, it seems as if we are not focusing on what a major event is occurring!!!
THE TURN OF A CENTURY
It is not just another
It is a whole NEW
For many of us it leaves behind many things. It could be loved ones! It could be our youth! For each & everyone of us we are leaving behind something!
I remember the New Years Eve
when it was turning to 1950. I was 6 years old &
was so confused on how to change 1949 to 1950!
But now changing it to
I think I can handle
that?? LOL
I am not a History buff. As a
matter of fact, history was my worst subject in
school.
I only know how far we have come in
this century.
Would our Ancestors have thought
of having all the modern conveniences like we
have.
Such as TV sets, Washing Machines &
Dryers etc. How about all the Electric gadgets
like Microwave Ovens, Food Processors, Blenders,
Mixers, Electric
Knives etc.
What about Computers &
WHAT NO
WEBTV?
How about NO indoor plumbing or bathtubs?
How
about coming from 78rpm records to reel to reel
to eight track to cassette tapes to CD's.
I
remember only black & white TV with only 13
stations.
I remember my grandparents telling
me about eating a full Chinese meal for 13
cents.
I am sure we all have lots of
memories of things that have changed!
What
progress will our children & grandchildren see in
this 21st. century?
Prices on this date were:
House$4,000.00
Car$500.00
Milk$.30
Gas$.05
Bread$.03
Postage
Stamp: $0.02
Avg.
Income$637.00
Friday, December 31st, the 365th and final day of
1999.
Today's Highlight in History:
On December 31st, 1879, Thomas Edison first
publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent
light in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
On this date:
In 1775, the British repulsed an attack by
Continental Army generals Richard Montgomery and
Benedict Arnold at Quebec; Montgomery was killed.
In 1862, President Lincoln signed an act
admitting West Virginia to the Union.
In 1897, Brooklyn, New York, spent its last day
as a separate entity before becoming part of New
York City.
In 1946, President Truman officially proclaimed
the end of hostilities in World War Two.
In 1961, the Marshall Plan expired after
distributing more than 12 billion dollars in
foreign aid.
In 1974, private US citizens were allowed to buy
and own gold for the first time in more than 40
years.
In 1978, Taiwanese diplomats struck their colors
for the final time from the embassy flagpole in
Washington, marking the end of diplomatic
relations with the US.
In 1985, singer Rick Nelson, 45, and six other
people were killed when fire broke out aboard a
DC-3 that was taking the group to a New Year's
Eve performance in Dallas.
In 1986, ninety-seven people were killed when
fire broke out in the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San
Juan, Puerto Rico. (Three hotel workers later
pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the
blaze.)
In 1997, Michael Kennedy, the 39-year-old son of
the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, was killed in
a skiing accident on Aspen Mountain in
Colorado.
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26 years 5 months older than Andy Griffith, age
73
29 years 11 months older than Dick Clark, age
70
31 years 3 months older than Leonard Nimoy, age
68
33 years 4 months older than Carol Burnett, age
66
36 years 1 month older than Alan Alda, age
63
37 years 6 months older than Bill Cosby, age
62
42 years 11 months older than Linda Evans, age
57
45 years 1 month older than Tom Selleck, age
54
47 years 3 months older than David Letterman, age
52
50 years 4 months older than Jay Leno, age
49
54 years 1 month older than Oprah Winfrey, age
45
55 years 2 months older than Kelsey Grammer, age
44
58 years 5 months older than Drew Carey, age
41
61 years 5 months older than Michael J. Fox, age
38
63 years 5 months older than Helen Hunt, age
36
69 years 1 month older than Jennifer Aniston, age
30
71 years 11 months older than Christina
Applegate, age 28
76 years 6 months older than Fred Savage, age
23
81 years 8 months older than Jonathan Taylor
Thomas, age 18
86 years 5 months older than Mary-Kate & Ashley
Olsen, age 13
and that you were:
39 years old when NBC televised the opening of
the 39 NY World Fair
48 years old when Texaco Star Theatre first aired
53 years old at the time TV Guide debuted
nationally
55 years old when the series Gunsmoke
started
57 years old during the first airing of Leave It
To Beaver
59 years old when the first episode of Bonanza
aired
62 years old at the time Beverly Hillbillies
first aired
64 years old when the Addams Family first
appeared on TV
66 years old at the time the first Star Trek
episode was televised
71 years old when All in the Family was first
shown
72 years old at the time the TV series M*A*S*H
began
75 years old when Saturday Night Live first
aired
78 years old when CBS introduced Dallas
81 years old during the first airing of Hill
Street Blues
82 years old at the time the first Cheers episode
was televised
86 years old when L.A. Law was first aired on
TV
87 years old at the time the series Married with
Children began
88 years old when the series Roseanne
started
91 years old in the month Home Improvement
began
94 years old at the time the TV series Friends
began
Well my Friends & the Friends I have not yet met. I want to wish ALL of us whatever our Hearts desire as we enter this new
Century.
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