December 4th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Posted by The Foo in Life through my eyes
Happy Birthday to …. me!
32 years of age and counting. Here are some events and facts in the year I was born (1974):
- Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
- President Richard M. Nixon (nearly) impeached and later becomes first becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office.
- USA agrees to stop fighting in Vietnam and start pulling troops.
- Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.
- In Brighton, United Kingdom, ABBA wins the nineteenth Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden singing “Waterloo”.
- “The Rumble in the Jungle”: Muhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire to regain the World Heavyweight Boxing championship.
- The Altair 8800, the first personal computer, goes on sale
- Happy Days, Six million Dollar Man, Young and the Restless, Good Times, Little House on the Prairie and $250,000 Pyramid premiers on TV.
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre opens in theaters.
- People magazine is published for the first time.
- Academy Awards: The Godfather 2 won best picture at the Academy Awards, Francis Ford Copolla won Best Director for the movie.
Ellen Burstyn won Best Actress for her role in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and Art Carney won Best Actor in Harry and Tonto - Top US television show was The Waltons
- I Honestly Love You first reaches #1 on the Billboard charts, giving Olivia Newton-John her first top-selling single in the United States.
- Other top selling music artist were Barbara Streisand, Roberta Flack, Eric Clapton, Tony Orlando and Dawn.
- Baseball: The Cleveland Indians host “Ten Cent Beer Night”, but have to forfeit the game to the Texas Rangers due to drunken and unruly fans.
- Ohio State wins the Rose Bowl beating USC 42-41
- Boston Celtics wins the NBA Finals
- Miami Dolphins wins the NFL Superbowl
- Oakland Athletics wins the Baseball World Series
- Minimum Wage is $2
- Cost of gas was approximately $0.52 per gallon
- Average price of a car was $3850
- Average household income $9668
- Average house cost $44250
- Stamps costs $0.10 per piece
- Bread cost $0.38
- Milk cost $1.40 a gallon
17 Responses to “Can someone say … B-i-r-t-h-d-a-y”
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Neil said: @ 12:13 am
December 4th, 2006
happy b-day, watergate baby
Local Girl said: @ 2:45 am
December 4th, 2006
Happy Birthday to The Foo! I hope you and your family celebrated in style!
libragirl said: @ 5:33 am
December 4th, 2006
And more importantly. I was 4.
Happy birthday young man. Hope you have a great day
Mr. Fabulous said: @ 6:13 am
December 4th, 2006
Happy Birthday, you young whippersnapper!
Go Gators!
Kristyn said: @ 11:14 am
December 4th, 2006
Happy Birthday, Foo!!!
ANO said: @ 11:18 am
December 4th, 2006
Happy Birthday! It’s my Birthday too!
Janvangogh said: @ 11:27 am
December 4th, 2006
Happy Birthday.
Correction, Nixon wasnt impeached. But nearly was. That is why he resigned.
The Foo said: @ 3:50 pm
December 4th, 2006
Thank you all for the Birthday wishes!
Janvangogh: thanks for the correction … changed it on the post.
Che - Cardiff said: @ 3:52 pm
December 4th, 2006
Happy Birthday, Bro! Hope that everything you wish for this year comes in lil surprises for you! Another year older but another year wiser.
Don’t forget to eat your favourites noodles today for extra long life!
Love and best wishes from all of us here in Cardiff
happy and blue 2 said: @ 6:44 pm
December 4th, 2006
Happy Birthday..
Kathy said: @ 8:41 pm
December 4th, 2006
Many happy returns !!!
J said: @ 8:44 pm
December 4th, 2006
Happy Birthday, my love! I hope you enjoyed your special day! OX
sarala said: @ 8:51 pm
December 4th, 2006
Good idea. I remember watching Watergate on TV. This dates me. You were born in a busy year. My next birthday maybe I’ll steal your idea, if I still remember it in July.
Tense Teacher said: @ 9:25 pm
December 4th, 2006
Happy Birthday! We’re at opposite ends of the same year (and what a good year it was).
kristarella said: @ 7:00 pm
December 5th, 2006
Happy birthday! Sorry I missed it, hope it was a good one.
Toby & Sadie said: @ 11:06 pm
December 5th, 2006
Happy belated birthday from a fellow Ohioan … a Dec. 1 birthday boy!
Angela K said: @ 5:18 pm
December 7th, 2006
Happy birthday, Foo! I’m so sorry to have missed it and hope it was truly a day of celebration for you. Many happy returns for a long life filled with love and joy!