In 1988, The Soviet Union began perestroika, The Winter Olympics were held in Alberta, Canada and the Summer Olympics were held in Seoul; Al-Qaeda was founded; The Morris worm (one of the earliest computer viruses) was first distributed; George H.W. Bush was elected President; Benazir Bhutto became the first woman elected head of government of… Continue reading “I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way”: A look back at 1988
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“I’m Bart Simpson, who the hell are you?”: A look back at 1987
In 1987, The first Starbucks opened outside the US; AZT was approved to treat HIV / AIDS; Wrestlemania III, featuring Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant, set attendance records; The Simpsons debuted as a series of bumper shorts on The Tracy Ullman Show; Ronald Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall; Klaus Barbie was… Continue reading “I’m Bart Simpson, who the hell are you?”: A look back at 1987
The birth of Hulu: A Look back at 2007
In 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the US House of Representatives; Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone; Nicholas Sarkozy was elected President of France and Gordon Brown became Prime Minister of the UK; Wikileaks published documents exposing the nature of US interrogations in Guantanamo Bay; Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize;… Continue reading The birth of Hulu: A Look back at 2007
Twenty, Twenty, Twenty Four Hours to go: a look back at 2024
In 2024, Despite thirty four felony convictions, Donald Trump was reelected as President of the United States; Keir Stammer became the Prime Minister of the UK; The Summer Olympics were held in Paris; Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show; Taylor Swift won album of the year for the fourth time with Midnights; The Kansas City… Continue reading Twenty, Twenty, Twenty Four Hours to go: a look back at 2024
Four years before America’s bicentennial: A look back at 1972
In 1972, Kurt Waldheim became Secretary General of the United Nations; President Nixon visited China and met with Mao Zedong; Pioneer 10 became the first man-made spacecraft to leave the solar system; Five White House operatives were arrested for breaking into the offices of the Democratic National Committee; On Bloody Friday, twenty-two bombs planted by… Continue reading Four years before America’s bicentennial: A look back at 1972
Learn to live with the unimaginable: A look back at 2021
In 2021, Supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol to delay the certification of Joe Biden as President; The COVID 19 pandemic continued to wreak havoc; Hideki Matsuyama won the Masters Tournament, becoming the first Japanese player to win a major golf championship; Space X and Blue Origin launched space tourism flights;… Continue reading Learn to live with the unimaginable: A look back at 2021
I was told there’d be flying cars: A look back at 2010
In 2010, Conan O’Brien was fired as host of The Tonight Show; The Burj Khalifa became the tallest man-made structure in the world; The XXI Winter Olympics were held in Vancouver; The eruption of Mount Eyjafjallajökull disrupted air traffic throughout Europe; The Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform exploded; The New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis… Continue reading I was told there’d be flying cars: A look back at 2010
The year before the world turned upside down: A look back at 2019
In 2019: Pope Francis became the first pontiff to visit the Arabian peninsula; The Republic of Macedonia renamed itself the Republic of Northern Macedonia; Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un met for the second time in Hanoi, Vietnam; Disney bought 21st Century Fox; Robert Mueller concluded his report into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and… Continue reading The year before the world turned upside down: A look back at 2019
The year of the great video game crash: A look back 1983
The Disney Channel began broadcasting; Sally Ride became the first American woman in space; Dragon’s Lair was released in arcades; The Famicom (known in the United States as the Nintendo Entertainment System) was released; Vanessa Williams became the first African-American Miss America; Brunei and Saint Kitts and Nevis became independent states; Microsoft Word was released;… Continue reading The year of the great video game crash: A look back 1983
The year Trump entered the world: A look back at 1946
In 1946, The United Nations held its first meeting; Juan Perón was elected president of Argentina; Trygve Lie became the first Secretary-General of the United Nations; Syria and the Philippines became independent nations; Sony was founded (as Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering); The first bikini was modeled in Paris; Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis debuted their comedy partnership; Mensa was founded;… Continue reading The year Trump entered the world: A look back at 1946