In 1980, The Canadian Caper rescued six US diplomats from Tehran; The Winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid; Pierre Trudeau returned to power in Canada; Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope run across Canada; Iron Maiden and the Dead Kennedys debuted; Mount St. Helen’s erupted; Pac-Man was released in Japan; CNN premiered; Ronald… Continue reading “Luke, I am your father”: A look back at 1980
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Everything that follows is older than Chappell Roan: A look back at 1997
In 1997, Madeline Albright became the first female United States Secretary of State; Heaven’s Gate committed ritualistic mass suicide in San Diego; Tony Blair became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Deep Blue defeated Gary Kasparov in a chess match; The WNBA debuted; Hong Kong was returned to Chinese control; Two billion people watched Princess… Continue reading Everything that follows is older than Chappell Roan: A look back at 1997
The rise of social media: A look back at 2004
In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched TheFacebook; Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia were admitted to NATO; The First and Second Battle of Fallujah took place; The Summer Olympics took place in Athens, Greece; The Boston Red Sox broke the Curse of the Bambino and won their 6th World Series; George W. Bush was… Continue reading The rise of social media: A look back at 2004