Retrospective – 45 Years:

Everything that follows is older than Megan Thee Stallion: A look back at 1994

In 1994, The Winter Olympics took place in Lillehammer; The Channel Tunnel opened; Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as President of South Africa; Michael Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley; Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered; A baseball work stoppage cancelled the World Series; Stella Liebeck was awarded nearly 3 million dollars after being burned… Continue reading Everything that follows is older than Megan Thee Stallion: A look back at 1994

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

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

100 Years after The Great War started: A look back at 2014

In 2014, The Winter Olympics were held in Sochi, Russia; Russia annexed Crimea; The Catholic Church canonized Pope John Paul II; The San Antonio Spurs won their fifth NBA championship; ISIS declared itself a caliphate; Monty Python performed together for the last time; Riots occurred in Ferguson, Missouri following the death of Michael Brown; Scotland… Continue reading 100 Years after The Great War started: A look back at 2014

Welcome to the world Little Ricky: A look back at 1953

In 1953, Lucy Ricardo gave birth to Little Ricky; Dwight Eisenhower became the 34th President of the United States; Christine Jorgensen had successful sex reassignment surgery; James Watson and Francis Crick announced the discovery of the structure of DNA; The Academy Awards were broadcast on television for the first time; Jonas Salk announced the polio… Continue reading Welcome to the world Little Ricky: A look back at 1953

Nobody likes it when you’re 23; a look back at 2023

In 2023, China launched a series of spy balloons over the United States; Silicon Valley Bank failed; King Charles III was coronated; On the way to visit the wreckage of the Titanic, the submersible Titan imploded; The WGA and SAG-AFTRA launched a strike against Hollywood studios; Kevin McCarthy’s brief reign as Speaker of the House ended in… Continue reading Nobody likes it when you’re 23; a look back at 2023

Camelot ended: A look back at 1963

In 1963, The United States banned travel to Cuba; Harold Wilson became prime minister of the United Kingdom; Marin Luther King Jr. wrote “Letter from a Birmingham City Jail,” and gave his “I Have a Dream,” speech; Buddy Rogers became the first WWWF Champion; Coca Cola introduced its first diet drink, Tab; ZIP codes were… Continue reading Camelot ended: A look back at 1963

Three years before America’s bicentennial: A look back at 1973

In 1973, Richard Nixon was sworn in for a second term as President of the United States; George Foreman defeated Joe Frazier to become world heavyweight champion; The Vietnam War ended; Major League Baseball debuted the designated hitter; The Sears Tower became the world’s tallest building; Skylab launched; The Bahamas, Guinea-Bissau, and Papua New-Guinea became… Continue reading Three years before America’s bicentennial: A look back at 1973

Everything that follows is older than Harry Styles: A look back at 1993

In 1993, Eritrea became an independent nation, and Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; Bill Clinton became the 42nd President of the United States of America; Ramzi Yousef, Mahmud Abouhalima, Mohammad Salameh, Nidal A. Ayyad, Abdul Rahman Yasin, and Ahmed Ajaj attempted to blow up the World Trade Center; Janet Reno became the first… Continue reading Everything that follows is older than Harry Styles: A look back at 1993

Iraq War part 2: A look back at 2003

In 2003, The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated on reentry into earth’s atmosphere; The US and allied forces invaded Iraq; The Human Genome Project was completed; The Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, and Slovakia joined the European Union; Tesla was founded; Robert Novak controversially identified Valeria Plane as a covert agent; 4chan… Continue reading Iraq War part 2: A look back at 2003