In 1980 (the year you were born)
Jimmy Carter is president of the US
President Carter announces punitive measures and embargos against the USSR in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupts in a violent blast estimated to be 500 times as powerful as the Hiroshima atomic bomb
Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th US president in a sweeping victory
US Representative Michael O. Myers is expelled from the House for his role in the Abscam scandal
Hewlett-Packard announces release of its first personal computer
Microsoft announces their version of UNIX, Xenix
Christina Ricci, Chelsea Clinton, Venus Williams, Jessica Simpson, Macaulay Culkin, and Jake Gyllenhaal are born
Philadelphia Phllies win the World Series
Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl XIV
New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup
The Empire Strikes Back is the top grossing film
"Lady" by Kenny Rogers spends the most time at the top of the US charts
U.S. viewers get caught up in the "Who Shot J.R.?" cliff hanger on the soap opera series, Dallas, which is solved on a November 21 episode, drawing a record numbers of viewers
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In 1957 (the year you were born)
Dwight Eisenhower is president of the US
First civil rights bill since Reconstruction to protect blacks' voting rights is approved by Congress
Hurricane "Audrey" destroys Cameron, Louisiana killing 390 people
National Guardsmen bar nine black students from entering previously all white Central High School in Little Rock
Russians launch Sputnik I, first earth orbiting satellite
The FBI arrests Jimmy Hoffa and charges him with bribery
Vanna White, Osama bin Laden, Sid Vicious, and Melanie Griffith are born
Milwaukee Brewers win World Series
Detroit Lions win NFL championship
Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup
On the Road by Jack Kerouac is published
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss is published
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