- Germany was worldchampion in soccer
- IKEA opened the first store in Germany lol
- Richard Nixon stumbles over Watergate
- Helmut Schmidt was getting Bundeskanzler of Germany
- "Rumble in the Jungle" - Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman in Zaire
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Sesame Street is first broadcast.
First ever Super Bowl
Dr Christiaan Bernard performs first heart transplant, Cape Town, South Africa.
South Yemen independent from UK.
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August 8 The Great Train Robbery of 1963 takes place in Buckinghamshire, England.
November 22 John F. Kennedy assassination: In Dallas, Texas, United States.
December 12 My birthday & Kenya becomes independent.
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This Year - The portable phonograph is manufactured.
This Year - Type composing machines roll out of the factory.
This Year - The fiftieth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation was celebrated throughout the year.
This Year - The Seventeenth Amendment - the direct election of senators - becomes law
This Year - Rudolph Valentino - Leaves Italy for the US
This Year - China recognizes Outer Mongolia as independent
January
00 - Ireland
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Ulster Volunteer Force formed and began drilling.
11 - 1st sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (NYC).
16 - British House of Commons accepts Home-Rule for Ireland.
18 - Turkish-Greek sea battle near Troy.
19 - Raymond Poincar? installed as president of France.
30 - House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill.
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February
00 - Russia - Celebrations for 300 years of Romanovs.List of Tsars
03 - 16th Amendment, federal income tax, ratified.
15 - Art - 1st avant-garde art show in America opens in NYC.
16 - President Taft agrees not to intervene in Mexico.
19 - 1st prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box.
22 - Francisco Indalecio Madero, Mexican president, assassinated in military coup at 39.
22 - Suarez, Mexican vice president, assassinated in a miltary coup.
25 - 16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax.
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March
01 - Federal income tax takes effect (16th amendment).
04 - Dept of Commerce & Labor split into separate departments.
04 - 1st US law regulating the shooting of migratory birds passed.
04 - Woodrow Wilson inaugurated as 28th president.
08 - Internal Revenue Service begins to levy & collect income taxes.
10 - Harriet Tubman, former slave, abolitionist, conductor on Underground RR, and freedom fighter dies in New York.
12 - Foundation stone of the Australian capital in Canberra laid.
13 - Kansas legislature approved censorship of motion pictures.
14 - John D Rockefeller gives $100 million to Rockefeller Foundation.
15 - Cleveland establishes 1st small claims court.
15 - Woodrow Wilson hold the 1st presidential press conference.
18 - George I, king of Greece r.1861-1913, assassinated by Schinas at 67.
20 - Song Jiao-ren, leader Chinese Guomindang-Party, dies.
24 - Palace Theater opens at 1564 Broadway NYC.
25 - Ohio Great Dayton Flood. Dayton almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami, & Muskingum River reach flood stage simultaneously.
26 - Winston Churchill proposes Naval Holiday
26 - Bulgaria captures Adrianople, ending the 1st Balkan War.
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April
03 - British suffragette Emily Pankhurst sentenced to 3 years in jail.
08 - 17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified.
08 - Opening of China's 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing).
10 - Sports -Pres Woodrow Wilson throws out 1st ball, Senators beat Yankees 2-1
14 - Belgium begins general strike for voting rights.
19 - Sports 17th Boston Marathon won by Fritz Carlson of Minn in 2:25:14.8.
21 - German passenger ship Imperator runs aground.
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May
00 - Treaty of London ending First Balkan War and Albania given international recognition; various territorial adjustments
00 - French General Staff adopts Plan 17
07 - British House of Commons rejects woman's right to vote.
09 - 17th amendment provides for election of senators by popular vote.
13 - 1st 4 engine aircraft built & flown (Igor Sikorsky-Russia).
24 - Oberst Alfred Redl, Deputy Chief of the Austrian Inteligence Bureau comitts suicide prior to being arrested as a Russian spy
30 - New country of Albania, forms.
30 - 1st Balkan War ends, Treaty of London.
31 - 17th amendment, direct election of senators, declared ratified.
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June
02 - 1st strike settlement mediated by US Dept of Labor-RR clerks.
03 - Dutch 1st Chamber accepts Health laws.
05 - Dutch Disability laws go into effect.
12 - "Dachshund" by Pathe Freres, early animated cartoon, released.
16 - South-African parliament forbids blacks owning land.
21 - Tiny Broadwick is 1st woman to parachute from an airplane.
30 - Second Balkan War begins with Bulgarian attack on Greece and Serbia
30 - German Army Bill and Tax Compromise accepted
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July
01 - Serbia & Greece declare war on Bulgaria.
07 - British House of Commons accepts Home-Rule Law.
10 - Romania declares war on Bulgaria.
19 - Billboard publishes earliest known "Last Week's 10 Best Sellers among Popular Songs" Malinda's Wedding Day is #1.
23 - Arabs attack Jewish community of Rechovot Palestine.
29 - Albania becomes sovereignty under prince Wilhelm von Wied.
30 - Conclusion of 2nd Balkan War.
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August
00 - Lusitania undergoes extensive modifications permitting guns to be mounted and ammunition holds and ammo elevators installed prior to registration as a Reserve RN cruiser
10 - Peace of Bucharest ends Second Balkan War and marked by territorial adjustments
23 - Churchill prepares contingency plans paper for Britain to send troops to aid France in war against Germany
28 - Queen Wilhelmina opens Peace Palace (The Hague).
30 - Churchill writes Grey that Britain should aid Russia and France in a war with Germany.
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September
01 - Yuan Shikai captures Nanjing "2nd Chinese revolution".
10 - Lincoln Highway opens as 1st paved coast-to-coast highway.
16 - 1000s of women demonstrate for Dutch female suffrage.
21 - Turkey & Bulgaria sign peace treaty in Constantinople.
23 - Serbian troops march into Albania.
23 - Roland Garros is 1st to fly over Mediterranean Sea.
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October
00 - Military Greatest German Army increase since 1871; peace strength increased by 136,000 to 760,908 NCO's and men
00 - Zabern Affair in Germany u.1913c1100
00 - French Army adopts new field regulations calling for offensive
07 - Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line.
10 - Panama Canal - Gamboa Dam in Panama blown up; Atlantic & Pacific waters mix.
13 - Explosion & fire in Universal Coal Mine, South Wales.
14 - Explosion in coal mine at Cardiff kills 439.
15 - Train crash in Liverpool during "Black Week".
18 - Churchill - again proposes a Naval Holiday
18 - Berchtold (Austria) sends an ultimatum to Serbia demanding withdrawal of forces that crossed into Albania; Serbs withdrew
22 - Explosion at Dawson NM coal mine kills 263 mine workers.
26 - Huerta elected president of Mexico.
27 - Pres Wilson says US will never attack another country.
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November
00 - Irish Citizen Army and Irish National Volunteers formed.
00 - Media Miguel Almereyda begins publication of Le Bonnet Rouge, a weekly newspaper for the militant left in France; during 1914 it begins to appear daily.
00 - Liman von Sanders given total command of Turkish army and in charge at Istanbul resulting in open Russian animosity towards Germans in Turkey; Russia becoming increasingly more anti-German and belligerent
00 - King Albert of Belgium invited to Berlin; Kaiser tells King that he feels war with France inevitable; similar statements by Moltke
05 - Ludwig III crowned king of Bavaria.
09 - Storm "Freshwater Fury" sinks 8 ore-carriers on Great Lakes.
13 - 1st modern elastic brassiere patented by Mary Phelps Jacob.
17 - 1st US dental hygienists course forms, Bridgeport, Ct.
17 - Panama Canal opens. s.1914c0107
25 - Woodrow Wilson's daughter Jessie marries in White House.
26 - Russian kingdom forbids Polish congregation of speakers.
28 - Sports
Heavyweight Jack Johnson KOs Andr Spaul in Paris.
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December
01 - Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38).
12 - "Mona Lisa," stolen from Louvre Museum in aug 1911, recovered.
13 - Mona Lisa stolen in aug 1911 returned to Louvre.
14 - Liman von Sanders arrives in Constantinople
14 - Greece formally takes possession of Crete.
16 - Charlie Chaplin begins his film career at Keystone for $150 a week.
21 - 1st crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in NY World.
22 - Menelik II, King of Ethiopia 1896-1913, dies at 69.
23 - President Woodrow Wilson
signs Federal Reserve Act into law.
what a good year - 1913
The Year I was born by diamond is also Same topic
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The year is considered a historical turning point for the wave of revolutions that swept the Eastern Bloc, starting in Poland. Collectively known as the Revolutions of 1989, they heralded the end of the Soviet Union two years later and the beginning of the post-Cold War era of United States dominance in world affairs.
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- The US Navy Seals are activated
- John Glenn orbits the earth three times in Friendship 7
- Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single basketball game
- Brazil wins the World Cup
- Wal-mart opens it's first store
- The Rolling Stones make their debut
- Cuban Missle Crisis Quote
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Charles and Diana marry, MTV launches ... American hostages in Iran are finally released after 14 months of captivity, the FIRST FEMALE Supreme Court Justice is appointed ... first recognized cases of AIDS appear and Pope John Paul II is shot.
In music ... Jessies Girl and Kiss on My List dominate the airwaves ... Raiders of the Lost Ark, Chariots of Fire, Arthur, and On Golden Pond in the theaters ...
On May 20, 1981, Aileen Wuornos was arrested in Edgewater, Florida, for the armed robbery of a convenience store, where she stole $35 and two packs of cigarettes. *ignites the Zippo and flames a Red*
June 30 Wardrobe (cuddles)! ... July 15 MOI *sets fire to the village*!
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I don't remember the details, so I'm not sure if I'm the right person you should be asking this to. I'm assuming it was messy, and I'm pretty meticulous so it may just be one of those traumatic things that I simply don't want to experience again and can't remember, I'm not sure.
I'm assuming I ate quite a lot. I am here today and from what I've read about malnourishment, it doesn't work out as well for those who don't.
There was baby's first Christmas and a ton of other holidays that I have pictures from, but the gifts were all rubbish and I couldn't tell you what I received - I probably just stared at tons of wallpaper as alternate entertainment.
... this is really a silly topic, what about what happened last week? I'm much better with the details and there were far fewer nappies changed. Quote
-Beavis and Butthead first aired
-Bill Clinton aka "the man" became president and went on to receive fellatio from Monica Lewinski. You go Bill!
-Osama Bin Laden began recruiting terrorists for his failed mission to destroy the good ole US of A.
-The Sandlot aka one of greatest movies of all time was released
-And on the day I was born, the first Jurassic Park movie was released. This is a sign from above that I am part velociraptor. Yuss!
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Charles and Diana marry, MTV launches ... American hostages in Iran are finally released after 14 months of captivity, the FIRST FEMALE Supreme Court Justice is appointed ... first recognized cases of AIDS appear and Pope John Paul II is shot.
In music ... Jessies Girl and Kiss on My List dominate the airwaves ... Raiders of the Lost Ark, Chariots of Fire, Arthur, and On Golden Pond in the theaters ...
On May 20, 1981, Aileen Wuornos was arrested in Edgewater, Florida, for the armed robbery of a convenience store, where she stole $35 and two packs of cigarettes. *ignites the Zippo and flames a Red*
June 30 Wardrobe (cuddles)! ... July 15 MOI *sets fire to the village*!
And satan said oh fuck I have some competition ! Quote
-Beavis and Butthead first aired
-Bill Clinton aka "the man" became president and went on to receive fellatio from Monica Lewinski. You go Bill!
-Osama Bin Laden began recruiting terrorists for his failed mission to destroy the good ole US of A.
-The Sandlot aka one of greatest movies of all time was released
-And on the day I was born, the first Jurassic Park movie was released. This is a sign from above that I am part velociraptor. Yuss!
Ermagerd I forgot an important one. The first woman to ever play in the MLB!! I am the year of the independent laday and the dinosaur! Whooo! Quote
facts around this time -
Ridley Scott's film Alien released on May 25
Jimmy Carter was the then president of US
Actor John Wayne passes away on Jun 11
Film Rocky II releases on Jun 15
James Bond film Moonraker releases on Jun 26 Quote
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Politics & Society & News
> Liechtenstein becomes the last country in Europe to grant women the right to vote.
> Beverly Burns becomes the first woman Boeing 747 captain in the world.
> Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her two Sikh security guards in New Delhi. Anti-Sikh riots break out
> Ronald Reagon is president of the United States and diplomatic relations to the Vatican are restored during his mandate. He calls for an international ban on chemical weapons and is reelected this year.
However, during a voice check for a radio broadcast he remarks, "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes".
> Crack cocaine is first introduced into Los Angeles and soon spreads across the United States in what becomes known as the crack epidemic.
> Medicare comes into effect in Australia.
> The one dollar coin is introduced in Australia.
> Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment.
> "Advance Australia Fair" is proclaimed as Australia's national anthem, and green and gold as the national colours.
> Year of the nobel price for peace to South African Bishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu
> The first World Youth Day gathering is held in Rome, Italy.
> The Louisiana World Exposition, also known as the 1984 World's Fair, the New Orleans World's Fair, "The Fair" or "Expo 84", opens.
Science & Technology
> The first embryo transfer from one woman to another at UCLA.
> United States researchers announce their discovery of the AIDS virus.
> Ongoing great famine in Ethiopia, kjlling a million people by the end of this year. Band Aid records the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in London.
> Space Shuttle Challenger is launched which results in the first untethered space walk.
> Cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to perform a space walk.
> The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage and Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space. (The first Dane was in space in 2015 ;)).
> Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets reaches a record submergence depth of 1,020 meters.
> Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to cross the Atlantic, solo, in a hot air balloon.
> Apple Computer places the Macintosh personal computer on sale in the United States and releases an iconic TV ad for it.
> The Chrysler Corporation introduces the first vehicles to be officially labeled as "minivans". They are branded as the Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Caravan, and Plymouth Voyager.
Music & Art & TV & Film
> Bruce Springsteen release's his 7th album "Born in the USA".
> Elton John plays the famous Night and Day Concert at Wembley Stadium.
> The Herreys win the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 for Sweden, with the song "Diggi-Loo, Diggi-Ley".
> The 56th Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Terms of Endearment wins Best Picture and 4 other Academy Awards.
> English comedian Tommy Cooper suffers a massive heart attack and dies while live on TV.
> The world-renowned, critically acclaimed Canadian entertainment company, Cirque du Soleil is founded.
1984 in Fiction
> The novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is set in this year.
> The video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories AND Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain take place in this year.
> Movie releases: 1984, Amadeus, Beverly Hills Cop, Carmen (with Plcido Domingo), Conan the Destroyer, The Cotton Club, David Lynch's DUNE, The Evil that men do, Firestarter, Footloose, Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Greystroke, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Karate Kjd, THe Kjlling Fields, Chuck Norris in Missing in Action, The Natural, The NeverEnding Story, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Police Acadamy ; Purple Rain, Red Dawn, Splash, Star Trek III, Supergirl, The Terminator
Sports
> The 1984 Winter Olympics are held in Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
> The Chicago White Sox defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 in the longest game in Major League Baseball history: 25 innings totalling eight hours, six minutes.
> In one of the greatest NBA Finals ever, The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers in 7 games to capture their 15th NBA Championship.
> France beats Spain 20 to win Euro 84.
> The 1984 Summer Olympics are held in Los Angeles, California.
Great people born that year
> Mark Zuckerberg, Prince Harry, Katy Perry, Scarlett Johansson, me
In memoriam
> Johnny Weissmuller, William Powell, Marvin Gaye, Truman Capote, Paul Dirac Quote
The Yorkshire Ripper was arrested
Ronald Reagan was installed as the 40th president of the U.S.A.( he also got shot in the same year)
Bob Marley dies
The 444 day long hostage situation in the American ambasee is ended
Dr M. Gottlieb writes about a newly discovered deciese called AIDS
MTV starts with 24/7 broadcasting
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