It's All About Me

ME21: Topic for Saturday–Sunday, Sep 15–16

IN THE YEAR OF ME

You may have to do a little research for this one, unless you’ve got a miraculous memory. Tell us five things that happened in the year you were born. To research, try Googling “XXXX Events,” with XXXX representing the year of your birth. Of course, the events don’t have to be big historical ones. They could just as easily be something that happened in your family or hometown.

Thanks go to OrigamiMei for this fun topic. No doubt we’ll all learn about or be reminded of some interesting things.

Remember: The challenge of these games is to find existing colors whose names convey your key points.

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I really enjoyed this challenge. Fun!

Del Shannon's "Runaway" is the no 1 single in the US.
West Side Story wins the Oscar for Best Picture.
Yuri Gagarin is the first human in space.
Joseph Heller's Catch 22 is published.
JFK is inaugurated as US President.

rock 'n roll baby! That's me. The term was coined by Cleveland DJ Alan Freed in the year of my birth. Rocket 88 is sometimes called the first rock 'n roll song.

Catcher in the Rye: Written in 1951 by JD Salinger

Maybe next year: 1951 was the Chicago Cubs 75th anniversary. They came in last place.

Lucy: I Love Lucy was playing on TV. It still is.

Amazing Mr. Escher: Escher's House of Stairs was created in 1951.

This isn't my palette, but the Rubick's cube was invented in 1974. (and I couldn't resist this template of a smashed cube!)

Shuttle Ride~ (APRIL) First flight of the The Space Shuttle Challenger

Martin Luther King~(NOVEMBER) Ronald Reagan signs a bill that will implement Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holida that will take place on the third Monday of every January

Gold Nugget~(?) McDonalds releases the McNugget

Navigator~(SEPTEMBER) The president announces that GPS will be made available for civillian use

Acid Rain~(JANUARY) A red rain falls in the UK, caused by sand in the Sahara Desert droplets

This is a great theme, but it seems that 1976 was not a good year ...

Fun Challenge! :D


January Baby 1973
1. Jan 3rd - George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million
2. Jan 7th - US poet James Merrill wins Bollingen Prize
3. Jan 11th - Trial of Watergate burglars begins in Wash DC
4.Jan 27th - US & Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war & milt draft
5. Jan 27th - US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn

Oh! Just found this group, what a lovely idea! I love reading about people :)
My contribution (borrowed idea from Luna because I LOVE music) --->




Africa - Toto
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Say, Say, Say - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
Every Breath You Take - The Police
All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie

Like I say on the palette, I have a real love/hate relationships with both Africa and Billie Jean but absolutely ADORE the other three as I have a major crush on Sting, All Night Long is one of the most EPIC songs EVER and Say, Say, Say is so fun to sing along to (and all of them put me in a fantastic mood!)