30 years ago: August 2, 1981
It was a Sunday.
Charles and Diana (Prince and Princess of Wales) left for their honeymoon.
The Major League Baseball strike of 1981 was going on.
MTV was one day old. (Started on August 1, 1981)
Also in the year: 1981
Chariots of Fire won the Academy Award for best picture in 1981.
Raiders of the Lost Ark was the highest grossing movie of the year. ($384,562,121)
Scientist identified the Aids Virus.
The term INTERNET was first mentioned.
PostItNotes was launched by 3M corporation (thank goodness!)
First Flight of the US Space Shuttle Columbia. (I believe one of the last NASA shuttle launches happened in July 2011!)
Brittany Spears and Justin Timberlake were both born in 1981.
Ronald W Reagan was president and George Bush was Vice President.
Average cost of a new home: $83,000.
Cost of a first class stamp: $0.20.
Gallon of gas: $1.25
One dozen eggs: $0.90
Cost of a gallon of milk: $2.22
Median Household income: $19,000
Life expectancy: 74.1 years (Yikes...I am more than a 1/3 of the way there...)
Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister in the UK.
Helmut Schmidt was chancellor of West Germany. (Must honor Deutschland!)
I am a nerd and I love history and facts like this.
I am celebrating my 30 years of life and looking forward to many, many more!
2 comments:
Yes many many many more so we can retire in our RV together and travel the country as two old ladies!! :)
Awwwww, welcome to the 3rd decade of your life!
I hope you post pics of your awesomely fun birthday party!!
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