Let's count to 1,000,000!

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1984

Written in 1948, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future

1984 Olympics

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(double plus good book!!)

1985 song by Bowling for Soup

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1986

Expo 86, the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication in Vancouver, Canada

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1987

US Postage Stamp 24 cents

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1988

Margaret Thatcher becomes the longest serving British prime minister this century

Snapple lemon-flavored iced tea was distributed

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1989

Tens of thousands of Chinese students take over Beijing's Tiananmen Square in rally for democracy (April 19 et seq.). More than one million in Beijing demonstrate for democracy; chaos spreads across nation (mid-May et seq.). Thousands killed in Tiananmen Square as Chinese leaders take hard line toward demonstrators (June 4 et seq.). Source: http://www.infoplease.com/year/1989.html

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that was sad and the start of darker days

1990

Hubble Space Telescope launched during Space Shuttle Discovery mission.

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yaas hubble things

1991

January 16-17, 1991
United Nations coalition forces launch Operation Desert Storm when Saddam Hussein refuses to withdraw from Kuwait. Source: http://energy.gov/management/office-man ... e-events-3

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1992

-Bush is 1st US president to address Australian Parliament
- International Space Year begins
-The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is renamed the Russian Federation, becoming the successor state to the Soviet Union.

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1993

April – October: The Great Flood of 1993. Source: http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/floods/papers/oh_2/great.htm

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1994 was a memorable year in our family


O.J.Simpson accused of killing his wife

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(For a split second, I thought the accusation was the memorable moment. LMAO. Definitely NOT.)
1995

November 11 - Nigeria Expelled from Commonwealth due to Human Rights Abuses Source: http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9511/nigeria/11-11/

21 year ago wow

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1996

Pursuing his Whitewater investigation, Kenneth Starr subpoenas Hillary Clinton to determine whether she intentionally withheld subpoenaed billing records from the Rose Law Firm. This is the first time a wife of a sitting president has been subpoenaed. http://www.fsmitha.com/time/1996.html

Aug 28 In Britain, Prince Charles and Princess Diana formally divorce at the High Court of Justice (add:Then one year almost to the date she dies in a car accident).

Aug 23 Osama bin Laden issues his "Declaration of Jihad" on Americans, what he calls the "Zionist-Crusaders alliance." (add: coming up 20 years, too bad we didn't take it more seriously back then)

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1997

I have a toddler on my arm so I am unable to look up goof facts, but I can one hand type1

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Ahhh, I hope your toddler likes the avatar's! (no worries, we're just doing it for entertainment anyway, not part of the thread. Just glad to see you can get some time to be on, toddlers keep one very busy!)

1998

All California bars, clubs & card rooms must be smoke-free