Retro Events For The Decade 1980
1989 Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over India and WI on round-robin
1989 U.S. Senate impeaches U.S. District Judge Alcee L Hastings
1988 "Les Miserables," opens at Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia
1988 Britain ends suspects right to remain silent in crackdown on IRA
1988 Gastineau sacks Jets, retires from football "for personal reasons"
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Oakland A's in World Series 4 games to 1
1988 Man armed with explosives blows self up in 125 St. subway station (New York City)
1988 Reggie Rogers, Det Lion's # 1 pick, kills 3 by driving intoxicated
1988 Dodgers win World Series, LA 1st to have both NBA and baseball champs as LA beats Oakland A's, 4 games to 1 in 85th World Series
1987 10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis
1987 Dow-Jones increases 102.27 pts/608,120,000 shares traded (record)
1987 Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail
1986 Tupolev-134 crashes in Southern Africa
1984 Cleveland Metroparks' Valley Parkway All Purpose Trails are completed
1984 Islander's Mike Bossy's 30th career hat trick-4 goals
1983 IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released
1982 Billy Martin fired as manager of Oakland A's
1982 Nobel prize for economy awarded to George Stigler
1982 Sri Lanka President Jayewardene re-elected
1982 St. Louis Cardinals beat Mil Brewers, 4 games to 3 in 79th World Series
1981 1st NBA game at Meadowlands Arena, New Jersey Nets lose to New York Knicks 103-99
1981 3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery
1981 Bomb attack on Antwerp Belgium synagogue, 1 dead, 80 injured
Retro Events For The Decade 1970
1979 Bob Dylan appears on SNL
1979 John F. Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston
1979 John Tate beats Gerrie Coetze in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1978 Paul Vanden Boeynants forms Belgium government
1978 Police's 1st U.S. concert (NY's CBGBs)
1977 David Mamet's "Life in the Theater," premieres in New York City
1977 Hamilton Deane and John Balderstons "Dracula," premieres in New York City
1976 70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince
1976 New York Nets Julius "Dr. J" Erving sold to Philadelphia 76ers
1975 Supreme Court rules teachers could spank their pupils after warning
1974 1st broadcast of "Derrick" on ZDF
1974 Bard's presentation of "Richard III" opens at Lincoln Center New York City
1973 Canadian actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Marcy Lafferty
1973 Mariette Hartley appears on Bob Newhart in "Have You Met Miss Dietz"
1973 OPEC oil embargo begins
1973 President Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe greatest athelete of 1st century
1973 Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House
1973 U.S. president Nixon fires Watergate accuser Archibald Cox
1973 William Shatner marries Marcy Lafferty
1973 Solicitor General Bork, Attorney General Richardson and Deputy Attorney General Ruckelshaus resigned
1973 The Family Station Inc buys shortwave Radio Station WNYW, changes calls to WYFR and moves station from New York City to Scituate Mass
1972 Queen Juliana visits Yugoslavia
1971 "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death" opens at Barrymore for 325 per
1971 West German Chancellor Willy Brandt is awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1970 American Norman Borlaug awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
1970 Zond 8 Launch (Moon Orbit and Return)
Retro Events For The Decade 1960
1969 WKYH (now WYMT) TV channel 57 in Hazard, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting
1968 "Her 1st Roman" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 17 performances
1968 Carol Mann wins LPGA Quality Chekd Golf Classic
1968 Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis
1968 Mamo Wolde wins 16th Olympic marathon (2:20:26.4)
1967 7 men are convicted of civil rights violations in Meridan Miss
1967 Charlie Finley names Bob Kennedy 1st manager of Oakland A's
1967 KMXN (now KJTV) TV channel 34 in Lubbock, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting
1965 19th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-2 at Montreal
1965 Beatles receive a gold record for "Yesterday"
1965 Mass arrests of communists in Indonesia
1964 "Golden Boy" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 569 performances
1964 Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ
1964 Riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested)
1963 Alec Douglas-Home forms British government
1963 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1963 Jim Brown sets NFL single-season rushing record, 8,390 yards
1963 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Hillside Golf Open
1963 South Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela and 8 others on conspiracy
1963 WITV TV channel 7 in Charleston, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 "Mr President" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 265 performances
1962 Chinese army lands in India
1962 Musical, "Mr President," written by Irving Berlin, opens on Bdwy
1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
1960 1st fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI
1960 Ralph Houk, 41, replaces Casey Stengel as Yankee manager
Retro Events For The Decade 1950
1959 Clark Griffith of Senators says team will not move the franchise
1959 WABG TV channel 6 in Greenwood-Greenville, MS (ABC) 1st broadcast
1957 Karachi A (277-0d) beat Sind A by an innings w/o losing a wkt
1957 Walter Cronkite begins hosting weekly documentary
1956 58 degrees F (15 degrees C), Esperanza Station, Antarctica (Antarctic record high)
1956 Hannes Lindemann begins journey across Atlantic in a 17' craft
1955 "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith
1955 Harry Belafonte records "Day-O" (Banana Boat Song)
1955 Ira Levin's "No Time for Sergeants," premieres in New York City
1955 Yankees begin 16-game exhibition in Japan
1954 "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 149 performances
1953 WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting
1952 Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya
Have a groovy vintage retro day!
- Retro Rebirth
If you liked this article then make sure you subscribe to the feed via RSS It's Free. You can also follow me on Twitter too!
Become a Retro Rebirth Fan on our Facebook Page
If you like to you at Retro Videos then take a look at our Retro Video YouTube Page
Check out the Retro Rebirth Design Catalog and see what groovy vintage retro Music & Pop Culture designs we have for sale.
No comments:
Post a Comment