The Ol' Seven Six

Saturday 6.

1. Take the quiz: What happened the year that you were born?

In 1976 (the year you were born)

Gerald Ford is president of the US The US celebrates its bicentennial, marking the 200th anniversary of its independence The Viking II sets down on Mars' Utopia Plains Promising, "I will never lie to you," Jimmy Carter is elected president of the United States Israeli commandos rescue hostages from Entebbe, Uganda The Concorde begins flights from New York to Europe George W. Bush is arrested and fined for driving under the influence of alcohol Cray-1, the first commercially developed supercomputer, is invented by Seymour Cray Freddie Prinze Jr., Reese Witherspoon, Colin Farrell, 50 Cent, Fred Savage, and Shannon Elizabeth are born Cincinnati Reds win the World Series Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl X Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup Rocky is the top grossing film Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins is published The Eagles Their Greatest Hits compilation becomes the first album in history to be certified platinum "Tonight's The Night" by Rod Stewart spends the most time at the top of the US chart Charlie's Angels and The Muppet Show premiere

What Happened the Year You Were Born?

2. Of the events mentioned, which would you most liked to have witnessed in person?
Bush getting a DeeWee. I could use the laugh at his expense.

3. Of the people mentioned, who would you most like to meet in person?
I don't really care if I ever meet any of them.

4. Of the people mentioned, who would you least like to meet in person?
See 3.

5. Which of the events do you think had the most profound effect on history?
I'd say it's a tie between Carter's election and the Cray-1 [considering both the Camp David Accord and the effect that computers have come to have on our lives].

6. Which of the events do you think contributed the most to our culture?
Gotta be the filming of Star Wars.

And that does it for me. :D

sbt/sbc