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Fun Game: Guess the Year We Were Born...

posted 6 years ago by Retromogul (1082)
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Going by a list of 3-5 events that occured in that year. Please try not to just Google. When giving your answer please state what events brought you to your answer. I'll start.

1. Mikhail Gorbachev sworn in as General Secretary of the Communist Party in the USSR.

2. Ronald Reagan begins his second term.

3. The Greenpeace vessel "Rainbow Warrior" is bombed and sunk by French agents.

4. Live Aid pop concerts in London and Philadelphia raise millions for famine relief.

[–] thewaitress (1616) 6 years ago

Oprah Winfrey show debuts nationally.
Challenger explodes, sadly killing all seven astronauts on board
Critters and Hoosiers were released in this year.
Mike Tyson won his first boxing title. Youngest heavyweight champion of all time.

[–] Retromogul (1082) 6 years ago

I'll take 1986 for a 100 based on the Challenger disaster, Oprah debut, Tyson championship win, and Hoosiers. Thanks for playing :)

[–] thewaitress (1616) 6 years ago

Correct! You are welcome :) Fun game!

[–] Retromogul (1082) 6 years ago

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed :)

[–] Padeen (6459) 6 years ago

Fiji was declared a Republic.

Full House debuts.

Aretha Franklin admitted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

1987. Loved that Reagan speech.

[–] Padeen (6459) 6 years ago

Ya, that one kind of gave it away.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Reagan - a real President.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Warren Harding was elected President
The League of Nations was formed.

[–] Retromogul (1082) 6 years ago

I would doubt that you're 98 years old ;)

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

My father.

[–] Retromogul (1082) 6 years ago

Ah. That be 1920. What about yourself?

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

You guessed mine earlier - 1963.

[–] Retromogul (1082) 6 years ago

Oh yeah that's right my bad.

[–] brux (14736) 6 years ago

George Orwell + 1

[–] Retromogul (1082) 6 years ago

Remember rules are you that you can provide up to 5 clues.

[–] SkyCoyote5150 (1121) 6 years ago

The 'Devil's Cigarette Lighter' ignited in Algeria. John Glenn could see it from orbit the next year before Red Adair & crew snuffed it out.

'Supercar' in Superanimation debuted. I can't recall ever watching it, I do remember Thunderbirds & re-runs of Fireball XL5.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

1961 ??

[–] SkyCoyote5150 (1121) 6 years ago

Yup, older than white dogsh!t, huh?

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I know history and John Glenn orbit was in 1962.

[–] SkyCoyote5150 (1121) 6 years ago

I might match you on spaceflight & aircraft lore, but my history knowledge tends to be fairly narrow bands of interest.

I also enjoy 'what if' scenarios: What if;
Custer took along Gatling guns, with their slow, heavy wagons?

A Luftwaffe crew had found their target instead of getting lost, indiscriminately dumping their bombload (directly over blacked-out London, a verboten target) & wending their way home?

The Captain of the Titanic actually throttled-back significantly in the fog?

The Captain of EITHER the Stockholm or Andrea Doria said "Screw 'em, let them get out of our way."

The French cavalry had rolled-up the English Longbowmen at Agincourt?