it's my birthday

there are others who share this day with me.

anderson cooper (newsman)

josephine baker (actress)

jefferson davis (President of the Confederate States)

charles richard drew (organized first blood bank)

i've been thinking about all that's happened in these 31 years, both major & minor. so, inspired by (& with apologies to) billy joel's we didn't start the fire, here's the list.

this is the best i could do with my memory. so if i forgot anything or got the order wrong, please forgive me.

the u.s bicentennial, carter is president star wars hits big. star trek on the big screen. hostages in iran, Regan is president. (most) hostages released.pope john paul II is shot, regan is too. the empire strikes back, indiana jones finds the ark, the jedi return. new coke is a bust. the space shuttle challenger blows. up Regan gets a second term. laser disk comes & goes. CDs become popular. baby jessica fall down a well. music goes with you thanks to the walk man. star trek returns to TV. bush gets elected, then goes to war in kuwait/iraq. there's a crash in the stock market. clinton is elected. indiana jones is on TV a short time. the internet starts to take over the world. phones go mobile. there's a movie about a stargate. clinton gets re-elected. the star war movies get special editioned. princess diana's car crashes. stargate becomes a series. john kennedy's plane crashes. they try to impeach clinton. star wars starts with the prequels. there's an internet boom & bust. george w. is declared president after many counts. 9-11 happens. cell phones get smaller & do more. george w. goes to war in iraq. much more music can go with you.star trek, after several series, ends on TV. music is on the 'net. comic books as movies. TV comes to the internet. music. industry sues about music downloads. (original) stargate on TV is over. plans are made for a star wars series.