NAME THAT YEAR

(1959)

It's the first movie to open simultaneously in major cities on the same day. The end of the world saga, "On The Beach."
Louisiana Halfback Billy Cannon wins the Heisman Trophy.
Twelve nations agree on scientific. peaceful use of Antarctica.
Guy Mitchell has a #1 hit with "Heartaches By The Number."

(1964)

Lockheed's spy plane, the SR71 sets a new speed record, 3530 kph.
Shocking news out of California as superstar Sam Cooke loses his life.
Dr. Martin Luther King is announced as the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Supremes have a hit with "Come See About Me."

(1966)

Baseball experts still call it one of the worse trades ever... Roger Maris to St. Louis, for Charlie Smith.
Young and old mourn the loss of Walt Disney at age 65.
Dean Martin stars in a spy spoof as Matt Helm in "Murderers Row" with Ann Margaret.
Both Frank and Nancy Sinatra have top ten hits with "That's Life" and "Sugar Town."

(1969)

Movie star Judy Garland dies of a drug overdose at age 48.
The Beatles play free, publicly for the last time, atop the roof at the Apple Records Building in London. It's filmed, and ends up as part of the movie "Let It Be."
Boxing champ to be Roy Jones Jr. is born.
Pretty good baseball Hall Of Fame inductees that year, Roy Campanella and Stan Musial.
Joe Namath guarantees it, and football's New York Jets pull it off, a victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.
The storied career of Jim Morrison and the Doors nears the end with their third and final top five certified million seller, "Touch Me."

(1970)

Shepard, Mitchell, and Roosa blast off in Apollo XIV, the first U.S. moon mission since the ill-fated Apollo XIII.
Archie Bunker was TV's new shocker, as "All In The Family" premiered on CBS-TV.
Diana Ross marries Robert Silberstein, John Lennon meets Yoko's parents in Japan, and Marvin Gaye sings the national anthem at Super Bowl V in Miami.
The Fifth Dimension hits #2 on the U.S. top 40 chart with their platinum seller written by Burt Bacharach, "One Less Bell To Answer."

(1981)

Singer, Justin Timberlake ('N Sync) was born.
The first successful "mammal cloning" takes place when scientists duplicate three mice.
The FDA approved the extended wear contact lenses.
"Hill Street Blues" premieres on NBC-TV.
Yoko Ono appears on the cover of People magazine.

(1983)

The "Doonesbury" comic strip, with 65 million readers, takes a vacation when creator Gary Trudeau gives the characters 20 months to "grow-up."
The musical play "Annie," based on the "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip, closes on Broadway after 2,377 performances.
The final episode of "M*A*S*H" is filmed in on Stage 9 in Century City, California.
The "A-Team" premieres on NBC-TV.
Prince's album "1999" is certified gold.

(1985)

Playboy announces its 30-year tradition of stapling centerfold models would end as the magazine decided to switch to binding.
A freeze damages 90% of Florida's citrus crops.
The space shuttle Discovery is launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, on the first secret, all-military shuttle mission.
MTV's second network, Video Hits 1 (VH-1) is launched.
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his left arm, a few days after a New Year's eve car crash.

(1990)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ends the day above 2,800 for the first time, at 2,810.15.
The space shuttle Columbia is launched on a 10-day mission that included the retrieval of a drifting scientific satellite.
A computer problem disrupts AT&T's long-distance service for about nine hours, keeping millions of calls from being completed.
The 101st Congress convenes its second session, facing an agenda that included clean air legislation and deficit reduction.
Aerosmith's album "Pump" goes double platinum.

(1996)

One of the biggest blizzards in U.S. history paralyzes the East.
The space shuttle Endeavour blasts off on a 9-day mission.
President Clinton paid a visit to American forces in Bosnia, praising the troops as "warriors for peace."
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is subpoenaed by the Whitewater special prosecutor to testify before a grand jury.
Kris Kross releases the album "Young, Rich & Dangerous.