Posted 2 Weeks Ago by Icy North
Come back in a couple of weeks and I'll be in 1917
(anything for an easy life)
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Posted 2 Weeks Ago by Trillian's Child
<<It was also the year that The Dalai Lama fled Tibet and had the first published Asterix cartoon>>
Somehow it doesn't surprise me that the DL is an Asterix fan. Although I would have thought he would have packed more necessary stuff than a comic!
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Posted 2 Weeks Ago by Vip
 Oops! I should really proof-read things a little better...
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Posted 2 Weeks Ago by Rudest Elf
1889.......... was a very good year  .
It saw the incorporation of the Coca-Cola Company; the opening of the Eiffel Tower; the Wall Street Journal was established; the Moulon Rouge opened; and Wisden published its first edition ('Six Great Bowlers of the Year').
Other 'births' included:
Leadbelly
Charlie Chaplin
Adolf Hitler
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Edwin Hubble
Also, the first ship-to-shore wireless message was received; the first dishwashing machine was marketed (in Chicago); and the length of a metre was defined. Oh, and it was the year that John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain, after 75 rounds, in the last (official) bare-knuckle boxing championship.
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Posted 2 Weeks Ago by Moonhogg - Captain Coffee Break! Delivering silliness, smiles and the occasional hot drink!
1935 for me...
The first demonstration of FM radio, TV research switched from mechanical to electronic, and Prototype 3 for the People's Car was produced.
And my dad was born!
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Posted 2 Weeks Ago by ~ jwf ~
>> 1889....... was a very good year <<
That's really spooky. 
With the recent anniversary of the Berlin Wallfall, the Muppets, Sesame Street, Wallace and Grommett (and assorted other less momentous but easily researched events  ) several 'commentators' have been essaying on the phenomenon of years ending in 9 being strangely significant.
They tend to make examples of '69 (moon landing), '39 (WW2, Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind), '29 (Wall Street Crash, talking films), and all sorts of pop culture and historic landmarks in every decade of the 20th century.
To see so many now from 1989 is indeed very spooky.
It seems we've been addressed to the Nines for much longer than previously suspected. 
~jwf~
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Posted 2 Weeks Ago by ~ jwf ~
>> ...so many now from 1989..<<
Damn. Typo. Sorry. Meant 1889 of course!
~jwf~
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Posted 2 Weeks Ago by KerrAvon - Regret is a part of life. But keep it a small part.
1953. The closest interesting (to me) event to my birthdauy I can find is the annoucement the Piltdown man was a fake.
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