A 75-Year Birthday: John Lennon

Happy Birthday, John Lennon.

Thirty-Four Years Gone

He was an artist.
Why would you want to kill an artist?
--Yoko Ono

Every moment in our lives is a miracle

we should enjoy instead of ignoring.

--Yoko Ono

A 30-year Memory: Farewell, John

And one more for good memory:

A 30-Year Memory: History in Philly

October 21 – World Series: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals 4–2 in game 6.

I was at Game One that year- my first and only World Series game. That was the first EVER win by the Phillies, one of the ancient teams of professional baseball. They didn't win another one until two years ago. This year is beginning to look slim, too.

A 30-Year Memory: Another Music Death

September 25 – John Bonham of Led Zeppelin dies of alcohol poisoning.

A 30-Year Memory: The Sea Changes

July 16 – Former California Governor and actor Ronald Reagan is nominated for U.S. President, at the Republican National Convention in Detroit, Michigan. Influenced by the Religious Right, the convention also drops its long standing support for the Equal Rights Amendment, dismaying moderate Republicans.

A 30-Year Memory: Gobbling Away

May 22 – Pac-Man (the best-selling arcade game of all time) is released.

A 30-Year Memory: A Different Volcano

May 18, 1980 - 8:32 am
Mt. St. Helens Eruption

The eruption was preceded by a two-month series of earthquakes and steam-venting episodes, caused by an injection of magma at shallow depth below the volcano that created a huge bulge and a fracture system on Mount St. Helens' north slope. An earthquake at 8:32:17 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, 1980, caused the entire weakened north face to slide away, suddenly exposing the partly molten, gas- and steam-rich rock in the volcano to lower pressure. The rock responded by exploding a hot mix of lava and pulverized older rock toward Spirit Lake so quickly that it overtook the avalanching north face.

--Wikipedia

A 30-Year Memory: Kramer and Norma Win

April 14- The Academy Awards

Best Picture: Kramer vs. Kramer
Best Actor- Male: Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Best Actor- Female: Sally Field (Norma Rae)

A 30-Year Memory: The End of the Line

March 31 – Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad operates its final train.

And the Rock Island Line was a very fine road.

Here's Odetta with a fine version:

A 30-Year Memory: A Voice Silenced

March 24 – Archbishop Óscar Romero is killed by gunmen while celebrating Mass in San Salvador. At his funeral 6 days later, 42 people are killed amid gunfire and bombs.

A 30-Year Memory: Boycotting Sports

March 21 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

A 30-Year Memory: Miracle of Miracles

February 22 – The United States Olympic Hockey Team defeats the Soviet Union in the semifinals of the Winter Olympics, in the Miracle on Ice.

A 30-Year Memory: Sports History Made

January 20 – Super Bowl XIV: The Pittsburgh Steelers become the first NFL franchise to win 4 Super Bowls, defeating the Los Angeles Rams 31–19 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

A 30-Year Memory: Sound Familiar

January 7 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation approving $1.5 billion in loan guarantees to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.