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...and what was happening in the world in that year?
I was born Jan.2, 1961
January 20 John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th President of the United States.
I was born Jan.2, 1961
January 20 John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th President of the United States.
At the movies were star trek, superman and alien, and trivial pursuit was launched, pink Floyd released the wall and Gloria gaynor released I will survive, one of my fav songs for singing at the top of my lungs while doing housework :D
Thursday 04:
US President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
Wednesday 10:
In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over a year's period.
Monday 15:
The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by The Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "WOW!" signal for notation made by a volunteer on the project.
Saturday 20:
Voyager program: The United States launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
The UNIVAC 1103 is the first commercial computer to use random access memory.
October 5
Earl Warren is appointed Chief Justice of the United States by U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The first meeting of Narcotics Anonymous is held (the first planning session was held August 17).
October 6 United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) made a permanent specialized agency of the United Nations.
October 9
Konrad Adenauer is re-elected as German chancellor.
The Guyanese constitution is suspended.
October 12 The play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial opens at Plymouth Theatre, New York.
October 23 The Philippines' DZAQ-TV3 (now ABS-CBN) makes its initial telecast, becoming Asia's first commercial television broadcaster.
October 30 Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally approves the top secret document of the United States National Security Council NSC 162/2, which states that the United States' arsenal of nuclear weapons must be maintained and expanded to counter the communist threat.