Tomorrow, October 16th, I celebrate my 43rd birthday. In the spirit of remembrance, I thought I would share some of the more whacked-out events, headlines and personal experiences of the past 43 years. Perhaps you can add some of your own once you’ve finished reading these.
In 1965:
o Cost of a first-class stamp was $.05
o The Sound of Music premiered
o Malcolm X was murdered at a Harlem rally
o Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson’s discovery of cosmic background radiation confirmed the “Big Bang” theory
o Christopher A. Clouse was born, six weeks later his mother, Bonnie Sue, died during exploratory surgery
In 1971:
o 26th Amendment to US Constitution lowered voting age to 18
o Jim Morrison dies in Paris at the age of 27
o Intel introduces the microprocessor
o Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel was voted song, record and album of the year.
o Federal debt was 408.2 billion dollars
o Candace D. Yeager was born, 32 years later she became my wife
In 1984:
o Ronald Reagan was re-elected in a landslide victory, receiving 59% of votes
o Cost of a first-class stamp was $.20
o John McEnroe defeated Jimmy Connors for the Wimbledon title
o The Cosby Show debuts on NBC
o Mary Lou Retton, USA, won gold in the women’s All-Around competition
o Christopher A. Clouse graduated from High School
In 1988:
o CD’s outsell vinyl records for the first time
o Ted Turner starts Turner Network Television (TNT)
o France and China permit use of morning after birth-control drug RU486
o US Navy ship shoots down Iranian airliner in Persian Gulf, mistaking it for a jet fighter; killing 290 passengers
o Ashley Rene Clouse, my daughter, was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas
In 1991:
o Boris Yeltsin becomes first freely elected president of Russian Republic
o Anita Hill accuses Judge Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment
o Unemployment was 6.8%
o Fox Broadcasting is the first network to permit condom advertising on TV
o Dances With Wolves received Best Picture Award
o Gerald Tomas Ratley, Candace’s first-born, was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri
1993:
o Clinton agrees to compromise on military’s ban on homosexuals
o Federal agens besiege Branch Davidian religious cult, resulting fire kills 72
o Two police officers convicted in Los Angeles on civil rights charges in Rodney King beating
o River Phoenix dies of a drug overdose on Halloween at the age of 23
o Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton wins both song and record of the year
o Billy Garrett Clouse, my son, was born into this world in Memphis, Tennessee
1998:
o President Clinton accused in White House sex scandal, denies allegations of affair with Monica Lewinski
o Life sentence meted out to Terry Nichols, convicted in Oklahoma City bombing which killed 168
o Titanic becomes highest-grossing film of all time, raking in more than $580 million domestically
o An estimated 76 million viewers watched the last episode of Seinfeld
o FDA approves the male impotence drug Viagra
o Vaden Keith Robins, Candace’s youngest, was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas
2003:
o Saddam Hussein is captured by American Troops
o Space shuttle Columbia explodes killing all 7 astronauts
o Arnold Schwarzenegger elected California governor
o The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King dominated the box office
o Finding Nemo grossed more than $340 million
o Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Bob Hope, Gregory Peck, John Ritter and Fred Rogers all pass away
o Chris and Candace become husband and wife
Come back tomorrow and read of events, headlines and such that have occurred on October 16th, the biggest of which has to be MY BIRTH.
Posted by chrisclouse 
Posted by chrisclouse 
Posted by chrisclouse 
