Patrick's Weekender

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Saturday 6

1. Take the quiz: What happened the year that you were born?

In 1963 (the year you were born)

Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president of the US The atomic powered submarine, Thresher, sinks in the North Atlantic killing 129 A civil rights rally held by 200,000 blacks and whites, features Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech President John F. Kennedy is assassinated as he rides in a motorcade through downtown Dallas Betty Friedan publishes The Feminine Mystique, launching a middle-class feminist movement Michael Jordan, Quentin Tarantino, Conan O'Brien, Johnny Depp, and Brad Pitt are born Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series Chicago Bears win the NFL championship Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup The Beatles receive their first #1 hit single, when "Please Please Me" tops the charts in the UK Astroboy (known as Mighty Atom in Japanese) Japan's first ever anime was launched NBC expands its evening network news program to 30 minutes The television remote control is authorized by the FCC

What Happened the Year You Were Born?

2. Of the events mentioned, which would you most liked to have witnessed in person?

The only one I'd be interested in seeing is King's speech.

3. Of the people mentioned, who would you most like to meet in person?

Same answer: King.

4. Of the people mentioned, who would you least like to meet in person?

Kennedy, and certainly NOT that day!

5. Which of the events do you think had the most profound effect on history?

It's a toss-up between King, Friedan, and the remote control. Realistically, I'd say King.

6. Which of the events do you think contributed the most to our culture?

Same answer as #5.