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298824 tn?1349955177

Do you know the #1 song the day you your born


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mine is "ABC" by the Jackson 5
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363281 tn?1643235611
Pat Boone-Love Letters In the Sand.

Here aer some other facts for those of us born in '57

MAJOR EVENTS:
Soviet Union inaugurates the "Space Age" by launching Sputnik I, the world's first artificial satellite. A month later Sputnik II carries a dog into orbit, making that dog the first living being to enter space.
President Eisenhower announces "Eisenhower Doctrine," pledging defense of Middle Eastern nations against communism
Federal troops ordered to enforce integration of schools in Little Rock, Arkansas
Israel withdraws from Sinai Peninsula
European Common Market created
Britain detonates hydrogen bomb; U.S. conducts first underground nuclear test
Despite record-setting filibuster by Sen. Strom Thurmond, Congress approves the first significant civil rights legislation since the Civil War


BUSINESS & ECONOMY:
Teamsters union expelled from the AFL-CIO for failing to deal with organized crime


SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:
Successful Sputnik satellites mark the beginning of the "Space Race," with intensive efforts by both the U.S. and Soviet Union to achieve space milestones.
67 nations participate in International Geophysical Year of earth science research
Growth-producing hormone discovered
Interferon discovered


SPORTS:
World Series: Milwaukee over New York Yankees, 4-3
At age 13, Bobby Fischer becomes a chess champion
New York Giants move to San Francisco; Brooklyn Dodgers move to Los Angeles


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:
Movies: The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Prince and the Showgirl, Twelve Angry Men, Love in the Afternoon
Songs: Young Love, Tonight, Wake Up Little Susie, That'll Be the Day, Jailhouse Rock
TV Shows: Phil Silvers Show, Father Knows Best, Price is Right, American Bandstand, Twenty-One, Leave it to Beaver, Nat "King" Cole Show
Books: On the Road, Jack Kerouac; Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand; The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss
West Side Story and The Music Man open in New York
And God Created Woman, a film starring Bridgette Bardot, becomes a controversial sensation; many communities ban the film based on its supposed sexual content
Humphrey Bogart dies


EVERYDAY LIFE:
"Beatnik" enters the vernacular as a description of the emerging "Beat Generation" counterculture movement


FUN FACTS:
71 cities have populations of one million or more in 1957; 40 years earlier such cities numbered only 16


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599170 tn?1300973893
Mines feb 7 62

song is Peppermint Twist by idk
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479581 tn?1317757488
I don't mind being born when Eisenhower was president but I could have lived without knowing that this song was #1 the day I was born....

Lisbon Antigua by Nelson Riddle

Good Grief....who thougt of that name?
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541150 tn?1306033843
ZQ, it is not my fault I'm young and fresh like that...LOL hahahahaha. I only know Lil Wayne hahahahaa
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168348 tn?1379357075
Venus by Frankie Avalon .... geez, before my time LOL
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173939 tn?1333217850
Oh, all your songs make me sentimental...I remember them...
While "mine" is unbeknownst to me:
"Quarter to Three" by Gary U.S. Bond !?!

Beautifuldisaster, I do recall Falco with his "Rock Me Amadeus" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart). He was a singer from Austria and back then we all felt embarrassed when he started singing in English....
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587315 tn?1333552783
OMG!!!!  I can't believe you don't know who Van Halen is!!  They were one of the best rock bands!!  

Check out one of my fave songs by them!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeIc2bZkbvw
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Rock Me Amadeus....Falco

never heard of the song nor group until now...lol
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541150 tn?1306033843
No. I do, however, know who Lil Wayne is LOL
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203342 tn?1328737207
You've never heard of Van Halen?!
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298824 tn?1349955177
thats funny...you make me feel old....you really never heard of them....
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541150 tn?1306033843
"Jump' by Van Halen  (Who's that?)
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611067 tn?1458591483
"I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles

I love that song!  :)
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577285 tn?1706032371
That IS cool Rose !!  You Rock !!
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I went to your wedding? by Patti Page OH LORD! The one I am singing today is "Im gonna wash that grey right outta my hair."
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657315 tn?1319491387
"My Guy" by Mary Wells (never heard of it, have I?)
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203342 tn?1328737207
"Stop! In the name of love"  by the Supremes.
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13167 tn?1327194124
Mack the Knife was #1 when I was born.  How cool is that?    *when the shark bites,  with his teeth dear*

Thanks for posting this link,  Crabby.    Very fun.  
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306455 tn?1288862071
Lots of stuff the year I was born.....OMG, I'm old!
Nikolai A. Bulganin becomes Soviet premier, replacing Malenkov. Churchill resigns; Anthony Eden succeeds him. Federal Republic of West Germany becomes a sovereign state and becomes a member of NATO. The Soviet Union and seven East European countries sign the Warsaw Pact, a mutual defense treaty. Argentina ousts dictator Juan Perón. US starts sending $216 million in aid to Vietnam. U-2 unveiled and Mirage tested.

President Eisenhower suffers coronary thrombosis. Rosa Parks refuses to sit at the back of the bus, breaking Montgomery, Ala., segregated seating law . Martin Luther King, Jr., leads 381-day black boycott of Montgomery bus system; desegregated service begins Dec. 21, 1956. AFL and CIO merge to become the AFL-CIO. First McDonald's restaurant opens. James Dean dies in a car accident at age 26. - Popular Music: 1. "Rock Around the Clock" ... Bill Haley and His Comets. 2. "The Yellow Rose of Texas" ... Mitch Miller. 3. "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" ... The Four Aces. 4. "Autumn Leaves" ... Roger Williams. 5. "Sixteen Tons" ... Tennessee Ernie Ford. - Popular Movies: 1. Cinerama Holiday. 2. Mister Roberts. 3. Battle Cry. 4. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. 5. Not a Stranger. 6. The Country Girl. 7. The Lady and the Tramp. - Most Popular Television Shows: 1. The $64,000 Question. 2. I Love Lucy. 3. The Ed Sullivan Show. 4. Disneyland . 5. The Jack Benny Show. - 70mm film is introduced with Oklahoma!. World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers vs. NY Yankees Series: 4-3

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495284 tn?1333894042
Oh man i just listened to the song.....I should of remembered!!!!
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495284 tn?1333894042
Nice to see you out and about!!!!!   That reminds me i better listen to the song that was a hit when i was born too!!!!
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577285 tn?1706032371
Michael by the "Highwaymen". ( I googled it !! lol !!)  Never heard of the song ! It probably suks !! lol !!
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541953 tn?1262586226
Eisenhower, was president when I was born...damn I'm feeling old about now...
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495284 tn?1333894042
If you really want to add more misery to this think about who was president when you were born!!!!!

JFK here!!!
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