Friday, March 28, 2008

F-O-R-T-Y Years ago today...



LOOKING BACK FORTY YEARS AGO..…TO 1968!

• LBJ announced he would not seek re-election
• Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
• Supreme Court Chief Justice earl Warren resigned
• Richard Nixon said he had a secret plan to end the war
• Apollo 8 was first to televise from far side of the moon
• Sirhan Sirhan shot and killed Robert Kennedy
• U.S., Britain, and 60 other nations’ signed Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
• Antiwar protesters descended on Democratic Party’s convention in Chicago
• North Korean gunboats seized the U.S.S. Pueblo
• Top Movies – 2001: A Space Odyssey, Yellow Submarine, Planet of the Apes
• Tip Tunes – Judy in Disguise, Green Tambourine, Love is Blue, Hey Jude
• Cost of a gallon of gas - $.34
• Cost of a First Class Stamp - $.06
• Cost of a gallon of milk – $1.22
• Cost of a New Ford - $3,201.00
• Cost of a New Home - $24,700.00
• Average Income - $8,633.00

DRUM ROLL PLEASE……………………………..

AND

Robb was born – March 28th.

Happy 40th Birthday Honey!

You are a wonderful best friend, and fantastic husband, and the best father in the world.

1 comment:

KT said...

Happy Birthday Robb
Sounds like all of you are doing well!
Keep in touch
Katie Jo