Always enjoyed history and factor many things from it into my books. So I thought it would be fun to do a history week. Yes, you can find them elsewhere, but I am still going to post them. Also figured this week will be slow do to holidays. So here you are.
This Day in History:
Hong Kong returned to China - 1997
The first Pg-13 rating debuts - 1984
Canada's Independence Day - 1867
The last Ford Thunderbird was produced - 2005
The first Sony Walkman went on sale - 1979
Any of these ring a bell?
pretty amazing how far we came from when the walkman was introduced...
ReplyDeleteKnew 3 out of 5
ReplyDeleteThe Walkman was huge in its day, now when you think back to it ... Wow!! Brian is right. We have come a long way.
ReplyDeleteIf you even count that last generation of Thunderbird as a real Thunderbird. And this is coming from a Ford guy.
ReplyDeletewalkman's are such a hunk of junk now
ReplyDeleteI remember the return of Hong Kong and thinking what might happen to the culture. The walkman was a big event, as it opened up the door for further technology; it also was a favorite gift for any age.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize Walkmans were that old. Yay for a much better generation of technology.
ReplyDeleteI remember the first PG-13 rating.
ReplyDeleteI just heard on the news about the first PG-13 rating being today so that must be a news worthy item.
ReplyDeleteWe've come a long way since the Sony Walkman. I wonder what we'll have in another 30 years where we go- Oh, my gosh, I remember having an ipod lol.
ReplyDeleteI read a book on the history of Hong Kong that was fascinating.
ReplyDeleteProlly I'm one of the few who never owned a walkman.