The Columbine shooting
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yeah same. we dodged so much bullshit kids have to deal with now.
yeah same. we dodged so much bullshit kids have to deal with now.
It's crazy how predictive this 1990 B-Movie was about our graduating class: https://youtu.be/3w-ph46XYWQ
B seems generous
I also like looking at old music charts from various points in time. https://musicchartsarchive.com/singles-chart/1987-06-06
Billboards website used to have that info, but the page seems broken now.
Found it Click the calendar on the right hand side above the charts
Ooh fun!
Neat site!
Nothing particularly interesting. Mostly war stuff around the world, in the middle east, in Africa.
Thanks that really narrows it down
Dang! Me too! We must have graduated the same year!
OJ trial. Every single day.
Unabomber was arrested, Michael Jordan was the MVP, a town near me was wiped out by a tornado
I just put a random day, cause idk which day was my graduation day in June.
This is what onthisday.com gave me:
"Support from Manchester United player Marcus Rashford and others forces UK Government to make U-turn on summer school meal vouchers"
Creation of the first web page
Looks like Spirit (the Mars rover) was launched a couple days after I graduated.
Stephen Colbert was talking about George Brush and Al Gore. He was still at the daily show part time and John Stewart was leading.
R Kelly was arrested. And the worldcom scam.
The Rwandan Genocide.
Good times... /s
The second war in Iraq
Bush V Gore
Ah, the republicans stealing their first election.
Harambe.
Norway Terror Attack on the summer camp
The Herald of Free Enterprise capsized and 193 people died.
Zeebrugge? They left the doors open. Then there was Ferry Aid...
Buck Bundy (The family dog on Married with Children) died at the age of 17, Bill Clinton was getting convicted in the Whitewater scandal, and Tha Crossroads by Bone Thugs N Harmony topped the US charts.
Euromaiden
The Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup
School shooting in Winconsin
We thought Al Gore winning was guaranteed.
Well he won the popular vote