When I think about it, it's amazing how much I've experienced the past 46 years...
Nine different people have been president of the US, though only eight were actually elected to the office.
In 1965 you used a rotary phone attached to a cord. In a house. Now you can call people from the middle of nowhere on a phone the size of a credit card. No cord required.
Books were written using a manual typewriter. I wonder if kids today even know what that is...
In 1965, a gallon of gas cost on average 31 cents. And it was full of lead...
A 1965 Ford Mustang cost about $2500 brand new. The 2012 model starts at $22,000.
Oh, and today, you can get that 1965 Mustang used - for about $25,000.
The #1 song in the US on July 27, 1965 was (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, by the Rolling Stones.
There have been 4 Popes, and numerous Saints...
Some amazing events have happened too...
The past 46 years have seen NASA's greatest triumph (the lunar landing), and it's greatest tragedies (Challenger and Columbia).
We witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of The Cold War, and the end of apartheid...
...and the horror of 9/11, the Oklahoma City bombings, Columbine, and now Norway.
There was Charles and Di, and now William and Kate, with many other royal weddings in between.
There were many teams that have won the World Series the past 46 years, including my beloved Phillies twice...
...but Cubs and Indians fans are still waiting.
Us Eagles fans are waiting too...
We've gone from Pong to Wii and xBox and Playstation.
And you can now "talk" to someone anywhere in the world with a click of a button.
All this, and so much more, has happened since the day I was born.
I can't wait to see what the next 46 years will bring.
1 comments:
what a wonderful post Thomas!! Congrats on your day and I hope you have an AWESOME birthday!! Here's too another 46 incredible years!
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