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What Happened the Year You Were Born?

Peace Baby! Have you wondered what was happening during the year you were born. I did some research and here are a few things that happened in 1960, the year I was born:

The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 4.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is published.
The 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Muhammad Ali wins a gold medal at the summer Olympics.
Elvis Presley returns from Germany after serving in the Armed Forces for 2 years.
Vietnam War: The United States announces that 3,500 American soldiers will be sent to Vietnam.
U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy is nominated for President at the Democratic National Convention.
U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon is nominated for President at the Republican National Convention.
Robert F. Kennedy calls Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, and secures his release from jail on a traffic violation in Atlanta, Georgia.
First successful kidney transplant is performed in the United Kingdom.
Basketball player Wilt Chamberlain grabs 55 rebounds.
The Birth Control Pill Is Approved
Presidential Debates are televised
Sit in begins at the Woolworth Lunch Counter in Greensboro, NC
Hollywood Walk of Fame begins. Joanne Woodward is given the first star.

Leave us a comment with the year you were born and an event that took place that year. We love history.

Source: Wikipedia

I Love Lucy I Really Do

December 5, 2013 by Rhonda Gales

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The I LOVE LUCY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, a one-hour special featuring two newly colorized back-to-back classic episodes of the 1950s series, will be broadcast Friday, Dec. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

I Love Lucy I really do. For all the I Love Lucy Fans, CBS will be showing back to back Christmas episodes of I Love Lucy December 20 at 8:00 pm. The kicker, they will be in color. I started watching I Love Lucy as a little girl with my mother. I remember those days vividly. She would pick that time to do her ironing. Back in those days, everything was ironed. Pillow cases, jeans, curtains everything. Not only did she iron everything, she used a ringer washer to
do laundry and hang everything on a clothes line to dry. I remember removing towels, sheets and jeans that were frozen and stiff as boards. They had to thaw out in the house, haha. Can you imagine women doing that these days.

On set photo from "Cuban Pals" episode (1952).

I watch reruns of Lucy on Saturday mornings on the Hallmark Channel. I’m looking forward to watching the Christmas episodes, especially in color. I think I’m fond of programs from that era because they come from a much calmer period of time. There were shows like Mr. Ed, Green Acres and Petticoat Junction. The big soap opera back than was Dark Shadows with Barnabas Collins. Barnabas was a vampire. I knew that two thing would happen at 4:00, Dark Shadows would on and mom would be starting dinner.

Now that I’ve gotten older and I’m watching the reruns, I think Lucille Ball was a beautiful women, and I loved the clothing that she wore. I wish they would show all the reruns in color. The 60’s were a time when stay at home moms were glamorous. That’s not what was going on in my home, but it was fun watching it on TV. My mom worked hard, and she didn’t wear high heels or make-up when she was cleaning house and raising 7 children. I remember my mom laughing and laughing when Lucy was on. She would usually have me coloring, baking a cake in my Easy Bake Oven or playing with my paper dolls.

I now understand the laughter from mom. It seemed that life was much calmer during that time period and you could see the beauty and humor in things more clearly. Lucille Ball was a talented woman. I can also see why she fell in love with Desi Arnaz, such a handsome man, and great actor too.

I have to give side kicks, Fred and Ethel Mertz, their props. They were a great addition to the show. Although they were portrayed as older, William Frawley was frugal and Vivian Vance frumpy, they were a big part of the show’s success. I’m looking to seeing these episodes in color, and for all the I Love Lucy fans out there, mark your calendar.