Happy Birthday, Chick!
In honor of your special day, here are some interesting tidbits, events and birthdays that took place 51 years ago.
- Year 1961; began on a Sunday. As MAD Magazine pointed out on its cover for the March 1961 issue, this was the first "upside-up" year—i.e., one in which the numerals that form the year look the same as when the numerals are rotated upside down—since 1881
- On January 20th, John F. Kennedy becomes our 35th President
- In March, West Side Story wins the Academy Award for best picture
- In April, the Bay of Pigs invasion occurs; the failed invasion severely embarrassed the Kennedy Administration
- In May, the Apollo Space Program began; President Kennedy's goal...put a man on the moon by the end of the decade
- At Fenway Park in Boston, the first All-Star Game tie in major league baseball history occurs, when the game is stopped in the 9th inning due to rain.
- In August, construction of the Berlin Wall begins, restricting movement between east and west Germany.
- On October 1st, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hits his 61st home run in the last game of the season against the Boston Red Sox, beating the 34-year-old record held by Babe Ruth.
- Barbie gets a boyfriend, when the Ken doll is introduced by Mattel.
Others who share a 1961 birthday:
January 5th - Sandra K. Suter, fabulous roommate, auntie and friend!
January 13th - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Actress
January 26th - Wayne Gretzky, Hockey Player
February 10th - George Stephanopoulos, American political consultant and commentator
April 3rd - Eddie Murphy, Actor
April 23rd - George Lopez, Actor
May 6th - George Clooney, Actor
May 29th - Melissa Etheridge, Singer
July 8th - Toby Keith, Country Singer
September 25th - Heather Locklear, Actress
November 19th - Meg Ryan, Actress
Enjoy! Stacy
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