# The day you turned 10. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 29, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109 "2012-01-29T20:27:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/21 "2012-01-29T23:24:24Z")
Alan Ball (of Six Feet Under fame) was born, as was German terrorist Andrea Klump. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/22 "2012-01-29T23:28:27Z")
First commercial TV station west of the Mississippi (KTLA, channel 5 in LA). ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/23 "2012-01-30T00:08:55Z")
- Mali & Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel - Netherlands recognizes German DR Not very exciting to a ten year old. 05 Jan 73 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/24 "2012-01-30T00:15:16Z")
I should add that Donny Hathaway was born the same day I was, so I assume his 10th birthday was the same day as mine. Hathaway took his own life when he, and I, were still in our 20s, probably thinking he had nothing to live for. In my own life, virtually everything that makes my life wonderful happened after that age. Hathaway missed out on a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/25 "2012-01-30T01:00:56Z")
2/2/85: US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/26 "2012-01-30T01:26:47Z")
On my 10th birthday, Boeing rolled out the first 747-100 jet liner. eta - also The Supremes released “Love Child” ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/27 "2012-01-30T01:30:09Z")
Wow. Mine’s not exciting at all. Susan Lucci lost the Emmy award for the 6th time. Vince Coleman set the NL Rookie record for stolen bases. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/28 "2012-01-30T01:40:04Z")
- Extremist Sikhs kill 13 hindus in Ludhiana India - John N McMahon, ends term as deputy director of CIA Gripping stuff 😃 (More interestingly, Three Mile Island happened on my third birthday) ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/29 "2012-01-30T01:42:43Z")
Richard Nixon appeared on “Laugh-In.” I just knew before I looked it up that it was going to be something to do with Richard Nixon. 9/16/1968 ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/30 "2012-01-30T02:09:59Z")
While searching for things that happened on this day I stumbled across the daily diary of [President Carter](http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/documents/diary/1977/d100577t.pdf) While I was entertained by the thought that he met with Imelda and wondered which shoes she wore I was most amused by: _The President was telephoned by Representative Edward I. Koch (D-New York), Democratic candidate for Mayor of New York City. The call was not completed._ Seriously? When the President calls you TAKE the damn call 😃 Yankee’s lost a baseball game to KC. Apparently it was a good date for footballers - Christian Bassila, Judy Tolan and José Fernando Fumagalli were born and if we include American soccer players you can add Chad McCarty. Also born - a [singer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kele_Le_Roc), a [rugby player](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Peek), a [photographer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szymon_Niemiec) and a [cricketer.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinesh_de_Zoysa) In other news, apparently most of the information with dates on wikipedia is sports related. This post in no way reflects my interests 😃 In news much more exciting to me, the Atari 2600 was released in Oct 1977 and I’d like to believe they released it for my birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/31 "2012-01-30T02:32:39Z")
Butch Reynolds ran the fastest 400 m ever(at the time). It’s the second fastest, now. George Bush, Sr. received his nomination for Presidency, which he would win. The President of Pakistan died in a plane crash. August 17, 1988. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/32 "2012-01-30T03:01:27Z")
Hey, I’ve got a good one! The US started [Operation Frequent Wind](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Frequent_Wind), the evacuation of US civilians and “at risk” Vietnamese from Saigon in the last days of the Vietnam War. ---
**Author:** ![RollOutTheBarrel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rolloutthebarrel/32/1649_2.png) [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/33 "2012-01-30T03:50:55Z")
March 6, 1990: “SR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1:08:17.” Cool! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/34 "2012-01-30T04:01:19Z")
Nothing. Not surprising to me! ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/35 "2012-01-30T04:36:54Z")
I don’t know what happened on my 10th birthday. That year seems to be missing in my mind. I can’t remember who my teacher was and I’m not sure who my friends were (afraid to probe it too much like it’s a "achy-tooth.) I didn’t look at your link in case it would make me start making connections I can’t handle. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/36 "2012-01-30T05:05:46Z")
The Beatles take LSD in Los Angeles with The Byrds and Peter Fonda. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/37 "2012-01-30T05:08:30Z")
Stephen Colbert was born. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/38 "2012-01-30T10:56:17Z")
- NASA launches RCA-6 Some athletes I’ve never heard of were born and a couple of people I’ve never heard of died. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/39 "2012-01-30T11:10:15Z")
Historical Events - “Comedy Tonight” opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 8 performances - “What’s Wrong With this Pic?” closes at Circle in Sq NYC after 12 perf - Darryl Strawberry pleads not guilty on tax evasion charges - General Hospital stars Kristina Malandro & Jack Wagner wed - Norman, Couples & Azinger wins LPGA Wendy’s 3-Tour Golf Challenge - Socialist Party (ex-communist) wins Bulgaria parliamentary election Famous Deaths - Heinz Bernard Lowenstein, actor/director, dies at 71 - Lilia Skala, Austrian/US actress (Ship of Fools, Caprice), dies at 98 - Peter Hebblethwaite, English editor-in-chief (The Month), dies at 64 - Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician (b. 1916) ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109/40 "2012-01-30T11:23:15Z")
I’m underwhelmed with mine \*\*1986 - “John Lennon: Live in NYC” album is released \*\* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109.md?page=3)