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James Proctor's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
James, his family, and friends. For example, James is 4 years old when Jimmy Carter, a Democrat from GA, is elected president.
Age | Date | Event |
6 |
1979 |
The sovereign status of the Seminole Indian Tribe allows it to establish the first gambling establishment in FL. It is a bingo hall located on their Hollywood, FL reservation. |
Age | Date | Event |
1 |
1974 |
Discovery of "Lucy" in Africa, an almost complete hominid skeleton over 3 million years old, only 3 and a half feet tall but having adult teeth, a small brain, walked upright |
2 |
1975 |
Invention of the CAT scanner (computerized axial tomography) |
6 |
1979 |
First "test tube baby" from artificial insemination |
8 |
1981 |
AIDS is identified by scientist; The first reusable space shuttle, Columbia, is sent into space. |
13 |
1986 |
Moments after liftoff the space shuttle Challenger explodes, killing size astronauts and a New Hampshire teacher. |
16 |
1989 |
An asteroid comes relatively close to colliding with the earth |
17 |
1990 |
Hubble Space Telescope launched; optical defect discovered and repaired later in 1993. |
Age | Date | Event |
4 |
1977 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Star Wars is released and becomes the biggest ticket selling movie of all time. |
11 |
1984 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first Macintosh computer with a mouse is launched and begins the computer age as it is shortly followed by the first PC and Microsoft. |
Age | Date | Event |
4 |
1977 |
Jimmy Carter, a Democrat from GA, is elected president. |
8 |
1981 |
Ronald Reagan is elected president. He will serve two terms. (Republican) |
14 |
1987 |
January 24 - approximately 20,000 protesters march through Cummings, Georgia in all White Forsyth County. |
14 |
1987 |
President Reagan and Soviet leader Gorbachev meet in Washington and sign an agreement calling for the dismantling of all Soviet and US missiles. |
16 |
1989 |
George Bush is elected president. (Republican) |
Age | Date | Event |
16 |
1989 |
The Berlin Wall falls uniting communist East Germany and capitalistic West Germany |
17 |
1990 |
Iraq (Sadam Hussein) invades Kuwait causing the U.N. to impose sanctions. This leads to the Gulf War. |