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Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 11.30.2023

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It's fun to look back over the years and see the significance of certain dates. Here's a few to check out! I remember when Sesame Street made their debut! 

 

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

u 1995: President Bill Clinton signs a bill Nov. 28 ending the 55-mph federal speed limit.

u 1984: Barney Clark receives the first artificial heart transplant Dec. 2. He lives 112 days.

u 1982: The biopic film "Gandhi" premiers Nov. 30 in New Delhi, India.

u 1981: Actress Natalie Wood drowns in a Nov. 29 boat incident off Santa Catalina, CA.

u 1969: On Dec. 1, the U.S. government holds its first draft lottery since WW II.

u 1955: Rosa Parks is arrested Dec. 1 after refusing to give up her seat to a white man.

u 1942: The movie "Casablanca" debuts Nov. 26 in New York City.

u 1939: New York's La Guardia Airport opens Dec. 2.

u 1922: On Nov. 26, Howard Carter opens the tomb of King Tut in Egypt.

u 1804: Napoleon is crowned emperor of France Dec. 2 at Notre Dame in Paris.

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Lawrence & Sheila Agranoff
Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - crrli.com. We are Lic. Assoc. Broker/Lic. RE Salesperson - Plainview, NY
Listing & Selling Long Island Real Estate

Dorie, Fun to look at your calendar of events and find special days, like when a cool movie premiered or when a big airport opened!

Nov 30, 2023 07:04 AM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I enjoy sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Author, Golfer, Traveler, Retired, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Dorie,
I remember when the 55 mph speed limit was imposed due to the oil embargo.

Nov 30, 2023 07:12 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I remember the first heart transplant in 1984, and the drowning of Natalie Wood in 1981.

Nov 30, 2023 07:37 AM
Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho
Sandpoint Realty LLC - Sandpoint, ID
North Idaho Real Estate - 208-255.6227

I found the 55mph interesting.  Must have resulted from a prior supposed fuel crisis?  And the fuel savings moving the limit much lower.  Interesting as we look back.  m 

Nov 30, 2023 09:03 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thank you very much, Dorie, for sharing this interesting list of historical facts.

 

Nov 30, 2023 09:22 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Hi Dorie... I remember that first day of the draft lottery as if it happened yesterday! So many young men holding their breath to see if their number came up.

Nov 30, 2023 09:43 AM
Kathy Streib

Nina Hollander, Broker Larry remembers it because it was held on his birthday. 

Nov 30, 2023 05:08 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker

Kathy Streib oh wow, Kathy. That was a stressful enough time without it happening on a birthday!

Dec 01, 2023 04:50 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Dorie the draft started the 6 months before I graduated high school and I did not have a very favorable draft number.  I ended up enlisting, but if I had not I most likely would have been drafted.

Nov 30, 2023 11:56 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Dorie- I will never forget the first draft lottery. I was in college and running a German lab at night. One of the other students was ready to graduate and worried about his birthday being called up. Larry was also in college and hoped he would be able to finish college as well (He did!)

Nov 30, 2023 05:13 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors, LLC ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
Educating. Encouraging. Serving.

It was ridiculous faye schubert !

Nov 30, 2023 08:29 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors, LLC ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
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That was definitely on of them Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty but we can thank him for taxing our social security!

Nov 30, 2023 08:30 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors, LLC ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
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I love looking back in history Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 . I hate that so many want to erase it!

Nov 30, 2023 08:31 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors, LLC ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
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That was the reason Carol Williams !!

Nov 30, 2023 08:32 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors, LLC ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
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So much conjecture when Natalie Wood drown Myrl Jeffcoat 

Nov 30, 2023 08:33 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors, LLC ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
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It is interesting when we look back Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho ..at the time the reasons..would it be the same now?

Nov 30, 2023 08:33 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors, LLC ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
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That must have been an experience for you Roy Kelley 

Nov 30, 2023 08:34 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors, LLC ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
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Good evening Nina Hollander, Broker ...I remember it well too. Everyone was holding their breath or scrambling to get in college to have a 4F status!

Nov 30, 2023 08:36 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors, LLC ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
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It was all in the number you received George Souto 

Nov 30, 2023 08:37 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors, LLC ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
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It was a different time wasn't it Kathy Streib. What was on our minds was far different than what is on the minds of students in college now!

Nov 30, 2023 08:38 PM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Dorie, sorry was not around to comment yesterday.  I remember the 1969 lottery for the Draft, my number was 70.

 

Dec 01, 2023 08:50 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

An aritificial heart to prolong life by 112 days doesn't seem worth it to me, haha.

Dec 01, 2023 10:27 AM
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