1983 sees the proposal of 'Star Wars' (hint: not the movie), US forces invading Grenada, and the launch of MS-DOS 2.11. Such an exciting year, really.

But all that pales into insignificance because in 1984 Jen and I and I think Greg and maybe Ben and lots of others are born. Hurrah, that's enough crap fact relating from me. :{) 

January 1st, 1985 - Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. Happiness.

On the 26th of April, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded. On the same day, my brother was born. Not such a happy event to share your birthday with...

I was born!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BITCH. :-(( 

 

1988 saw the Seoul Olympics, which I think were the first in Asia?

that was my. joke. I have another reply window open that was waiting for the 1990 mark.

I hope you fall over.

Stephen Suttie becomes the first animate object to actually fail an IQ test.

Sorry, what did you say happened in 1994?

 

Was it as interesting as the prosecution delivering its opening statement in the O. J. Simpson murder trial in 1995?

ARSE.

 

Oh well, Tony Blair was elected and Sulkpot's only just stopped crying.

You've only gone and opened the wound again :-(( 

But fuck me, 1998 brings us the brightest known object in the universe, known to its admirers as APM 08279+5255. Here it is:



Doesn't look so bright to me, but what do I know?

White House feline intern Socks is perturbed to meet Arkansas canine interloper Buddy. They will get closer over the coming years, but no cigar...

(edit: Shocking abuse of power this, but this is also the year that Rod Hull died, and I feel it's worth noting.)

Milleniummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

*millennium