Did you
know that we were born in the Year of the Goat?
1955
The
Scrabble Board Game debuts..1/19/55
Winston
Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the UK...4/5/55
Disneyland
opens in Anaheim, California...7/17/55
First
World Series game broadcast in color....9/28/55
The
Honeymooners premiers starring Jackie Gleason...
The
Lawrence Welk Show debuts...
The
Mickey Mouse Club airs featuring Annette Funicello...
These People Will Celebrate 50 Along With Us in 2005
| January 12 | Kirstie Alley of "Cheers" fame |
| January 18 | Kevin Costner |
| January 26 | Eddie Van Halen |
| February 12 | Arsenio Hall |
| February 19 | Jeff Daniels |
| February 24 | Steve Jobs, Apple Computer Guru |
| March 15 | Dee Snider of Twisted Sister |
| March 17 | Gary Sinese, "Lt. Dan" in Forest Gump |
| March 19 | fellow Jerseyan, Bruce Willis |
| March 28 | Reba McIntyre, country singer |
| March 29 | Earl Campbell, NFL legend |
| May 16 | Debra Winger from "Officer and a Gentleman" |
| May 16 | Gymnast, Olga Korbut |
| August 4 | Billy Bob Thornton |
| October 7 | Cellist, Yo-Yo Ma |
| October 28 | Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft |
NOSTALGIC LINKS
What Was Playing at the Movies?