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Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Why 1975 was a good year

Because Altair 8800 was released in 1975, sparking the era of the microcomputer.

Because Australia began its color television transmissions in 1975.

Because George Lucas formed Industrial Light & Magic in 1975.

Because United Nations began sponsoring the International Women's Day in 1975.

Because Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975.

Because Mozambique, Cape Verde, Comoros, São Tomé and Príncipe, Angola, and Suriname gained independence in 1975.

Because the American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock with each other in orbit marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations in 1975.

Because Natalie Imbruglia, Drew Barrymore, Maksim Mrvica, Niki Taylor, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, Kate Winslet, David Beckham, Sean Ono Lennon, Enrique Iglesias and Tiger Woods were born in 1975.

And because so was i.

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