Thursday Thirteen #8

Thirteen Things about Erin 13 Events of 1981, my year of birth My birthday is on Monday, so I thought I'd commemorate it by exploring important happenings in 1981. 1. Ronald Regan was inaugurated as the 40th President on Jan. 20 2. That very same day, the Iran Hostage Crisis ended. 3. On March 30, President Regan is shot by John Hinckley. 4. Apparently it's the year for assassination attempts, as Pope John Paul II was shot in St. Peter's Square. 5. The highest grossing film of 1981 is Raiders of the Lost Ark (love that movie!). 6. Chariots of Fire won the Academy Award for Best Picture (I've never seen that movie). 7. Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first female Supreme Court Justice. 8. On July 29, Prince Charles married Diana. 9. On August 1, MTV Network debuted. They might have actually played some music videos then... 10. On September 12, Smurfs premiered. 11. Toni Morrison's Tar Baby was published. 12. On October 22, I entered the world. It was a good day. 13. The number one song on the day of my birth was, "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross. (To find out what your song is, click here.) Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. Sassy 2. No Nonsense Girl 3. Lynn 4. Ellen B 5. Nicholas 6. The Gal Herself 7. L^2 8. Mama Pajama 9. Amy 10. Mitchypoo

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