Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) had extensive singing lessons for her role as Eliza Doolittle in the 1964 movie “My Fair Lady.” Most of her singing, however, was dubbed by professional singer Marni Nixon (born 1930).
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Britain banned cigarette advertising on television in August 1965.
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The country of Barbados achieved independence in November 1966, and was accepted into the United Nations the following month.
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The first Super Bowl was played in 1967.
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Marine World Africa USA opened in Redwood City in July 1968. The aquatic theme park was built on 60 acres of man-made islands. ABC owned the park and financed the $10 million construction costs. The park moved to Vallejo in 1986.
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“The Brady Bunch,” “Sesame Street” and “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” all started in 1969.
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Four siblings explore a wardrobe and discover an entrance into the magical land of Narnia. It is the story of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” written by C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), published in 1970.
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The 26th Amendment, passed in 1971, lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
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The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is held every October in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The event started in 1972 with 13 hot air balloons. It is now the largest hot air balloon festival in the world. More than 1,000 balloons participate.
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Nolan Bushnell (born 1943) founded Atari in 1972 with a $250 investment. Their first coin-operated video arcade game, Pong, launched the huge video game industry.
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Billy Joel’s (born 1949) hit song “Piano Man’ was released in 1973. Prior to his singing career, Billy Joel was a boxer. After his nose was broken in a boxing match he made a career change.
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A significant anthropological discovery was made on an archaeological expedition by Donald Johanson (born 1943) in 1974. Do you know what was found, and where? See answer at end.
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The largest team climb up Mt. Everest took place in 1975, when a 410 person team from China ascended the 29,000-foot mountain.
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Steve Jobs (1955-2011) and Steve Wozniak (born 1950) formed the Apple Computer Company on April 1, 1976.
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Tragedy struck the rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd in October 1977 when three of their members were killed in a charter plane crash. Songwriter Ronnie Van Zant (1948-1977), guitarist Steve Gaines (1949-1977) and vocalist Cassie Gaines (1948-1977) were killed, as were the pilot and co-pilot.
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Sony introduced the first portable stereo, the Walkman, in 1978.
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The television sitcom “Facts of Life” started in 1979 as a spinoff from “Diff’rent Strokes.” The show, about the students and headmistress at an exclusive girls school, aired for eleven seasons.
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Voyager I, a space exploration probe, confirmed the existence of Saturn’s moon, called Janus, on March 1, 1980. Janus is porous and covered in ice.
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Answer: “Lucy,” a 3.2 million year old human skeleton, was discovered by Donald Johanson, during a 1974 archaeological dig in Ethiopia. “Lucy” had a small brain and was one meter tall. The hominid skeleton showed that the individual walked upright.
Know It All is by Kerry McArdle. It runs in the weekend and Wednesday editions of the Daily Journal. Questions? Comments? Email knowitall(at)smdailyjournal.com or call 344-5200 ext. 114.
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