It was 40 years ago today

I was born on the 22nd November in 1965.

That makes me 40 today.

On November 22nd :

1922 - Howard Carter opens the tomb of Tutankhamun.
1963 - JFK was assasinated in Dallas.
1977 - British Airways inaugurates a regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service.
1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigns as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
2005 - The XBox 360 releases in North America. First of the next-gen consoles.

In 1965 :

24 Jan - Winston Churchill dies
9 Feb - Vietnam War: The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam
21 Feb - Malcolm X is assassinated
08 Jul - Ronald Biggs escapes from jail
14 Jul - US spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the red planet
11 Aug - Watts Riots begin in Los Angeles, California
8 Oct - The Post Office Tower opens in London
16 Nov - Disney launches Epcot Center
22 Dec - 70 mph speed limit imposed on British roads

Comments

[Ian Lloyd]

Happy birthday Chris! It was my mate Malarkey's b'day yesterday - his 40th too (got himself a nice new iSight for his Mac - a bit weird to see that he was sober on his 40th at 11:45pm!)