When TV stations signed off for the night.
When the emergency number 911 did not exist.
When schools didn’t offer kindergarten.
When you only dialed 4 numbers for a local call.
When the ladies were not allowed to wear shorts on campus at my college (public).
When joining the military was not voluntary.
When segregation was the law.
When my public High School did not allow a guy’s hair to grow over his shirt collar.
When girls basketball forbid full court play for all players.
When 18 year olds could be drafted but not vote.
When drive-in movies were popular.
When shopping malls did not exist.
When stores were closed by law on Sunday.
When divorce was way taboo.
When abortions were legal in some states and not in others.
When most homes did not have air conditioning.
When folks wore their Sunday best when flying.
When gas was 25 to 35 cents a gallon.
When kids could walk to school – safely.
When kids could trick or treat – safely.
When adoption was hush hushed.
When school spankings were common place.
When birth control pills didn’t exist.
When Eisenhower was President.
When The Beatles came to America.
When we decided to adopt Alyzabeth An.
What do you Remember When? Please share…and tag as many as you want!
1. Buckeyes & Egg Rolls
2. Ruby Is Coming
3. The Seventh Diamond
4. Journey To Isabella
5. Journey To Annalisa
6. Somewhere In China My Heart Beats
7. So, Its Come Down To This
8. Adoption & Fire
9. Pregnancy By Adoption
10. Wren's Story
And Our Special Bonus Pick: Yo Muther's Blog
Friday, October 19, 2007
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5 comments:
Great list! A few Aussie facts -
*Abortion has only just been legalised here in Aust, a few years ago.
*We've only just started Sunday trading (in shops)!
*We only have one drive-in left in our city
great post...i remember all those things and many more. woodstock, make love not war, burn your bra... howdy doody & clarabelle, the beaver and laugh in. sputnik, and john kennedy and 1 small step for man, 1 giant leap for mankind. this is fun!! thanks for the memories. linda
That is a great list and a great post. I remember almost half of those things. I'll do it some time today: ) Thanks for the tag.
Born in 1967-I remember some.
More recent I remember the first MD that got a cell phone where I worked- we were amazed. It was HUGE , cost a ton and we would call it -amazed it worked-
Now all my kids want one, and most kids have one.
Fun list to read.
LOL that is a awsome list. I laughed when I got to *When we decided to adopt Alyzabeth An.* Too cute.
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