"It's like a whole other decade"

That's what one of my students said when I told him I was born in 1975. Um...it's not LIKE it, it IS a whole other decade. lol

In 1975 (the year you were born)

Gerald Ford is president of the US Evacuation of US civilians from Saigon as Communist forces complete takeover of South Vietnam FBI agents capture Patty Hearst, who is indicted and convicted of bank robbery Teamster Jimmy Hoffa disappears without a trace Marines rescue the crew of the American ship the Mayaguez near Vietnam First Lady Betty Ford says in an interview that she thinks her children have tried marijuana Natalie Imbruglia, Drew Barrymore, David Beckham, Enrique Iglesias, Angelina Jolie, and Tiger Woods are born Cincinnati Reds win the World Series Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl IX Philadelphia Flyers win the Stanley Cup Production begins on Star Wars Jaws and The Rocky Horror Picture Show are the top grossing films Soul Train premieres on television in the United States "The Way We Were" (performed by Barbara Streisand) wins the Grammy for best song Saturday Night Live and Wheel of Fortune premiere

What Happened the Year You Were Born?

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Stolen from Aelora

Bold the one you'd choose. Leave blank if you don't recognize them. Italicize if you don't like either.

1. Cary Grant or Clark Gable?
2. Bing Crosby or Frank Sinatra?
3. Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly?
4. Gregory Peck or Jimmy Stewart?
5. Bogart or Cagney?
6. Donald O'Connor or Van Johnson?
7. John Wayne or Gary Cooper?
8. Chuck Norris or Steven Segal?
9. Ahnold or Stallone?
10. Katherine Hepburn or Lauren Bacall?
11. Bette Davis or Joan Crawford?
12. Audrey Hepburn or Grace Kelly?
13. Mozart or Bach?
14. Cole Porter or George Gershwin?
15. Lassie or Rin Tin Tin?
16. Ginger or MaryAnne?
17. Cartwrights or Barkleys?
18. Matt Dillon or The Virginian?
19. The Munsters or The Addams?
20. Batman or The Green Hornet?
21. Starsky or Hutch? - no preference...
22. The A-Team or RipTide?
23. Magnum or Dan Tanna?
24. Rockford or Mannix?
25. Napoleon or Illya?
26. Merv Griffin or Mike Douglas?
27. Spike or Angel?
28. Jim or Blair?
29. Picard or Kirk?
30. Mel Torme or Tony Bennett?
31. The Beatles or the Stones?
32. Bobby Sherman or Davey Jones?
33. Douglas Fairbanks or Errol Flynn?
34. Burt Lancaster or Kirk Douglas?
35. Scarecrow or Tin Man?
36. Toto or Asta?
37. Sean Connery or Roger Moore?
38. Bela Lugosi or Lon Chaney?
39. Robert DeNiro or Al Pacino?
40. Robert Redford or Paul Newman?
41. Dustin Hoffman or Jack Nicholson?
42. Mel Gibson or Harrison Ford? :)
43. Denzel Washington or Sidney Poitier?
44. Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton?
45. Laurel and Hardy or Abbott and Costello?
46. The Marx Brothers or the Three Stooges?
47. Julia Roberts or Nicole Kidman?
48. Elizabeth Taylor or Vivian Leigh?
49. Steve McQueen or Clint Eastwood?
50. Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan?
51. Gwyneth Paltrow or Ulma Thurman?
52. Ginger Rogers or Ann Miller?
53. Meryl Streep or Jodie Foster?
54. Robin Williams or Jim Carrey?
55. Jay Leno or David Letterman?
56. Peter Sellers or Steve Martin?
57. Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise?
58. Enrique Murciano or Eric Close?
59. Ty Pennington or Andrew Dan Jumbo?
60. Tom Hanks or Hugh Grant?
61. Colin Farell or Russell Crow?
62. Ewan MacGregor or Hugh Jackman?
63. Johnny Depp or James Dean?
64. Liam Neeson or Alan Rickman?
65. Horatio Caine or Gil Grissom?
66. Matt Damon or Ben Afleck?
67. Gary Oldman or David Thewlis?
68. Orlando Bloom or Viggo Mortensen? (sorry, nonnierms)
69. Elijah Wood or Tobey Maguire?
70. Billy Boyd or Dominic Monaghan?
71. Philip Marlowe or Spenser?
72. Mr. Spock or Mr. Data?
73. Samantha Stevens or Jeannie?
74. The Waltons or the Ingalls?
75. Carol Brady or Shirley Partridge?
76. Fred or Barney?
77. Gentle Ben or Flipper?
78. Johnny Gage or Roy DeSoto?
79. NYPD Blue or Hill Street Blues?
80. Night Court or Barney Miller?
81. Green Acres or Beverly Hillbillies?
82. James West or Artemus Gordon?
83. Rat Patrol or Combat?
84. Mr. Ed or Frances the Mule?
85. Land of the Giants or Lost in Space?
86. Kojak or Colombo?
87. Hawkeye Pierce or Trapper John?
88. Silver or Trigger?
89. Annette Funicello or Sandra Dee?
90. Engelbert Humperdinck or Tom Jones?
91. Mighty Mouse or Underdog?
92. Laverne or Shirley?
93. Hogan’s Heroes or F Troop?
94. Venus Flytrap or Johnny Fever?
95. The Bionic Woman or Wonder Woman?
96. Sigmund and the Sea Monsters or HR Pufnstuf?
97. Beanie or Cecil?
98. Rocky or Bullwinkle?
99. Fantasy Island or Love Boat?
100. Bert or Ernie?