Welcome 1974′ers

Welcome 1974′ers

By admin on March 10th, 2008

Welcome to 1974 Central, the place for those of us fortunate enough to be born in the wonderful year 1974.  Please feel free to join, you get your own blog, and a wonderful community of people who are at a similar place in their lives as you.  We’re going to have a lot of fun […]

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Greatest Films of 1974

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Blazing Saddles
Chinatown
The Conversation
The Godfather III
Harry and Tonto
Lenny
The Parallax View
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
That’s Entertainment
The Towering Inferno
Young Frankenstein

A Classic For Those Of Us 80’s Kids Michael Jackson’s Thriller


Gerald R. Ford Assumes the Presidency on August 9, 1974

After the scandal plagued administration of Richard M. Nixon, on August 9th, 1974 Gerald R. Ford of Michigan assumed the Presidency of The United States of America, he because it’s 38th.
Gerald R. Ford
When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, “I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances…. This […]

Richard Nixon Resigns the Presidency

On April 9th, 1974 Richard Nixon resigned the Presidency of the United States of America after the Watergate Scandal.
Biography of Richard M. Nixon
Courtesy of The White House.
Reconciliation was the first goal set by President Richard M. Nixon. The Nation was painfully divided, with turbulence in the cities and war overseas. During his Presidency, Nixon succeeded […]

Rosenkowitz Sextuplets born in 1974

I’m not sure that you know this, I sure didn’t. But the year we all were born The Rosenbowitz Sextuplets were born in South Africa. They were the first surviving set at the time of their birth. I’m going to work on getting an interview with one or more of them for […]

Where in the World are You?

Eventually we’ll have a nice Google Map on the front page of our site with little push pins marking the locations of where everyone is located.  Until then I’ve created this post for you to tell us where you live.  While you’re at it, tell us about where you live.  If you have any links […]

Apology…

I would like to take a moment and apologize for not posting anything in recent weeks. Things have been very difficult here as my grandmother passed away recently. My family has been doing many things to try to keep each other going. Unfortunately, it has left me physically and emotionally drained on a perpetual basis. […]

Trivia Post #6

QUESTIONS:
1. Which Premier Russian dancer defects to Canada and joins the American Ballet Theatre?
2. Feb. 27: People magazine debuts, with ____ gracing the cover as Daisy Buchanan from The Great Gatsby. Who was that actress?
3. Jan. 21: The U.S. Supreme Court decided that pregnant women of which profession could no longer be forced to take […]

and you thought you were a Tiger…

Have you ever been out to eat Chinese food and you see one of those Chinese Zodiac placemats at your seat? It tells you what what your Chinese sign is based on what year you were born. Guess what? The Chinese year is based on the Lunar Cycle, not the Gregorian calendar followed by most […]