50 years ago today

[maygra]

Senator John F. Kennedy was speaking in Glenwood Park and Mullens, West Virgina. (Read it... it's deja vu all over again)

Of course, the people of West Virginia are not contented with handouts from the government. They would like to see the entire food distribution program come to an end. They would like to see it come to an end because men were back at work, earning decent wages, and producing a decent diet for themselves and for their families.


IBM Announces "STRETCH" Supercomputer Plans

IBM sends out an upbeat release on supercomputers and its own STRETCH. "The $10-million-and-up class computers are the world's fastest and most powerful. They are similar to the STRETCH computer which IBM is now completing for the Atomic Energy Commission at Los Alamos, New Mexico. IBM will now contract with business firms and government agencies to build STRETCH type computers. They can complete 100 billion computations in a day. The new machines are seventy-five times faster than the large-scale IBM 704 computer" Serial Number 1 STRETCH is part of The Computer Museum History Center's permanent collection.

In 1960, the price of $13.5 million was set for the IBM 7030.

Double earthquake in south Iran

Reverend Theodore Roosevelt Thompson stages a one-man sit-in in Dallas

Elvis Presely begins work on his first post service, and fifth film GI Blue



Thank all of you for the well wishes, cards, thoughts, and gifts virtual, physical, and poetical.

Comments

[emyrys.livejournal.com]

Happy happy birthday!!

I am right behind you, BTW -- I'll be 49 in a couple of weeks :-)

[destina.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday to you, first fannish friend. *hug!*

[girlguidejones.livejournal.com]

What a look back, huh? Great things have happened in those years, including me meeting you. *smish*

Happy Birthday, lovely!

[tracy-rowan.livejournal.com]

Well for goodness sake, happy birthday! So many of my friends were born in April, what a good month it is.

[sanj.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, gorgeous!! *mwah*

[farad.livejournal.com]

You did get birthday cake, right? You know, for the cats???

[maygra.livejournal.com]

I did. I owe you a thank you card, complete with Obi Kisses, who got three bags of very nice treats which he deigned to share with the rest of the cats.

thank you, sweetness. It was a lovely present. And a fantastic card.

he's ready to move in with you, you know.

[farad.livejournal.com]

LOL - those wacky orange tabbies - delightful yet oh so fickle. I suspect he's already moved on to the next treat-giving warm body. *sigh* But at least he shares with his kittie-kin.

And thank *you* for everything.

[mickeym.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, gorgeous lady :) You are a gift to this world, and I'm so glad I get to count you as a gift to MY world. *hugs tight*

[weesta.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday! I hope you had a lovely day!

[slb44.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday my dear friend. You're finally catching up to me!

{{{hugs}}} and *smooches*

[leela-cat.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday. I hope the coming year brings you much joy and happiness. *hugs*

[jimpage363.livejournal.com]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

[alznthlay.livejournal.com]

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

[dolimir-k.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday, hon! I hope it was filled with laughter and fun!

[slavelabour.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, hon! And many more. :)

[dswdiane.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, fellow Taurus. Don't worry about turning 50. It was the most liberating b'day of my life. Thank all gods for no more peri-menopause and for full menopause. I love it.

Now I'm three years, no, drat it, two years from 60. I'm not sure how I'll feel at 60. LOL. Probably glad I'm still alive.

{{{hugs}}}

[rhi]

Happy birthday, dear! {{hugs}}}

[slvrbld747.livejournal.com]

Hah, It is still officially today. So

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope you had a wonderful day, and that you have a great evening. Congrats on your 50 year mark!

BTW, I love your fic, grins. -SB

[arallara.livejournal.com]

Hey, happy birthday! :)

[devohoneybee.livejournal.com]

Hey! Happy Birthday! *smooooches*

[gweneiriol.livejournal.com]

You forgot the best news, you were born! :D

Happy b-day! I hope you have had a wonderful day! *hugs*

[contrariwise.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!!!

[beadslut.livejournal.com]

I wonder if you're thinking what a long, strange trip it's been.

Happy Birthday!

[parkersolderbro.livejournal.com]

Gotta say it one more time before the day is up, Happy Birthday magical, marvelous, mellifluous Maygra! :*

*Hug Hug Hug Hug Hug Hug Hug*

[lyr]

Happy birthday!

[sinensiss.livejournal.com]

happy happy birthday!

[batdina.livejournal.com]

hey sweetie. happy birthday from the left coast.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!! <33333

Love the retrospective.
:D

[mlyn.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, doll!

happy, happy birthday!!!

[digitalwave]

I said it in my comment to your last post but it can never be said too many times. I hope that you had a truly amazing birthday, sweetie, filled with laughter and love. I can't imagine anyone who deserves it more. :)

*hugs you hard*

[halfshellvenus.livejournal.com]

I hope it was a wonderful birthday, and was it really the #50 milestone? Even more awesome!

Many happy returns, and all hopes of a wonderful year ahead. ♥

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Happy, happy birthday!

[keenoled.livejournal.com]

Happy borthdaaaaay!!! :D

[eponin10.livejournal.com]

Happy (slightly belated) birthday! *hugs*

[boogieshoes.livejournal.com]

also slightly belated birthday wishes. :)

-bs

[fiercy.livejournal.com]

♥

Always.