1979 was a glorious year

Many poignant and historical things happened in this great year. Joshua Von Callister turned 3 years old.
*In 1979 Saddam Hussein was elected president of Iraq and chairman of Revolutionary Command Council. (elected being the operative word here)
*March 28 there was major nuclear accident at the facility on Three Mile Island outside of Harrisburg, Pa.
*John Wayne dies of lung and stomach cancer at Los Angeles, June 11, at age 72.
*The NBA adopted the three point shot.
*In recognition of her efforts, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1979.
*The Center for Disease Control reported the first known cases of AIDS.
*In 1979, the first Post-it notes are invented.
*The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band (#3) on the charts in 1979
* Pink Floyd's The Wall was released in 1979
* The Muppett movie was the second largest grossing movie of 1979!
* Spencer W Kimball was prophet
* Jimmy Carter was president
* Jacob Lathel Callister was born!

this Day June 12th
*1429 - Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk in the second day of the Battle of Jargeau.
*1864 - American Civil War Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor - Ulysses S. Grant gives the Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee a victory when he pulls his Union troops from their positions at Cold Harbor, Virginia and moves south.
*1899 - New Richmond Tornado: 8th deadliest tornado in U.S. history - killing 117 and injuring around 200 people.
*1942 - Holocaust: Future essayist Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
*1987 - Cold War: U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate.
*1994 - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside her home in Los Angeles, California. O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings, but is held liable in a civil suit.
*1924 - George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States was born

Good night, my siblings are getting older! Good thing Becky and I were there to pave the way to 30 for you Jake or you might get lost along the way! 1979 was a glorious year. Jacob you were born before the 3-point shot! sheesh....some how all that 70's funk and junk, stayed attached to your chromosomes. i dare say that 90 % of all the songs you love most and play on your guitar come from that decade. You will also be happy to know that Deena did some Black Magic on Annie while she was here, and you are expected to have a litter of children. something like 8 sets of twins or something like that...good luck with that! I sure hope that this year ( your 30th..WOW) on this earth, treats you well, finds you wealthy, happy, and maybe even daddy. We wish you could be around more often, we miss your antics and good nature!! peace brother, and together ( Becky and I ) officially send you out of the 20's....

oh, and for those who do not know, the picture is not from 1979, more like 1997. but the star is the same!

happy birthday Jacob!