This was something I found floating around out there.  I'm going above and beyond the call of duty because I'm bored and I had such a long day and can't sleep.

List a notable news event from the year you were born
               The start of the Iran/Iraq War
               U.S. operation to free hostages in Iran fails
               Ronald Reagan elected president
               John Wayne Gacy executed
               John Lennon assassinated
              Mt. St. Helens erupts

List a TV show from the year you were born
               CNN became the first 24 hour news network
               M*A*S*H
               Dallas
               The Dukes of Hazzard
               Taxi
               Little House on the Prairie
               The $1.98 Beauty Show

List a  popular song from the year you were born
              The #1 song on the weekend I was born was "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen

List a video game from the year you were born
               Pacman

List a car from the year you were born
                Chevy El Camino

List a movie from the year you were born
                The Empire Strikes Back
                Superman II
                Raging Bull
                Heaven's Gate (the biggest flop in movie history)
                Airplane!
                Friday the 13th
               Caligula (released the week I was born)
                The Shining
                The Blues Brothers
                Caddyshack

A notable political figure from the year you were born
                Jimmy Carter
                Ronald Reagan
                Leonid Brezhnev
                Margaret Thatcher
                Fidel Castro


Be jealous, I was in Sparta today but it wasn't madness.