Top POP SONG in 1900 – “Ma Tiger Lily” by Arthur Collins
1905 – “Give My Regards to Broadway” by Billy Murray
1910 – “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” by Peerless Quartet
1915 – “Hello, Frisco!” by Olive Kline and Reinald Werrenrath
1920 – “Swanee” by Al Jolson
1925 – “Sweet Georgia Brown” by Bern Bernie
1930 – “Happy Days Are Here Again” by Ben Selvin
1935 – “Cheek to Cheek” by Fred Astaire
1940 – “In the Mood” by Glenn Miller
1945 – “Sentimental Journey” by Les Brown and Doris Day
1950 – “Mona Lisa” by Nat King Cole
1955 – “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & his Comets
1960 – “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” by Elvis Presley
1965 – “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones
1970 – “Let It Be” by The Beatles
1975 – “I Can Help” by Billy Swan
1980 – “Another Brick in the Wall (part 2)” by Pink Floyd
1985 – “We Are the World” by USA For Africa
1990 – “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinead O’Connor
1995 – “Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio
2000 – “Music” by Madonna
2005 – “Hung Up” by Madonna
2010 – “Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem and Rihanna
2015 – “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
**Before you tell me these weren’t on “BillBoard” or some well-known ranking service, I admit this partial “POP” list was taken from “playback.fm”/ top-100-songs/1900 – I am providing this for nostalgia and debating purposes only!
**Directions: Look at the list below for nostalgia, and then write down the Vice-Presidents for each term and see how well you do! [ANSWERS at end of entire article.] Keep in mind that some Presidents served more than one term, and some had more than one V. P. – Vice-Presidents listed in order of serving!
PRESIDENT from 1901 – 1909: Theodore Roosevelt
1909 – 1913: William Taft
1913 – 1921: Woodrow Wilson
1921 – 1923: Warren Harding
1923 – 1929: Calvin Coolidge 1929 – 1933: Herbert Hoover
1933 – 1945: Franklin D Roosevelt
1945 – 1953: Harry Truman
1953 – 1961: Dwight Eisenhower
1961 – 1963: John Kennedy
1963 – 1969: Lyndon Johnson
1969 – 1974: Richard Nixon
1974 – 1977: Gerald Ford
1977 – 1981: Jimmy Carter
1981 – 1989: Ronald Reagan
1989 – 1993: George H. W. Bush
1993 – 2001: William Clinton
2001 – 2009: George W. Bush
2009 – 2017: Barack Obama
2017 – 2021: Donald Trump
**Do you remember these events of the past almost 12 months?**
1. About 47 million acres of AUSTRALIA burned, leaving thousands homeless and close to 50 dead.
2. Death of Kobe Bryant and 8 others in a helicopter crash.
3. Impeachment of President Trump and ultimate acquittal.
4. Movie, Parasite, (non-English) took “loads” of Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
5. Conviction of Harvey Weinstein on “sexual” charges.
6. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle “leave” the Royal Family.
7. COVID—19 Pandemic, deadly coronavirus runs rampant!
8. Stock Market “Crash” on March 9.
9. Rumors of death of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un after he missed several important events. 10. Former Vice-President Biden clinches Democratic Presidential nomination in June.
11. “Political” peaceful demonstrations and violent riots.
12. “Group Hack” of TWITTER accounts of prominent political and business figures in a “bitcoin scam.”
13. So-called MURDER HORNETS (Asian giant hornets 2 in. in length) arrive in U. S. and can wipe out whole bee colonies! 14. Kamala Harris chosen
14. Kamala Harris chosen as Democratic Vice-President candidate, Aug. 11.
15. Ghislaine Maxwell arrest on “sex-trafficking charges.”
16. Beirut EXPLOSION: massive accidental explosion of ammonium nitrate, injuring thousands and killing at least 200.
17. Chadwick Boseman’s death at age 43—Black Panther actor.
18. West Coast WILDFIRES from California to Washington State, burning billions of acres and displacing hundreds of thousands of people.
19. Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 2nd ever appointed woman Supreme Court Justice.
20. President Trump tests positive for COVID—19 and quickly recovers.
21. Rock Legend, Eddie Van Halen, dies at 65 of cancer.
SUPER BOWL CHAMPS (Try to name the mvps noted – don’t cheat!)
*****1967: Green Bay Packers over Kansas City Chiefs
1968: Green Bay Packers over Oakland Raiders – mvp? (answers at end)
1969: New York Jets over Baltimore Colts – mvp?
1970: Kansas City Chiefs over Minnesota Vikings
1971: Baltimore Colts over Dallas Cowboys – mvp?
1972: Dallas Cowboys over Miami Dolphins – mvp?
1973: Miami Dolphins over Washington Redskins
1974: Miami Dolphins over Minnesota Vikings – mvp?
1975: Pittsburgh Steelers over Minnesota Vikings
1976: Pittsburgh Steelers over Dallas Cowboys
1977: Oakland Raiders over Minnesota Vikings
1978: Dallas Cowboys over Denver Broncos – mvp?
1979: Pittsburgh Steelers over Dallas Cowboys
1980: Pittsburgh Steelers over Los Angeles Rams – mvp? 1981: Oakland Raiders over Philadelphia Eagles
1982: San Francisco 49ers over Cincinnati Bengals— mvp?
1983: Washington Redskins over Miami Dolphins
1984: Los Angeles Raiders over Washington Redskins
1985: San Francisco 49ers over Miami Dolphins
1986: Chicago Bears over New England Patriots – mvp?
1987: New York Giants over Denver Broncos
1988: Washington Redskins over Denver Broncos
1989: San Francisco 49ers over Cincinnati Bengals – mvp?
1990: San Francisco 49ers over Denver Broncos
1991: New York Giants over Buffalo Bills
1992: Washington Redskins over Buffalo Bills
1993: Dallas Cowboys over Buffalo Bills – mvp?
1994: Dallas Cowboys over Buffalo Bills
1995: San Francisco 49ers over San Diego Chargers
1996: Dallas Cowboys over Pittsburgh Steelers – mvp?
1997: Green Bay Packers over New England Patriots
1998: Denver Broncos over Green Bay Packers
1999: Denver Broncos over Atlanta Falcons – mvp?
2000: St. Louis Rams over Tennessee Titans
2001: Baltimore Ravens over New York Giants
2002: New England Patriots over St. Louis Rams
2003: Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Oakland Raiders
2004: New England Patriots over Carolina Panthers – mvp?
2005: New England Patriots over Philadelphia Eagles
2006: Pittsburgh Steelers over Seattle Seahawks
2007: Indianapolis Colts over Chicago Bears – mvp?
2008: New York Giants over New England Patriots – mvp?
2009: Pittsburgh Steelers over Arizona Cardinals
2010: New Orleans Saints over Indianapolis Colts – mvp?
2011: Green Bay Packers over Pittsburgh Steelers – mvp?
2012: New York Giants over New England Patriots
2013: Baltimore Ravens over San Francisco 49ers
2014: Seattle Seahawks over Denver Broncos
2015: New England Patriots over Seattle Seahawks
2016: Denver Broncos over Carolina Panthers – mvp?
2017: New England Patriots over Atlanta Falcons
2018: Philadelphia Eagles over New England Patriots – mvp?
2019: New England Patriots over Los Angeles Rams
2020: Kansas City Chiefs over San Francisco 49ers – mvp?
Vice Presidents ANSWERS: Charles Fairbanks – James Sherman – Thomas Marshall – Calvin Coolidge – Charles Dawes – Charles Curtis – John Garner—Henry Wallace – Harry Truman – Alben Barkley—Richard Nixon – Lyndon Johnson – Hubert Humphrey – Spiro T. Agnew – Gerald Ford – Nelson Rockefeller – Walter Mondale – George H. W. Bush – Dan Quale – Albert Gore – Richard Cheney – Joseph Biden – Mike Pence. Super Bowl MVPs: Bart Starr – Joe Namath – Chuck Howley – Roger Staubach – Larry Csonka – Randy White and Harvey Martin – Terry Bradshaw – Joe Montana – Richard Dent – Jerry Rice – Troy Aikman – Larry Brown – John Elway – Tom Brady – Peyton Manning— Eli Manning – Drew Brees – Aaron Rodgers – Von Miller – Nick Foles – Patrick Mahomes.
And in the words of -______ ______: “It was the BEST of TIMES; It was the WORST of TIMES…..It was the AGE of WISDOM; It was the AGE of FOOLISHNESS….. It was the SPRING of HOPE; it was the WINTER of DESPAIR.” And in the words of ______
______ ______: “O WIND, If WINTER comes, can SPRING be far behind?” (Were they describing their days, or 2020?)
I know all my students can immediately remember who “PENNED” these two poems! Let’s see who can be first to post the answers on “Facebook.”
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