Who Can Forget?

It was the year that a serial killer took orders from a dog, our king was laid in state, truck drivers spoke a foreign language, and you could fly to London faster than the average Grateful Dead jam. Who can forget...1977.

It was the year when a politician should have said no, a starship captain said 'make it so' and Wall Street played how low can you go? Who can forget...1987.

It was the year when figure skating became a contact sport, the king of pop married a princess, and the boys of summer canceled October. Who can forget...1994.

It was the year when NASA showed us the sky wasn't the limit, Charles Manson showed his family values, and the Beatles showed us why they crossed the road. Here are the ten most magical, ludicrous, and fabulous stories of the year. Who Can Forget...1969

It was the year when a champ took a chomp, a cult waited for a comet, and a teacher had some extracurricular activities. Here are the ten most provocative, disgraceful, laughable, shocking, and compelling stories of the year. Who Can Forget....1997

It was the year when a curse crumbled, a politician roared into retirement, and a talk show host drove her audience into a frenzy. Here are the ten most brazen, absurd, monumental, questionable, and unusual stories of the year. Who Can Forget...2004

It was the year when show business showed more than usual, an old fighter learned a new trick, and the president said you can't fire me, I quit. Here are the ten most exciting, revealing, outrageous, and alarming stories of the year. Who can forget 1974?

It was the year when a mountain blew its top, a TV show took its best shot, and team U.S.A. put the Soviets on ice. Here are the ten most astonishing, triumphant, amusing, provocative, explosive, and tragic stories of the year. Who can forget 1980?

It was the year when people gave their phones a good talking to, Al-Qaeda's leader showed he could run but couldn't hide, and a sinner was a 'winner'. Here are the ten most scandalous, heartbreaking, and absurd stories of the year. Who can forget 2011?

It was the year when a gangster movie made us an offer we couldn't refuse, the Cold War was fought on a chessboard, and Life (Cereal) was good. Here are the ten most touching, unusual, ghastly, and miraculous stories of the year. Who can forget... 1972?

It was the year when 'Ma Bell' had babies, people got exercised over a video, and a rock star went bats. Here are the ten most thrilling, outrageous, heartbreaking, energetic, delightful, bizarre, and compelling stories of the year. Who can forget...1982?

It was the year when a bass sang bass, fruit was a phone, and movie fans took 'the red pill'. Here are the ten most dramatic, violent, extravagant, exuberant, horrific, catchy, astonishing, triumphant stories of the year. Who can forget...1999?

It was the year when people went gaga over a car, a new kind of shuttle went out really far, and video killed the radio star. Who Can Forget... 1981?

It was the year when a couple of detectives made the best-dressed list, Miss America showed too much talent and the Russians weren't rushin' to the Olympics. Who Can Forget... 1984?

It was the year when a secret vault just didn't pay, rappers shouted 'Walk this way!' and a mayor told us 'Make my day'. Who Can Forget... 1986?

It was the year when a nightclub failed 'the rabbit test', a tropical team had it down cold, and a presidential candidate tanked. Here are the ten most hilarious, momentous, rip-roaring stories of the year. Who Can Forget...1988?

It was the year when people went goofy over Pluto, a movie star didn't stick to the script, and a tyrant stuck his nose into someone else's business. Here are the ten most bizarre, disgraceful, illuminating stories of the year. Who Can Forget...2006?

It was the year when bridge traffic took a toll, video gamers crushed it, and saving a city was child's play. Here are the ten most spectacular, chilling, captivating, horrific, colorful stories of the year. Who Can Forget...2013?

It was the year when general lee rose from the dead, the president had a bad hare day, and a baseball game was called on account of disco. Here are the ten most glorious, horrifying, outrageous, stories of the year. Who can forget... 1979?

It was the year when the earth smiled and said cheese, Broadway saw the naked truth, and there was a very unconventional convention. Here are the ten most hilarious, brutal, calamitous, thrilling stories of the year. Who can forget... 1968?

It was the year when the prince of darkness showed his lighter side, an astronaut tried to send someone to the moon, and the king of pop played the balcony scene. Here are the ten most bizarre and outrageous stories of the year. Who can forget... 2002?

It was the year when San Diego preferred a herd of nerds, TV put out its cigarette, and the President met with royalty. Who Can Forget...1970?

It was the year when everyone said 'theeeeeere goes Johnny', the Dream Team was everyone else's nightmare, and a program mixed comedy with blasphemy. Who Can Forget...1992?

It was the year when video saved the cinema star, when people at a senate hearing didn't like what they heard, and when a popular beverage almost went into the drink. Who Can Forget...1985?

It was the year when the 'Tank Man' stood up, a traffic stop went sideways, and a wall came tumbling down. Who Can Forget 1989?

It was the year when Old Blue Eyes left the stage, a show about nothing was all the rage, and a workplace romance made the front page.

It was the year when Mr. West seemed possessed, an app drove cabbies crazy, and a pilot made an outstanding landing. Who Can Forget 2009?