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Diane's birthday
Diane Mee was born in August of 1964 in Milwaukee Wisconsin. This was a time when all the men got back from the war. Diane was part of a generation called the baby boomers. -
sewing
sewing projects Diane's mom tought her to sew when she was four. She continued with it as she got older and was eventually able to make everything from doll clothes to draperies and coats. -
reading
old cereal boxesDiane learned to read when she was four. The first thing she read was a cornflakes cereal box, and then chereos. -
cribdage
How to play cribbageDiane's dad taught her to play cribdage when she was seven because she was good at math. -
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no internet
The internet was nothing like it is now for Diane and her brother growing up. When she was around ten, going outside was one of their favorite pass times. When they were hanging out with their friends, their parents would never get involved. It was during this time that the kids got to make up their own rules. There was no wineing or cheating. If you didn't agree, you didn't have to play. -
Holocaust Survivors
explanation of the holocaustSomething Diane remembers scaring her was that some of her friends parents had numers on their arms. She learned later in life that those number tattoos were actuall numbers from being in consentrartion camps during the holocust in 1938 to 1945. -
Diane saw television for the first time
Diane was eleven when she saw television for the first time. One of her friends was the first to get a television on her block. She remembers that all the neighboorhood kids crowded around the TV in the small living room and watched a show called "Howdy Duty". They couldnt believe what they saw. Another thing she recals about the television was that it only had one channel and it would only air for about three hours a day. -
West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein completes West Side Story. -
Russia puts a satelite into space
Diane was in sixth grade during the time that Russia and the U.S were cold war enemys. Russia had put the first satelite into space. The satelite was about the size of a basketball and named Sputnik. The U.S wasn't going to let Russia win the space war. The school that Diane when to during this time really inforced their learning in the categories of math and science. This wasn't all bad for Diane because she really enjoyed math classes. -
Alley Games
Growing up, Diane's favorite game to play in the alley was red light green light. It was very similar to todays version of ghost in the graveyard. -
Packers beat Giants
Packers beat Giants at Yankee Stadium, 16 to 7. -
John. F. Kenedy was shot
Diane was a senior when John F. Kenedy was shot. Her high school had about 3,000 students in class on November 22. At 1:00 in the afternoon they found out that the president had been shot and died. They were told to go home. Nobody when home, they all just stood there, not knowing what to do. -
culture changing
Around the time that Diane was in college, she had seen the culture change, She witnessed hairstyles, both in men and women go from long to short and back to long agian. She also saw the styles grow from nice dress clothes to hippie clothes and then to the fashion styles that we have now. -
man on the moon
The U.S puts a man on the moon. His name is Neal Armstrong. -
Beatles break up
The beatles break up. By the end of the year, each has come out with their own solo album. -
love the outdoors
Diane's dad taught her to love being outside. They would hike in the woods together all the time. -
Walkman comes out
Sony introduces the Walkman, the first portable stereo. -
John Lennon was Shot
John Lennon, from the Beatles, was shot dead in New York City. -
Packers have a huge crowd
Largest crowd ever to see Packers play a game in Wisconsin. 78,184 people watch Green Bay defeat Denver, 27 to 12, in the preseason contest at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
