Carla Jean (Cropley) Jordan (born 1951)

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Carla's Family

Gladys C (Lee) Cropley

Leroy E Cropley

Carla Jean (Cropley) Jordan

Alyn Carol (Cropley) Brown

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Gladys C (Lee) Cropley

Jul 1, 1928 - Feb 18, 1995

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Leroy E Cropley

Aug 9, 1931 - Mar 26, 2005

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Alyn Carol (Cropley) Brown

Oct 28, 1955 - Unknown

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In 1951, in the year that Carla Jean (Cropley) Jordan was born, on June 25th, CBS began broadcasting in color. There were well over 10 million televisions by that time. The first show in color was a musical variety special titled "Premiere". Hardly anyone had a color TV that could see the show.

In 1966, on July 1st, Medicare became available after President Johnson signed into law the Medicare Act in 1965. President Truman had received the first Medicare card since he had been the first to propose national healthcare law. insurance.

In 1978, on July 25th, Louise Brown, the first "test-tube baby", was born at Oldham Hospital in London. Louise was conceived through IVF (in vitro fertilization), a controversial and experimental procedure at the time.

In 1986, on January 28th, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. All seven crew members died. The cause of the explosion was later found to be a failed O-ring. The O-ring failure was due to the unusually cold conditions at Cape Canaveral.

In 1991, on November 7th, legendary basketball player Magic Johnson announced that he had HIV. In 1991, the public was confused about the difference between HIV and AIDS (HIV is a virus that can lead to AIDS) and there was little treatment for either. Most thought that Johnson would die within a year or so. Also, the transmission of AIDS wasn't understood so he had to retire from basketball. Magic Johnson is still alive and well.