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By KITTY BENNETT
© St. Petersburg Times, published August 19, 2001
Florida State played last season with 28-year-old Chris Weinke as its starting quarterback. It enters this season with 20-year-old Chris Rix designated No. 1. Here's a timeline of some things Weinke lived through before Rix was even born.
1972: Weinke born on July 31....The Dow Jones industrial average closes above 1,000 for the first time. ... The Godfather is in movie theaters....Mark Spitz wins seven gold medals at Munich Olympics.
1973: The Watergate scandal grows, and impeachment hearings for President Richard Nixon begin. ... End of military draft announced.
1974: Nixon resigns.... Hank Aaron hits his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth's record.... Heimlich maneuver introduced.
1975: Two assassination attempts made on President Gerald Ford....Atari Corp. brings out the first line of mass-produced video games....The Vietnam War ends....Mood rings sell in the millions....Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa is seen for the last time.... Saturday Night Live debuts.
1976: The United States celebrates its bicentennial....Buccaneers open first season. ... Jimmy Carter is elected president. ...Bobby Bowden becomes FSU coach.
1977: Elvis Presley dies. ... Star Wars is released....The miniseries Roots attracts 80-million viewers. ... Bucs win first regular season game after 26 losses.
1978: The world's first test-tube baby is born in England. ... Cult leader Jim Jones orders the mass suicide of his followers in Jonestown, Guyana. ... Dallas premiers on television, and the nighttime soap opera is born. ... Ohio State coach Woody Hayes punches a Clemson player, ending his storied career.
1979: Iranian militants seize the American embassy in Tehran. ... The first Sony Walkman is introduced as the Stowaway in Japan. ... At Three Mile Island, the U.S. experiences its worst nuclear accident.
1980: Mount St. Helen's, a Washington volcano, erupts. ... United States boycotts Moscow Olympics. ... United States shocks Soviet hockey team in semifinal of Winter Games. ... Ronald Reagan is elected president. ...John Lennon is shot and killed. ... The word "gridlock" is coined.
1981: The AIDS virus is first identified. ... MTV, the all-music cable channel, debuts. ... IBM introduces its personal computer. ... Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer are married in London. ... The NCAA votes to sponsor Division I women's championships in 12 sports after the 1981-82 season. ... Rix born on May 1.
-- Compiled by news researcher Kitty Bennett.