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Welcome to the Park Rapids Area High Class Of 1989 web site!
20 Years already?Where did the time go!?!?
Our 20 year reunion was Saturday, July 25, 2009 -- we had a GREAT turnout and that made it alot of fun! THANKS to everyone who showed up to share comradery, old stories, and our grown up lives!! There is some talk of a 25 year reunion... we'll keep you posted!
Ford Anglia 105E ( 1959 ) The first British Ford to be marketed to Americans the Ford Anglia 105E with a new overhead valve engine and a four-speed gearbox, distinctive rear-sloping back window, frog-like headlights, and stylish colors.
Windows 1.0 20th November ( 1985 ) : Microsoft's launches it's first version of a multi tasking graphical user interface GUI for the PC ( this allowed the user to run multiple windows with multiple programmes switching between one and another. Windows 1.01 was the very first version of Windows launched. Windows 1.01 and all older versions of Windows prior to Windows 95 required MSDOS installed on the computer and the user would install Windows from floppy discs.
Velvet Revolution 20th November ( 1989 ) Following the suppression by riot police of a peaceful student demonstration consisting of 15,000 peacefully marchers on the 17th November in Prague, from November 20th the number of demonstrators grew as more ordinary Czechs joined and a planned national strike for the 27th November gained more support, by the 20th November over 100,000 had taken to the streets in peaceful demonstration in what was a non-violent revolution against Communist rule. On November 28th the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announced it would relinquish power and dismantle the single-party state, and free elections would be held.
Princess Diana Interview 20th November ( 1995 ) : Diana Princess is interviewed on British Television by Martin Bashir for the Panorama programme about her life with the Royals, her separation and Prince Charles relationship and affair with his long term friend Camilla Parker-Bowles . During the one hour interview the princes admitted to an affair with her riding instructor, James Hewitt. For the first time on television she also talked about her struggle with depression and bulimia. Following the Revelations of both Princess Diana on Panorama and an earlier interview by Prince Charles with Jonathan Dimbleby where he admitted having an affair they were formally divorced with a decree nisi on 28 August 1996.
