Fifty Years Ago Today...

[Canon Shooter]

Fifty years ago today, during the height of the Cold War, 29 year old challenger Bobby Fischer defeated 35 year old champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union to become the 11th World Chess Champion...

Bobby Fischer - Wikipedia

 

[miketx]

I was in my first year of college.

 

[lg325]

And I watch it all on tv. And it was all the talk in my classroom. We had a substitute teacher at the time and I remember her looking bewildered and saying Chess, not football!? We all laughed. I was 13 years old at the time.

 

[lg325]

 

[Obbop]

I feel so plebeian. I was enthralled with the local underground newspaper.

 

[lg325]

I feel so plebeian. I was enthralled with the local underground newspaper.

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A pro gun message on the right side of the paper is interesting for that time.

 

[Obbop]

A pro gun message on the right side of the paper is interesting for that time.

Supporting the nearby home of the Black Panther movement that displayed their commitment on the steps of the state capitol building.