Ayatollah's in Iran, -1989 Russians in Afghanistan Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, Heavy metal, suicide Moonshot, Woodstock, Foreign debts, Watergate, punk rock Homeless Vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz Begin, Reagan Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law, Palestine, Rock and roller, cola wars, I can't take it anymore Terror on the airline (chorus) Historical events The events are generally grouped according to date until towards the end of the song. Summary Sometimes songs or poems can lead you to the history of the times. The song "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel provided a good listing of important historical events and personalities between 1949 and 1989. Updated: William Clinton, Freddy May, new china, Tiger Woods, German pope, US has a new Kenny Lay hope Mama Mia, Rupert Murdock, Joe McEnroe Princess Diana, Mother Teresa and Mandela goodbye Jen McCarthy, Jimmy Carter, navigator, integration CHORUS east L.A, the west bank, cooperate radio Igor Putin, Khomeini, George bush and the cpc Kim Jong Ill, dirty bomb, Mike Tyson, Fulun Gong liberalism, elitism, terrorist plot Portman, the forgotten youth and an Karl Rove, Arafat, Michael Jackson, IPod inconvenient truth g-o-p falls, socialist plot
-1989 Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock Begin, Reagan Palestine, Terror on the airline Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, Heavy metal, suicide Foreign debts, Homeless Vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law, Rock and roller, cola wars, I can't take it anymore (chorus) Historical events The events are generally grouped according to date until towards the end of the song. Summary Sometimes songs or poems can lead you to the history of the times. The song "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel provided a good listing of important historical events and personalities between 1949 and 1989. Updated: William Clinton, Freddy May, new china, Kenny Lay Mama Mia, Rupert Murdock, Joe McEnroe Jen McCarthy, Jimmy Carter, navigator, integration east L.A, the west bank, cooperate radio Kim Jong Ill, dirty bomb, Mike Tyson, Fulun Gong Portman, the forgotten youth and an inconvenient truth Tiger Woods, German pope, US has a new hope Princess Diana, Mother Teresa and Mandela goodbye CHORUS Igor Putin, Khomeini, George bush and the cpc liberalism, elitism, terrorist plot Karl Rove, Arafat, Michael Jackson, IPod g-o-p falls, socialist plot