A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1966
August 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
13/15
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Kimberly, Michelle, Patricia, Christopher, Paul, Scott
✴️ Read a book by an author named Kimberly, Michelle, Patricia, Christopher, Paul, or Scott (some variations allowed, maybe used as last names).
1. Popular Baby Names
Kimberly, Michelle, Patricia, Christopher, Paul, Scott
✴️ Read a book by an author named Kimberly, Michelle, Patricia, Christopher, Paul, or Scott (some variations allowed, maybe used as last names).
✴️ Read a series book #5 or a book from your WTR list with a 5 in the book's listing.
Beckett - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - Sept 2025) (5 stars) - Oct 2
3. U. K. Prime Minister - James Harold Wilson, Baron
Wilson of Rievaulx
✴️ Read a book with a character whose mother is/was a teacher OR whose MC is a politician OR set in England.
✴️ Read a book with a character whose mother is/was a teacher OR whose MC is a politician OR set in England.
The Lyon Rampant - Elizabeth Keysian (Dragonblade - July 2025) (England) - Aug 25
4. World Population - 3.420 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has a rating of 3.4 or higher. Tell us the book's rating.
✴️ Read a book that has a rating of 3.4 or higher. Tell us the book's rating.
February 6 – Rick Astley, British pop singer
February 24 – Billy Zane, American actor
April 18 – Trine Hattestad, Norwegian athlete
May 16 – Janet Jackson, African-American R&B singer
June 18 – Kurt Browning, Canadian figure skater
July 10 – Gina Bellman, New Zealand-British actress
November 17 – Sophie Marceau, French actress
November 23 – Vincent Cassel, French actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, G, H, J, K, M, S, T, V or Z (tell us their name).
The Love Fix - Jill Shalvis (Avon - June 2025) (Ashley) - Aug 1
6. Died in 1966
February 1 - Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist
February 20 – Chester W. Nimitz, American Navy admiral
June 30 - Margery Allingham, British detective fiction writer
September 6 - Margaret Sanger, American birth control advocate
November 23 – Seán T. O'Kelly, 2nd President of Ireland
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR by an author who uses a middle initial OR whose last name begins with a vowel (AEIOU) OR whose first and last initials are only consonants - no vowels OR whose name has punctuation in it.
February 1 - Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist
February 20 – Chester W. Nimitz, American Navy admiral
June 30 - Margery Allingham, British detective fiction writer
September 6 - Margaret Sanger, American birth control advocate
November 23 – Seán T. O'Kelly, 2nd President of Ireland
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR by an author who uses a middle initial OR whose last name begins with a vowel (AEIOU) OR whose first and last initials are only consonants - no vowels OR whose name has punctuation in it.
Dark Web Investigation - Katie Mettner (HI #2297 - July 2025) (consonants) - Aug 14
7. Best Selling Book - Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline
Susann
✴️ Read a book set in New York OR with three main female characters OR where someone takes pills.
8. In Theaters
Georgy Girl
Grand Prix
Hawaii
A Man for All Seasons
The Professionals
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
The Sand Pebbles
✴️ Read a book from any of these genres: Action, Christian, Comedy, Drama, Epic, History, Humor, Military, Romance, Sports, War, or Western.
✴️ Read a book set in New York OR with three main female characters OR where someone takes pills.
Georgy Girl
Grand Prix
Hawaii
A Man for All Seasons
The Professionals
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
The Sand Pebbles
✴️ Read a book from any of these genres: Action, Christian, Comedy, Drama, Epic, History, Humor, Military, Romance, Sports, War, or Western.
To Steal a Lyon's Heart - Dayna Quince (Dragonblade - July 2025) (romance) - Sept 7
9. On The Radio
"Last Train To Clarksville by The Monkees
96 Tears by ? and the Mysterians
The Ballad Of The Green Berets by Barry Sadler
You Can't Hurry Love by The Supremes
Wild Thing by The Troggs
(You're My) Soul And Inspiration by The Righteous Brothers
Monday, Monday by The Mamas & The Papas
Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band
Sunshine Superman by Donovan
Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with B, G, L, M, N, S, T, W, or Y.
"Last Train To Clarksville by The Monkees
96 Tears by ? and the Mysterians
The Ballad Of The Green Berets by Barry Sadler
You Can't Hurry Love by The Supremes
Wild Thing by The Troggs
(You're My) Soul And Inspiration by The Righteous Brothers
Monday, Monday by The Mamas & The Papas
Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band
Sunshine Superman by Donovan
Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with B, G, L, M, N, S, T, W, or Y.
10. January 13 – Tabitha is born on the Bewitched episode titled "And Then There Were Three."
✴️ Read a book where a baby is born OR with a five-word title OR with a witch in the story.
The Lyon and the Unicorn - Emily Royal (Dragonblade - June 2025) (five words) - Aug 4
11. March 20 – Football's (soccer) FIFA World Cup Trophy
is stolen while on exhibition in London; it is found seven days later by a
mongrel dog named "Pickles" and his owner David Corbett, wrapped in
newspaper in a south London garden.
✴️ Read a book where soccer is played OR where an item is stolen OR with a pet dog in the story.
✴️ Read a book where soccer is played OR where an item is stolen OR with a pet dog in the story.
Her Fairy-Tale Farmer - Elle Douglas (HSE #3099 - July 2025) (soccer) - Aug 12
12. May 4 – San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays
hits his 512th career home run in Candlestick Park in San Francisco against the Los Angeles Dodgers to break Mel
Ott’s National League record for home runs.
✴️ Read a book where baseball is played OR with a page count that contains a 5, 1 or 2 (share page count) OR set in San Francisco or Los Angeles.
✴️ Read a book where baseball is played OR with a page count that contains a 5, 1 or 2 (share page count) OR set in San Francisco or Los Angeles.
The Paradise Petition - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - July 2025) (288 pgs) - Sept 3
13. June 13 – Miranda v. Arizona: The Supreme Court of
the United States rules that the police must inform suspects of their rights
before questioning them.
✴️ Read a book where the cops give the suspect their Miranda rights OR set in Arizona OR with a name in the title.
✴️ Read a book where the cops give the suspect their Miranda rights OR set in Arizona OR with a name in the title.
Lei and the Fire Goddess - Malia Maunakea (Penguin - June 2023) (name) - Aug 23
14. October 21 – Aberfan disaster in South Wales (U.K.):
144 (including 116 children) are killed by a collapsing coal spoil tip. The
Aberfan disaster became one of the UK’s worst coal mining accidents.
✴️ Read a book set in Wales OR where some kind of disaster happens OR with a 1, 4 or 6 in the publishing year (share year).
✴️ Read a book set in Wales OR where some kind of disaster happens OR with a 1, 4 or 6 in the publishing year (share year).
The Wilderness Hut - Mary Wibberley (HR #1968 - Apr 1976) (pub year) - Sept 30
15. December 18 – How the Grinch Stole Christmas,
narrated by Boris Karloff, is shown for the first time on CBS. It becomes a
Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a Christmas book OR How the Grinch Stole Christmas! OR a book with the letters CBS in the title (in any order).
✴️ Read a Christmas book OR How the Grinch Stole Christmas! OR a book with the letters CBS in the title (in any order).
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