1934: The Dionne quintuplets were born. 1997: The McCaughey septuplets were born.

1998: Nkem Chukwu gave birth to octuplets; the smallest one, weighing only 10.3 ounces, died of heart failure one week after birth. This renewed the debate about the medical ethics of the prescribing of fertility drugs.

1934: The Hayes Office was established by the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors to create a code for behavior in the movies. Female breasts and "unconventional" kissing were banned from the screen.

1969: Jack Valenti developed the current rating system for movies.

1999: The movie rating system came under attack for allowing too much violence in movies after the shooting atColumbine High School. President Clinton challenged the industry to improve and enforce their system.