2013 Event The U.S. military used B-52 bombers in joint military drills with South Korea; in response, North Korea threatens to attack America's military bases in Japan 1991 Event President Bush decides to end full-time B-52 bombers alert 1985 Death Ricky Wilson, rock guitarist (B-52's), dies of AIDS at 32 1980 Event "Rock Lobster" by B-52's hits #56 1977 Event Jimmy Carter cans B-1A bomber later "B-1's the B-52" 1969 Event U.S. B-52's drop 3,000 ton bombs at Cambodian boundary 1968 Event U.S. B-52 bomber with nuclear bomb crashes in Greenland 1966 Event 1st B-52 bombing on North Vietnam 1966 Event B-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die 1965 Event 1st bombing by B-52 (50 km north of Saigon) 1959 Event X-15 makes 1st unpowered flight, from a B-52 at 11,500 m 1957 Event B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of U.S.S.R. attack 1957 Birthday Cindy Wilson, Athens Georgia, rock vocalist, B-52's-Love Shack 1957 Event 3 B-52's set record for around-the-world flight, 45 hours 19 minutes 1953 Birthday Julian Keith Strickland, Athens, Georgia, drummer, B-52's-Rock Lobster 1953 Birthday Ricky Wilson, born in Athens, Georgia, rock guitarist, B-52's-Love Shack 1952 Event 1st B-52 prototype test flight 1951 Birthday Fred Schneider, born in Newark, Georgia, vocalist and guitarist, B-52's-Rock Lobster 1948 Birthday Katie Pierson, born in New Jersey, vocals/guitarist, B-52's-Rock Lobster, Love Shack
