This week in the lobby of the Clorox headquarters in Oakland I read with great interest about the history of the company. 

For one reason or another I kept going back to the poster that listed when Clorox acquired certain brands.

Do you remember some of the big events that happened in those years?

In 1969, Clorox acquired Liquid Plumr and we landed on the moon.

In 1970, Clorox acquired 409 and the National Guard spent some time at Kent State.

In 1971, Clorox acquired Hidden Valley Ranch and Southwest Airlines made its debut.

In 1973, Clorox acquired Kingsford and the Watergate tapes were released.

In 1981, Clorox acquired Tilex and MTV was born.

In 1984, Clorox acquired Fresh Step, Topps released my favorite set of baseball cards, and Apple introduced the Mac.

In 1986, Clorox acquired KC Masterpiece, Bill Buckner became infamous, and we all cried when the Challenger exploded.

In 1988, Clorox acquired Brita and Bobby McFerrin released "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

In 1990, Clorox acquired Pine Sol and Nelson Mandela was released from prison.

In 1996, Clorox acquired Armor All and Tupac was murdered.

In 1999, Clorox acquired Glad, STP, Scoop Away, and Jonny Cat and the US Women's soccer team won the World Cup.

What do you remember from those years?