The Official Highschool Media Organization of Marist School has been around since 1972, eight years after the institution opened in 1964. Here are some iconic personalities, objects, and brands that are younger than the Blue & Gold.
- The Nintendo Family Computer
Invented in 1983, it was the first Nintendo console released only in Japan, before going global. This component was the main foundation of every one of its kind we know, play, and use today.
- Microsoft
The most successful computer company today was founded by famous billionaire Bill Gates in 1975. Microsoft is what we know today as some of our computer softwares that we use in our everyday lives.
- Jollibee
One of the most famous fast-food restaurants here in the Philippines was built in 1978. The fast-food joint is undoubtedly famous worldwide for its fried chicken together with their signature Filipino-style sweet and sour spaghetti.
- Leonardo DiCaprio
The famous actor was born in 1974. Di Caprio is an academy award winning media personality who’s particularly known for his iconic performance with Kate Winslet in the movie, Titanic.
- Rubik’s cube.
One of the most popular toys that people played with was invented in 1974. It is a puzzle wherein you fix a scrambled cube with 3×3 square tiles on each side by reordering the colors and the pattern itself.
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Uy, S. L. (2019, July 29). Before Domination: The History of Jollibee in the Philippines. Esquire Philippines. Retrieved March 22, 2022, from https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/jollibee-history-philippines-a00204-20190729-lfrm
Article by Lorenzo Benedict Alday