Changing Photo Dates

Have what could be a simple question. Using iPhoto 6 and really like it, with a couple reservations. What I would like to knw is how to change the dates on photos. Specifically, I am converting some old slide photos and am using iPhoto to organize and edit. Many of the slides are from the 60s or 70's or 80s or 90s but when putting them in iPhoto from my scanner, it shows todays date. I can change the date individually to the approriate year, but I would like to know how to select multiple photos and change a group to a specific year. That's all I need! Thanks in advance!

Tully:
With scanned images iPhoto will use the created or modified date. There are 3rd party application what will batch change that date but iPhoto won't recognize it unless they are reimported into the library. As Terrance pointed out you can batch re-title them with a date but that's only for iPhoto's use. The actual file names will not be changed and you don't want to do it from the Finder: Don't tamper with files in the iPhoto Library folder from the Finder.
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