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1/1 -- The court-ordered reorganization of
AT&T into seven independent regional
telephone companies takes place.
1/3 -- Captured U.S. navy pilot Robert Goodman
is released by Syria following a personal
appeal by the Rev. Jesse Jackson to Syrian
President al-Assad.
1/17 -- The U.S, Supreme Court rules 5-4 that
it is legal to record television broadcasts
with a videocassette recorder.
1/19 -- The U.S. lifts economic sanctions
which it had placed on Poland following the
imposition of martial law in that country in
December 1981.
1/25 -- Jesse Jackson hurts his chances of
winning the Democratic presidential nomination
by referring to New York City as 'Hymietown'
during a breakfast with a Washington Post
reporter.
2/9 -- Soviet leader Yuri Andropov dies after
15 months as general secretary and is replaced
by Konstantin Chernenko.
2/11 -- The 40-month old war between Iran and
Iraq escalates as Iran launches a major
offensive; 500,000 troops are engaged in
battle.
3/13 -- After winning primaries in New
Hampshire, Maine and Vermont, Democratic
presidential contender Gary Hart wins six
Super Tuesday contests.
3/20 -- A Soviet tanker hits mine off the
coast of Nicaragua, and it is discovered that
the CIA had assisted rebels in mining the
country's harbors.
3/30 -- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
premieres and becomes one of the most popular
television programs of the decade.
4/1 -- Soul singer Marvin Gaye is shot to
death during an altercation with his father.
5/1 -- President Reagan concludes a 6-day
visit to China during which the two nations
formalize agreements on cultural exchange and
economic development.
6/18 -- Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA
album reaches the Billboard Top Ten, where it
will remain for 84 weeks.
7/21 - James. S. Fixx, jogging guru and author of bestselling Complete Guide to Running, dies of a heart-attack while out running.
8/12 - President Ronald Reagan embarrasses himself after he jokingly orders a nuclear strike on Russia while testing a microphone before a speech and is picked up on live television.
8/21 - 900,000 Filipinos march against Marcos one year after opposition leader Benigno Aquino was assassinated.
9/20 - Beirut car bomb kills 23 at US Embassy. The Islamic Holy War terrorist group claimed responsibility.
10/12 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher narrowly escapeds hotel bomb in Brighton, England. The Irish republican Army took responsibility for the blast.
10/27 - Aid to Ethiopia increases. Unicef alone received $75,000. Children throughout the US call the pledge weekly allowances.
10/31 - Indira Gndhi murdered by personal guards. Attackers were of the Sikh religion. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66.
11/6 - Reagan & Bush easily win 2nd election over opponents Mondale & Ferraro.
12/10 - Bishop Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Prize for peace.
12/13 - Fatal gas leak at Bhopal plant in India. Union Carbide President, Warren M. Anderson was arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy. He was released on bail a few hours later.
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The AIDS Virus was discovered.
In the Los Angeles Olympics, Mary
Decker tripped over Zola Budd's
heel and lost the 3,000 meters
final.
Apple introduces the user-friendly
Macintosh personal computer.
Average gas price is $.95/gallon.
Break dancing was big!
Michael Jackson's Thriller is a
big hit and sold 8 million copies
in 1984 alone.
First annual MTV Music Awards are
held. Bette Midler and Dan Akroyd
co-hosted the ceremonies at Radio
City Music Hall in New York.
Teenage girls dress like Madonna
wanna-be's.
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if... |
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STAR WARS opens, you are still in
the single digit years, and you
think the creatures are WAY
cool.
You know, by heart, the words to
any 'Weird' Al Yankovic
song.
Songs by Debbie Gibson still haunt
you to this day.
You remember the days when 'safe
sex' meant 'my parents are gone
for the weekend!'
You remember 'Friday Night Videos'
before the days of MTV.
While in high school, you and all
your friends discussed elaborate
plans to get together again at the
end of the century and play '1999'
by Prince over and over
again.
You've ever conversationally used
the phrase 'Jane, you ignorant
slut'.
Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE
part in how you actually learned
the English language.
You ever dressed to emulate a
person you saw in either a Duran
Duran, Madonna, or Cyndi Lauper
video.
The phrase 'Where's the beef?'
still doubles you over with
laughter.
Your hair, at some point in time
in the 80's, became something
which can only be described by the
phrase 'I was
experimenting'.
Going to keg parties no longer
involves hiding out in the woods
when the cops show up.
You ever wanted to be gagged with
a spoon.
You remember trying to guess the
episode of the Brady Bunch from
the first scene.
You spent endless nights dreaming
about being the Bionic Woman or
Wonder Woman or the Six Million
Dollar Man.
You had ringside seats for Luke
and Laura's wedding (on General
Hospital).
You owned a Jordache anything, or
you remember when Jordache jeans
were cool.
You actually know who Rick
Springfield is.
You learned to swim about the same
time Jaws came out and still carry
the emotional scars to this day.
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