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‘The defense policy of the United States is based on a simple premise: The United States does not start fights. We will never be an aggressor.’
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Ronald Reagan 40th. U.S. President Served Jan. 20, 1981 – Jan. 20, 1989
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George Bush
43rd. U.S. Vice President Served Jan. 20, 1981 – Jan. 20, 1989
World events
• The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed Jan. 1 (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). • High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia on Jan. 19. • First collection of 12 Swatch models is introduced March 1 in Zürich, Switzerland. • The 1983 United States embassy bomb-
ing in Beirut kills 63 people April 18. • Two separate research groups led by Robert Gallo and Luc Montagnier independently declared that a novel retrovirus may have been infecting people with HIV/ AIDS, and published their findings in the same issue of the journal Science on May 20. • Pioneer 10 passes the orbit of Neptune on June 13, becoming the first man-made object to leave the vicinity of the major planets of the Solar System. • The Orly Airport attack in Paris leaves eight dead and 55 injured July 15. • The lowest temperature on Earth is re-
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corded in Vostok Station, Antarctica with −128.6 °F on July 21. • Benigno Aquino, Jr., Philippines opposition leader, is assassinated Aug. 21 in Manila just as he returns from exile. • Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by Soviet Union Air Force Su-15 Flagon pilot Maj. Gennadi Osipovich near Moneron Island when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace Sept. 1. All 269 on board are killed including U.S. Congressman Larry McDonald. • British entrepreneur Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph on Oct. 4, driving Thrust2 at the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. • The Rangoon bombing kills South Korea’s Foreign Minister, Lee Bum Suk, and 21 others on Oct. 9. The perpetrators are believed to be North Koreans. • Simultaneous suicide truck-bombings
destroy both the French Army and United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut on Oct. 23, killing 241 U.S. servicemen, 58 French paratroopers and 6 Lebanese civilians. • United States troops invade Grenada Oct. 25 at the behest of Eugenia Charles of Dominica, a member of the Organization of American States.
U.S. News
• Kilauea begins slowly erupting Jan. 3 on the Big Island of Hawaii and is still flowing as of 2018. • The automatic shut-down fails at Salem Nuclear Power Plant in New Jersey on Feb. 23. • The final episode of “M*A*S*H” airs Feb. 28, setting a new record for mostwatched television broadcast in American history. • President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles March 23. The media dub this plan “Star Wars.” • Michael Jackson performs the dance move that will forever be known as the “moonwalk” at Motown 25 on March 25. • Minnesota’s largest retailer Target Corporation expands into California April 13, opening 11 stores. • “Return of the Jedi” opens in theatres May 25. • Sally Ride becomes the
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first American woman in space on June 18 aboard Space Shuttle Challenger on the STS-7 mission. • President Reagan announces Sept. 16 that the Global Positioning System (GPS) will be made available for civilian use. • The first Hooters restaurant is opened Oct. 4 in Clearwater, Florida. • President Reagan signs a bill Nov. 2 creating a federal holiday on the third Monday of every January to honor American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. It is first observed in 1986. • Chrysler introduces the Dodge Caravan, the first “minivan” on Nov. 2. • Holiday classic “A Christmas Story” is released Nov. 18. • “The Day After” airs on ABC on Nov. 20. More than 100 million people, in nearly 39 million households, watched the program • Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video is aired Dec. 2 on MTV for the first time.
BORN THIS YEAR: Mila Kunis, actress (Aug. 14). Above left: Carrie Underwood, singer/songwriter (March 10); Taio Cruz, singer/songwriter (April 23); Aaron Rodgers, NFL quaterback (Dec. 2); Jonah Hill, actor (Dec. 20).
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“Trading Places” “Flashdance” “National Lampoon’s Vacation” “Valley Girl” “Wargames”
Music
• “Flashdance... What a Feeling,” Irene Cara • “Every Breath You Take,” The Police • “Billie Jean,” Michael Jackson • “Karma Chameleon,” Culture Club • “Beat It,” Michael Jackson
• “Let’s Dance,” David Bowie • “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?,” Culture Club • “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” Bonnie Tyler • “Red Red Wine,” UB40 • “99 Red Balloons,” Nena
Movies
• “Scarface” • “The Outsiders” • “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi” • “Terms of Endearment” • “Risky Business”
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