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What Happened in 1984 Major Events, Born This Year, Popular Culture, Prices. What happened in 1984 Major News Stories include Indria Ghandi assassinated, DNA profiling developed, Virgin Atlantic Starts Operations, Grand Hotel Brighton Bombing, Union Carbide Pesticide plant in Bhopal India leaks lethal gas, McDonalds Restaurant Shooting Leaves 20 dead.
- Apple aired the "1984" Macintosh commercial.
- Richard Branson revitalized air travel.
- Purple Rain landed with a splash.
- The Soviet Union boycotted the Summer Olympics.
- Grocery Prices in the Year 1984. These 1984 grocery prices have been made available courtesy of the Morris County Public Library in Whippany, NJ. Apples (Granny Smith): 69 cents a pound.
- What Was the U.S. Economy Like in 1984? From July 1981 to November 1982, the U.S. economy experienced the most significant recession since the Great Depression of 1929-33.
- History Facts and Events From the USA and World. In 1984, Ronald Reagan was president of the United States, and George H. W. Bush was the vice president.
- Sports Facts and Trivia. Generally suitable for all age groups, sports questions are a welcome addition to any trivia quiz. Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears.
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November 6 – 1984 United States presidential election: Ronald Reagan defeats Walter F. Mondale with 59% of the popular vote, the highest since Richard Nixon 's 61% victory in 1972. Reagan carries 49 states in the electoral college; Mondale wins only his home state of Minnesota by a mere 3,761 vote margin and the District of Columbia.
Famous Divorces in 1984. Apr 2 Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (64) divorces Margaret Sinclair (35) due to irreconcilable differences, after 13 years of marriage. Sep 14 Film director John Carpenter (36) and actress Adrienne Barbeau (39) divorce after 5 years of marriage. Oct 16 Joyce King divorces NBA guard George Gervin (32) after ...
Nov 9, 2016 · Historical Events for the Year 1984. 1st January » Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom. 7th January » Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). 22nd January » The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is ...
Jan 3, 2022 · The story takes place in an imagined future, the year 1984, when the majority of the world has fallen victim to perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance, propaganda and historical negationism. Great Britain is now named Oceania, is ruled by ‘Big Brother’, i.e. the Party, and employs the Thought Police to monitor everyone’s ...
