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1984 (place)
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
(
place
)
by
sekicho
Wed Sep 03 2003 at 8:45:17
Politics
A bomb ripped through the Grand Hotel in
Brighton
, killing several British MP's.
Ronald Reagan
got
four more years
in
the 1984 U.S. presidential election
, despite a passionate effort by Democratic contenders
Walter Mondale
and
Geraldine Ferraro
.
Konstantin Chernenko
became leader of the
Soviet Union
.
The
United Kingdom
agreed to return
Hong Kong
to
China
in
1997
.
Brian Mulroney
became prime minister of
Canada
.
Upper Volta
changed its name to
Burkina Faso
.
Brunei
gained its independence.
The
United States Marine Corps
received orders to withdraw from
Lebanon
.
Sci-Tech
AIDS
was discovered.
The
Apple
Macintosh
introduced millions of computer users to the concepts of the
mouse
and the
graphical user interface
.
IBM
attempted to counter with the
PC AT
.
Motorola
began selling the first commercial
cellular phone
s.
The
B-1B Lancer
supersonic bomber flew for the first time.
Sport(s) and Entertainment
The Communist bloc boycotted the
1984 Los Angeles Olympics
.
Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters
!
William Gibson
's first novel,
Neuromancer
, hit the shelves.
Cyndi Lauper
released "
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
," and
Madonna
released "
Like A Virgin
."
The
Los Angeles Raiders
thrashed the
Washington Redskins
in the
Super Bowl
.
Miami Vice
and
The Cosby Show
took to the airwaves. They were much better than, say,
Punky Brewster
.
Born:
North Korean dictator
Kim Jong Un
(maybe)
Prince Harry
of Wales
Pop tarts
Mandy Moore
,
Kelly Osbourne
, and
Avril Lavigne
Actor
Adam Wylie
Basketball phenom
LeBron James
Died:
Soviet leader
Yuri Andropov
Indian leader
Indira Gandhi
Comedian
Andy Kaufman
Philosopher
Michel Foucault
Actors
Jackie Coogan
,
Ethel Merman
,
William Powell
,
Sam Jaffe
,
James Mason
,
Richard Burton
,
Peter Lawford
,
Michael Redgrave
, and
Johnny Weissmuller
Politician Sir
Anthony Berry
Singer
Marvin Gaye
Author
Truman Capote
Rock star
Jackie Wilson
Photographer
Ansel Adams
Baseball player
Waite Hoyt
Jazz legend
Count Basie
Cartoonist
Bob Clampett
Serial killer
Ed Gein
Director
Sam Peckinpah
Miscellaneous Tidbits
Thousands were killed during a gas leak at a
Union Carbide
plant in
India
.
Mad props to
kthejoker
for contributing to this writeup.
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War is peace, Freedom is slavery, Ignorance is strength
Bush's Orwellian Address
The most disturbing thing that I have ever seen on the back of a truck
2+2=5
George Orwell
1985
Stockholm Syndrome
Room 101
Newspeak
Brave New World
Ingsoc
thoughtcrime
He who controls the past controls the future
Big Brother
Fahrenheit 451
Don't encourage people to read
Winston Smith
thought police
1983
Ministry of Truth
Apple Computer
Lord of the Flies