Radio Hits of 1981
 1981 Sports*World Series Champions: Los Angeles Dodgers *Superbowl Champions: Oakland Raiders *NBA Champions: Boston Celtics *Stanley Cup Champs: New York Islanders *U.S. Open Golf: David Graham *U.S. Tennis: John McEnroe/Tracy Austin *Wimbledon (Men/Women): John McEnroe/Chris Evert *NCAA Football Champions: Clemson *NCAA Basketball: Indiana *Kentucky Derby: Pleasant Colony Fashion Icons:Charlene Tilton, Suzanne Somers, Catherine Bach, Cheryl Tiegs, Iman, Christie Brinkley. Other Facts (1981)*MTV goes on the air running around the clock music videos, debuting with "Video Killed the Radio Star."*Prince Charles married Lady Diana on July 29, 1981. It was on TV and in all the newspapers. *AIDS is first identified. *IBM introduces its first personal computer, running the Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) *Pope John Paul II wounded by gunman (May 14). *President Reagan wounded by gunman, with the press secretary and two law-enforcement officers (March 30). *Actor William Holden was drunk, fell and cut his head open. He didn't realize how injured he was, didn't call for help, and died from the what should have been a fairly easy stiching. *Actress Natalie Wood died, apparently falling overboard after a day/night sailing with hubby Robert Wagner and mutual friend Christopher Walken. *US-Iran agreement frees 52 hostages held in Teheran since 1979 (Jan. 20); hostages welcomed back in US (Jan. 25). *Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat is assassinated by Islamic extremists during a military parade in Cairo (Oct. 6). *Pacman-mania sweeps the country. *The first American test-tube baby, is born. *"Be all that you can be" - United States Army ad. *Hanna-Barbera introduced the cartoon series "The Smurfs". *Muhammad Ali retires with career record of 55 wins and 5 defeats. *Time Magazine's Man Of The Year: Lech Walesa *Miss America: Susan Powell (Elk City, OK) *Miss USA: Kim Seelbrede (Ohio) *Most Popular Christmas Gifts: Working on the Rubik's Cube, Donkey Kong, Frogger (arcade), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe action figures. What Was On TV:Dallas (CBS), 60 Minutes (CBS), The Jeffersons (CBS), Three's Company (ABC), Alice (CBS), The Dukes of Hazzard (CBS), Too Close For Comfort (ABC), ABC Monday Night Movie (ABC), M*A*S*H (CBS), One Day at a Time (CBS). |
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