Radio Hits of 1982
 1982 Sports*World Series Champions: St. Louis Cardinals *Superbowl Champions: San Fransisco 49ers *NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers *Stanley Cup Champs: New York Islanders *U.S. Open Golf: Tom Watson *U.S. Tennis: Jimmy Connors/Chris Evert Lloyd *Wimbledon (Men/Women): Jimmy Connors/Martina Navratilova *NCAA Football Champions: Penn State *NCAA Basketball: North Carolina *Kentucky Derby: Gato Del Sol Fashion Icons:Charlene Tilton, Suzanne Somers, Catherine Bach, Cheryl Tiegs, Iman, Christie Brinkley. Other Facts (1982)*Michael Jackson releases Thriller, which sells more than 25 million copies, becoming the biggest-selling album in history.*Princess Grace, 52, dies of injuries when car plunges off mountain road and daughter Stephanie, 17, suffers serious injuries. *Cats opens on Broadway in 1982. Becomes Broadway's longest-running play. *John Belushi died of a heroin & cocaine overdose. *John W. Hinckley, Jr. found not guilty because of insanity in the shooting of President Reagan. *Leonid I. Brezhnev, Soviet leader, dies at 75 (Nov. 10). Yuri V. Andropov, 68, was chosen as successor. *EA (Electronic Arts) was founded. *Adobe was founded in California by Chuck Geschke and John Warnock in 1982. *Seven people died from swallowing poisoned Tylenol. This event is why food packages are now so tightly wrapped. *A permanent artificial heart is implanted in a human for first time in Dr. Barney B. Clark, 61, at University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. *The space shuttle Columbia makes its first mission, deploying two communications satellites. *"E.T. phone home", E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, becomes one of the highest-grossing box-office successes until Jurassic Park. *(Paul) Newman's Own opened for business, making a profit from year one, and donating all profits to charity. *Lowest PGA score of 63 played by Ray Floyd.. *Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1982: $324,000 *Time Magazine's Man Of The Year: The Computer *Miss America: Elizabeth Ward (Russellville, AR) *Miss USA: Terri Utley (Arkansas) *Most Popular Christmas Gifts: Strawberry Shortcake, Smurfs, My Little Pony, BMX Bikes, Trivial Pursuit, Sequence. What Was On TV:60 Minutes (CBS), Dallas (CBS), M*A*S*H (CBS), Magnum, P.I. (CBS), Dynasty (ABC), Three's Company (ABC), Simon & Simon (CBS), Falcon Crest (CBS), The Love Boat (ABC), The A-Team ( NBC). |
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