Radio Hits of 1984
 1984 Sports*World Series Champions: Detroit Tigers *Superbowl Champions: Los Angeles Raiders *NBA Champions: Boston Celtics *Stanley Cup Champs: Edmonton Oilers *U.S. Open Golf: Fuzzy Zoeller *U.S. Tennis: John McEnroe/Martina Navratilova *Wimbledon (Men/Women): John McEnroe/Martina Naratilova *NCAA Football Champions: BYU *NCAA Basketball: Georgetown *Kentucky Derby: Swale Fashion Icons:Catherine Bach, Christie Brinkley. Other Facts (1984)*Singer Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939 - April 1, 1984)was shot and killed by his father on the day before his 45th birthday.*The Boston Beer Company, makers of Samuel Adams Beer, was founded. *A Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, began leaking 27 tons of the deadly gas methyl isocyanate killed 2,000 people and an additional 150,000 suffered ailments later. *The Cosby Show debuts on NBC. The sitcom is widely considered the most popular show of the 1980s. *Michael Dell started selling Dell Computers, targeting small businesses and households instead of the high-end consumers like his competitors (IBM, Apple, Compaq). *Soviet Union withdraws from summer Olympic games in the United State, and other bloc nations follow. *Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two Sikh bodyguards and 1,000 people were killed in anti-Sikh riots. *Molecular biologist Alec Jeffreys develops DNA testing. *"Where's the Beef?" - Clara Peller, Wendy's commercial. *The Supreme Court rules that taping television shows at home on VCRs does not violate copyright law. *"I'll be back." - Arnold Schwarzenegger, in 'The Terminator'. *Apple introduces the user-friendly Macintosh personal computer. *( Subway Vigilante ), Bernhard Goetz shoots four black youths on a Manhattan subway. *Prince and The Revolution and released the album "Purple Rain". *Joe W. Kittinger makes the first solo transatlantic balloon flight in the helium-filled Rosie O'Grady's Balloon of Peace. He travels 3,535 miles from Caribou, Maine to Savona, Italy. *Vanessa Williams the first African-American to win the Miss America title was forced to give up her crown ten months later when nude photos of her were sold to Penthouse. *Time Magazine's Man Of The Year: Peter Ueberroth *Miss America: Vanessa Williams (9/17/83-7/23/84) (Millwood, NJ), Suzette Charles (7/23/84-9/15/84) (Mays Landing, NJ) *Miss USA: Mai Shanley (New Mexico) *Most Popular Christmas Gifts: Cabbage Patch Kids, Trivial Pursuit (specialty editions), Transformers. What Was On TV:Dynasty (ABC), Dallas (CBS), The Cosby Show (NBC), 60 Minutes (CBS), Family Ties (NBC), The A-Team (NBC), Simon & Simon (CBS), Murder, She Wrote (CBS), Knots Landing (CBS), Falcon Crest (CBS). |
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