1982 Annual History Facts Economics: 99-year-old phone company AT&T (Ma Bell) agreed to break up into seven smaller regional companies (Baby Bells). The Top Song was I Love Rock and Roll by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts The Big Movies included E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Tootsie and An Officer and a Gentleman Price of Lincoln Towncar […]
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1982 Books & Bestsellers 1982 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Storybook by William Kotzwinkle 2. Space by James A. Michener 3. The Parsifal Mosaic by Robert Ludlum 4. Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon 5. Mistral’s Daughter by Judith Krantz 6. The Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel 7. Different Seasons by Stephen King 8. North and South by John Jakes 9. 2010: Odyssey
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1981 Annual History Facts Battle of the Sexes: Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed to serve on the US Supreme Court as the first female. The Top Song was Physical by Olivia Newton-John The Big Movies included Raiders of the Lost Ark, On Golden Pond, and Superman II Price of a postage stamp in 1981: 18
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1981 Books & Bestsellers 1981 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. Noble House by James Clavell 2. The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving 3. Cujo by Stephen King 4. An Indecent Obsession by Colleen McCullough 5. Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith 6. Masquerade by Kit Williams 7. Goodbye, Janette by Harold Robbins 8. The Third Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders 9. The Glitter Dome by Joseph Wambaugh 10. No Time
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1980 Annual History Facts Politics: President Jimmy Carter signed the (very controversial) Chrysler Loan Guarantee Act, granting the car company a $1.5 billion loan from the government. The Supreme Court allowed gene patenting. Companies could ‘own’ genetically altered life forms and DNA. The Top Song was Lady by Kenny Rogers The Big Movies included The
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1980 Books & Bestsellers 1980 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Covenant by James A. Michener 2. The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum 3. Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon 4. Princess Daisy by Judith Krantz 5. Firestarter by Stephen King 6. The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett 7. Random Winds by Belva Plain 8. The Devil’s Alternative by Frederick Forsyth 9. The Fifth Horseman by Larry Collins and
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1979 Annual History Facts The Quote: “This is the product that will satisfy those young people who want to listen to music all day.” – Akio Morita, Sony Chairman, about the Sony Walkman. On January 9, Vietnamese troops took the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh and toppled the brutal regime of Pol Pot and his
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1979 Books & Bestsellers 1979 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Matarese Circle by Robert Ludlum 2. Sophie’s Choice by William Styron 3. Overload by Arthur Hailey 4. Memories of Another Day by Harold Robbins 5. Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut 6. The Dead Zone by Stephen King 7. The Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart 8. The Establishment by Howard Fast 9. The Third World War: August 1985 by Gen. Sir
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1978 Annual History Facts Science: The Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) was launched. President Clinton granted nonmilitary users access to the unscrambled GPS signal in 2000. The Top Song was Night Fever by The Bee Gees The Big Movies included Grease, National Lampoon’s Animal House and Jaws 2 The peak year for vinyl sales was
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1978 Books & Bestsellers 1978 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. Chesapeake by James A. Michener 2. War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk 3. Fools Die by Mario Puzo 4. Bloodlines by Sidney Sheldon 5. Scruples by Judith Krantz 6. Evergreen by Belva Plain 7. Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach 8. The Holcroft Covenant by Robert Ludlum 9. Second Generation by Howard Fast 10. Eye of the
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