Annual Years

1986 Annual History Facts War: One of the longest wars in recorded history lasted 335 years and began in 1591. It was between the Dutch and the Isles of Scilly; there were no casualties, and the Dutch forgot about the conflict until a Scilly historian contacted them about it in 1985. A treaty was signed […]

1985 Annual History Facts Giving Back: Live Aid concerts in Philadelphia, PA, and London, UK, raised over £50,000,000 for famine relief in Ethiopia. The Top Song was Say You, Say Me by Lionel Richie The Big Movies included Back to the Future, Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Rocky IV Price of 14 oz Hershey’s

1984 Annual History Facts Crime: DNA fingerprinting was introduced. The Top Song was Like A Virgin by Madonna The Big Movies included Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Price of Peter Pan peanut butter, 18 oz in 1984: $1.29 Commodore 64 Computer $799.00 The World Population was ~ 4,726,000,000

1983 Annual History Facts Sports Record: The most points scored in an NBA game is 186 by the Detroit Pistons against the Denver Nuggets. The second most is 184 by the Denver Nuggets, in the same game on Dec 13, 1983. The Top Song was Every Breath You Take by The Police The Big Movies

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

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

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

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

1977 Annual History Facts 20th Century Fox heavily promoted The Other Side of Midnight, thinking Star Wars would be a flop. The Top Song was You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone The Big Movies included Star Wars (Ep. IV: A New Hope), Smokey and the Bandit, and Saturday Night Fever The US Population

1976 Annual History Facts Politics: by law, no United States officer can outrank George Washington. He was posthumously promoted to Six-Star General in 1976. The Top Song was Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright) by Rod Stewart The Big Movies included Rocky, To Fly! and A Star is Born The price of a dozen eggs