1987 Annual History Facts Politics: R. Budd Dwyer, Treasurer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, shot and killed himself at a live press conference. The Top Song was Faith by George Michael The Big Movies included Three Men and a Baby, Fatal Attraction, and Beverly Hills Cop II Price of Dawn dish detergent, 22 oz in […]
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1987 Books & Bestsellers 1987 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Tommyknockers by Stephen King 2. Patriot Games by Tom Clancy 3. Kaleidoscope by Danielle Steel 4. Misery by Stephen King 5. Leaving Home: A Collection of Lake Wobegon Stories by Garrison Keillor 6. Windmills of the Gods by Sidney Sheldon 7. Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow 8. Fine Things by Danielle Steel 9. Heaven and Hell by John Jakes
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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
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1986 Books & Bestsellers 1986 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. It by Stephen King 2. Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy 3. Whirlwind by James Clavell 4. The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum 5. Hollywood Husbands by Jackie Collins 6. Wanderlust by Danielle Steel 7. I’ll Take Manhattan by Judith Krantz 8. Last of the Breed by Louis L’Amour 9. The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy 10. A Perfect Spy by
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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
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1985 Books & Bestsellers 1985 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel 2. Texas by James A. Michener 3. Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor 4. If Tomorrow Comes by Sidney Sheldon 5. Skeleton Crew by Stephen King 6. Secrets by Danielle Steel 7. Contact by Carl Sagan 8. Lucky by Jackie Collins 9. Family Album by Danielle Steel 10. Jubal Sackett by Louis L’Amour 1985 Non-Fiction
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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
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1984 Books & Bestsellers 1984 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub 2. The Aquitaine Progression by Robert Ludlum 3. The Sicilian by Mario Puzo 4. Love and War by John Jakes 5. The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss 6. “… And the Ladies of the Club” by Helen Hooven Santmyer 7. The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth
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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
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1983 Books & Bestsellers 1983 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. Return of the Jedi Storybook, adapted by Joan D. Vinge 2. Poland by James A. Michener 3. Pet Sematary by Stephen King 4. The Little Drummer Girl by John Le Carr 5. Christine by Stephen King 6. Changes by Danielle Steel 7. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 8. White Gold Wielder: Book Three of
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