Posts
- Second space shuttle, Challenger, makes successful maiden voyage, which includes the first US space walk in nine years (April 4).
- US Supreme Court declares many local abortion restrictions unconstitutional (June 15).
- Sally K. Ride, 32, first US woman astronaut in space as a crew member aboard space shuttle Challenger (June 18).
Federal spending: $808.38 billion
Federal debt: $1371.7 billion
Median Household Income
(current dollars): $20,885
Consumer Price Index: 99.6
Unemployment: 9.6%
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.20
Events
- With the introduction of noise-free compact discs, the vinyl record begins a steep decline.
- Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song Trilogy wins the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and Tony Award for best play, marking the acceptance of gay theater.
- Singer Karen Carpenter dies of complications from anorexia nervosa at age 32.
- More than 125 million viewers tune in to the last episode of M*A*S*H
Movies
- The Big Chill, Terms of Endearment, Fanny & Alexander, The Right Stuff
7 comments:
Def Leppard is still one of my favorite groups!!
Wendy: Me too! I will be 45 years old in November and I still listen to the music of my past. When I am in my fifties and sixties I will still be listening to it. I'll be 60 years old and still listening to Ozzy!
Def Leppard - woo-hoo! One of my favorite bands. Saw them for the fifth time in concert last month, too.
And I definitely remember the last episode of MASH. Still the best TV series ever.
L. Diane Wolfe “Spunk On A Stick”
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Karen Carpenter - what a loss. The last episode of Mash, I was right there, crying my eyes out! And The Big Chill is still one of my favorite movies because of the dynamics of the relationships. I loved Terms of Endearment at first, but now can't watch it because I have only one child, a daughter! Thanks for the walk down memory lane!
I rock out to Def Leppard regularly. Andy burned a CD for me of various songs from their catalogue and it sits in my car to cheer me up, pump me up or provide excellent sing-a-longs for my passengers.
I'd say "those were the good old day." But then I looked at those hair-dos. Maybe not!
I love your flashback posts! The Big Chill is one of my favorite movies and has one of the best soundtracks of any movie.
I love Def Leppard and Prince- I have as eclectic taste in music as I do in books.
I remeber the end of Mash, it was so sad. During the summer I remember I was glued to the soap opera General Hospital, with John Stamos and Rick Springfield.
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