I turned 26 today, lets look back at 1984:
• The Apple Macintosh was introduced at a price of $2,495.
• There were approximately 1,000 hosts on the Internet.
• Sony Corporation introduced a 3.5 inch diskette
• The term cyberspace is coined by William Gibson in his novel "Neuromancer"
• Mass marketing of cellular phones to the general public started.
• Chrysler introduced America to the Minivan.
• Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, was assassinated.
• Researchers for the first time positively identified the virus that leads to AIDS.
• Ronald Reagan was re-elected to his second term as US President.
• Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart made the first untethered space walk.
• Trivial Pursuit revived the board-game industry. Developed by a Canadian entrepreneur, the game is introduced in U.S. stores and records sales of $777 million during 1984.
• Vanessa Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders her crown after nude photos of her appeared in "Penthouse" magazine.
• Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire during the shooting of a Pepsi commercial.
• Motown legend Marvin Gaye was killed by his father in a domestic dispute.
• The Cosby Show first debuted on NBC.
• The first infomercials appear on TV due to deregulation by the FCC.
• While working at WNBC-AM New York, Howard Stern appears on 'Late Night with David Letterman' in June. The appearance launched Stern into the national spotlight and gave his radio show unprecedented exposure.
• 1984 Academy Award winner, Best Picture: "Amadeus"
• 1984 Grammy Award winner, Record of the Year: "What's Love Got To Do With It?" Tina Turner
• The Wayne Gretzky led the Edmonton Oilers to win their first Stanley Cup, defeating the New York Islanders in 5 games and ending the Islanders run of 4 straight Stanley Cups.
• The Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo.
• The Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles.
4 comments:
I have a copy of the first edition Trivial Pursuit at my cottage!!
Also, why were the Summer and Winter Olympics in the same year...?
I meant to call you last night to wish you a happy birthday but I failed! I'll try to catch you today!
1984 was a big year! Although I believe your birth should be on that list as well. And I was going to say the same thing as Heather... how were both summer and winter olympics together in the same year?
the summer and winter Olympics have not always been separated. If memory serves (and I mean from when I looked this up during the last Olympics not from 1984 itself) this was the last time they were held in the same year.
Steph - I think you're right! I was looking into that during the Vancouver Olympics.
Ah 1984 - and it has a book named after it!
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