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What Year Was It?. Lindsay Jenkins EDUS 515 5 October 2011. World News. Indian Prime minister Indria Ghandi assassinated Famine in Ethiopia inspires “Do They Know It’s Christmas” Giant gas works explosion in Mexico City US embassy destroyed in Beirut, Lebanon
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What Year Was It? Lindsay Jenkins EDUS 515 5 October 2011
World News • Indian Prime minister Indria Ghandi assassinated • Famine in Ethiopia inspires “Do They Know It’s Christmas” • Giant gas works explosion in Mexico City • US embassy destroyed in Beirut, Lebanon • “Milperra Massacre” in Sydney Australia • English pound notes are taken out of circulation
Medical Advances DNA profiling was developed and used by forensic scientists AIDS Virus is identified
Tech Savvy Apple Macintosh goes on sale Sony makes 1° 3 ½” computer disk Space Shuttle Discovery has its maiden voyage 1st commercial CD player introduced
Sports • The Olympic Games held in Los Angeles • Mary Lou Retton wins 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals Superbowl Champs Stanley Cup Champs
Thriller sells 37 million copies Pop Culture 1st VMAs Pop Charts #1: Time after Time, Cyndi Lauper #1 Movie
BIG in America President Reagan re-elected Beverly Lynn Burns becomes the first woman Boeing 747 captain in the world. Vanessa Williams is crowned the 1st African American Miss America