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“Freedom is never more than one generation away from ex-tinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” – Ronald Reagan

“A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.” – Madonna“A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.” – Madonna

Events• Volcanic eruption in Columbia kills 25,000• TWA Flight 847 is hijacked by Hez-bollah. on June 14• EgyptAir Flight 648 is hijacked and ends in the loss of 56 passengers dur-ing the commando raid to rescue them• The Italian cruise liner “Achille Lauro “ is hijacked by Palestinian ter-rorists• The fi rst mobiel phone call is made by Ernie Wise• Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Kon-stantin Chernenko as Soviet leader• President Reagan and Soviet Leader Gorbachev meet for the fi rst time in Switzerland• Live Aid pop concerts in Philadel-phia and London raise over 50 million for famine relief in Ethiopia• Terry Anderson kidnapped in Bei-rut, Lebanon• Boris Becker becomes youngest win-ner at 17 to win the men’s Wimbledon

championships • A joint American-French expedition locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic.• President Reagan announces Stra-tegic Defense Weapons (SDI) will not impact arms talks• The Unabomber kills his fi rst victim• New York Stock Exchange closes for the day due to Hurricane Gloria• Insurance companies begin screen-ing for AIDS for life insurance causing

outcry by civil liberties groups• Clive Sinclair launches the Sinclair C5 electric tricycle with a maximum speed of 15mph • Boeing 747 Flight 123 crash-es into Mount Osutaka, Japan• Mafi a boss Paul Castellano is shot on orders of John J. Gotti

Technology• The Food and Drug Admin-istration approves a blood test for AIDS• The fi rst .com domain name, symbolics.com, is reg-

istered by the Symbolics Corporation. However, .edu domains, for education-al institutions still predominate over the commercial .com• Microsoft Corporation releases the fi rst version of Windows, Windows 1.0• Switzerland is the fi rst country to bring into law catalytic converters must be fi tted to private cars

• Compact discs are introduced to American consumers• The space shuttle Atlantis is launched• Starts screening blood donations for AIDS• British scientists discover a hole in the earths ozone layer

Popular Culture• Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nel-son, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Si-mon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder, record the song “We Are The World” as USA for Af-rica. to raise money for famine relief• Michael Jackson buys ATV Music and every Beatles song for $47 million dollars• Coca-Cola Company introduces New Coke (6 months later they returned to the original formula)

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“Freedom is never more than one generation away from ex-tinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” – Ronald Reagan

“Blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed.” – Bruce Springsteen

“A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.” – Madonna

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Popular FilmsBack to the FutureRambo: First Blood Part IIRocky IVThe Color PurpleOut of AfricaCocoonPolice Academy 2: Their First Assign-mentA View to a KillMad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Popular MusiciansDuran DuranSimple MindsMadonna with “ Crazy for You “Bruce SpringsteenDire Straits with “ Money for Nothing “The CureDavid BowiePhil Collins

Average Cost of new house $89,330 Median Price Of and Existing Home $75,500 Average Income per year $22,100Average Monthly Rent $375 Average Price for new car $9,0001 gallon of gas $1.09

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