President: Ronald W. Reagan
Vice President: George Bush
Population: 233,791,994
Life expectancy: 74.6 years
Dow-Jones
High: 1,287
Low: 1,027
Federal spending: $808.38 billion
Federal debt: $1371.7 billion
Inflation: 7.6%
Consumer Price Index: 99.6
Unemployment: 9.7%
Prices
Cost of a new home: $89,800.00
Median Household Income: $20,885.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.20
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $1.24
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.86
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $2.24
1. Down Under - Men At Work
2. Africa - Toto
3. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
4. Maniac - Michael Sembello
5. Electric Avenue - Eddie Grant
6. True - Spandau Ballet
7. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
8. Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band
9. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
10. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
Top Albums
1999 - Prince
Business as Usual - Men at Work
Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
Flashdance - Sound Track
Metal Health - Quiet Riot
Pyromania - Def Leppard
Synchronicity - The Police
Grammy Awards
Album of the Year: Thriller, Michael Jackson
Best New Artist: Culture Club
Best Pop Duo or Group: “Every Breath You Take,” Police
Best Pop Female Vocal: “Flashdance: What a Feeling,”
Irene Cara
Best Pop Male Vocal: Thriller, Michael Jackson
Best Rock Duo or Group: Synchronicity, Police
Best Rock Female Vocal: “Love Is a Battlefield,” Pat Benatar
Best Rock Male Vocal: “Beat It,” Michael Jackson
Record of the Year: “Beat It,” Michael Jackson
Song of the Year: “Every Breath You Take” Sting
Football
Superbowl XVIII : LA Raiders 38 -
WASHINGTON 9
Pro MVP: Joe Theismann, Washington,
QB & John Riggins, Washington, RB
College Football: Miami-FL
Heisman Trophy: Mike Rozier, Nebraska,
RB
Rose Bowl: UCLA 45, Illinois 9
Orange Bowl: Miami-FL 31, Nebraska 30
Cotton Bowl: Georgia 10, Texas 9
Sugar Bowl: Auburn 9, Michigan 7
Basketball
NBA Championship
Winner: PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 4-0 -
Coach: Billy Cunningham
Opposing Team: LA Lakers - Coach: Pat
Riley
NBA MVP: Moses Malone, Philadelphia,
C Ave Score: 24.5
NCAA National Champions: N.C. State
26-10 - Coach: Jim Valvano
Baseball
World Series
Winner: Baltimore 4-1 (LWWWW) -
Coach: Joe Altobelli
Opposing Team: PHILA. PHILLIES -
Coach: Paul Owens
National League
MVP: Dale Murphy, Atl - OF
Rookie of the Year: Darryl Strawberry,
NY - 2B
American League
MVP: Cal Ripken Jr., Bal - SS
Rookie of the Year: Ron Kittle, Chi - OF
Return of the Jedi $309,161,884
Terms of Endearment $108,423,489
Flashdance $94,900,000
Trading Places $90,400,000
WarGames $79,568,000
Best Actor: Robert Duvall: Tender Mercies
Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine: Terms of Endearment
Best Director: James L. Brooks: Terms of Endearment
Best Picture: James L. Brooks: Terms of Endearment
Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson: Terms of Endearment
Best Supporting Actress: Linda Hunt: The Year of Living
Dangerously
1 ) Dallas
2 ) Dynasty
3 ) The A Team
4 ) 60 Minutes
5 ) Simon & Simon
6 ) Magnum P.I.
7 ) Falcon Crest
8 ) Kate & Allie
9 ) Hotel
10 ) Cagney & Lacey
11 ) Knots Landing
12 ) The ABC Sunday Night Movie
13 ) The ABC Monday Night Movie
14 ) TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes
15 ) After Mash
16 ) The Fall Guy
17 ) The Four Seasons
18 ) The Love Boat
19 ) Riptide
20 ) The Jeffersons
Record $189 Billion Deficit Is Projected
House Votes 228 TO 195 To Bar Covert "Contra" Aid
Korean Air Lines 007 Is Shot Down by Soviet Missile, 279 killed
US and Caribbean Troops Invade Grenada
Legendary Coach Bear Bryant Is Gone
Borg Quits At Apex Of His Career
Polygamy: Arizona Man had 105 Wives
Reagan Proposes Star Wars Plan
All OPEC Members Agree To Cut Oil Prices
In The News
Terrorists Bomb US Embassy In Beirut, Over 239 Marines and Sailors Die
Dow exceeds 1200 for the first time
Died, Buster Crab, Jack Dempsey, Arthur Godfrey
Supreme Court reaffirms it's 1973 (Roe Vs Wade) Right to abortion
Barny Clark the first artificial heart transplant dies after 112 days
People Express "no frills" airline starts
California Condor hatched in captivity
Hitler diaries are exposed as fraudulent
Israel's Begin resigns, replaced by Shamir