Jan 2 Major-General Muhammadu Buhari is declared Head of State in Nigeria, following a military coup, Jan 9 John Lennon single "Nobody Told Me" released posthumously, Jan 14 Madonna 1st sings "Holiday" on American Bandstand, Jan 15 Martina Navratilova’s 54-match winning streak ends when beaten by Hana Mandlíková 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 in the final of the Virginia Slims of California tennis event in Oakland; after loss Navratilova wins next 74 matches for new record, Jan 15 John McEnroe reverses previous year's result with a 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 win over Ivan Lendl to claim his second season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis title at Madison Square Garden, NYC, Jan 16 11th American Music Awards: Pat Benatar and Michael Jackson win, Jan 16 Paul & Linda McCartney arrested in Barbados-possession of cannabis, Jan 22 PGA Seniors' Championship Men's Golf, PGA National GC: Arnold Palmer wins third of 5 Champions Your major titles by 2 strokes from Don January, Jan 23 Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to win his 1st World Wrestling Federation title at Madison Gardens, New York, Jan 28 Edmonton center Wayne Gretzky's NHL record point scoring streak ends at 51 games when Oilers beaten 4-2 by LA Kings; Gretzky totals 61-92-153 during the period, Jan 28 41st Golden Globes: Terms of Endearment, Tom Courtenay, Robert Duvall, & Shirley MacLaine win, Jan 29 34th NBA All-Star Game, Denver: East beats West, 154-145 (OT); MVP: Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons, G; first All-Star Saturday; Legends Classic, West wins, 64-63; first Slam-Dunk winner, Larry Nance, Jan 29 President Reagan formally announces he will seek a 2nd term, Feb 13 Konstantin Chernenko succeeds Yuri Andropov as leader of the Soviet Union, Feb 27 Carl Lewis jumps world record indoor (8,675 m), Feb 29 Pierre Trudeau announces he is stepping down after 15 years as Canadian Prime Minister, Mar 3 Peter Ueberroth elected baseball commissioner (Effective Oct 1), Mar 4 Tennis legend Martina Navratilova retains her WTA Tour Championship in NYC; beats Chris Evert 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 for her 5th overall Championship title, Mar 15 10th People's Choice Awards: Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds & Meryl Streep win (Motion Picture) and Tom Selleck, Linda Evans win (TV), Mar 19 American sitcom "Kate & Allie" premieres on CBS TV starring Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin, Mar 22 Islander Bryan Trottier ties NHL record scores 5 seconds into game, Mar 27 Premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe's rock musical "Starlight Express". What happened in 1984 Major News Stories include Indria Ghandi assassinated, DNA profiling developed, Virgin Atlantic Starts Operations, Grand Hotel Brighton Bombing, Union Carbide Pesticide plant in Bhopal India leaks lethal gas, McDonalds Restaurant Shooting Leaves 20 dead. Neil Kinnock's hopes of becoming Prime Minister are given a boost by the latest, 11 August – Barefoot South African runner, 15–16 September – Bones believed to be those of St, 16 September – The one-day-old son of the, 24 September – Four pupils and their teacher die and a further six pupils are injured when a roll of steel from a lorry crushes their minibus near, 26 September – The United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China sign the initial agreement to return, 10 October – The High Court fines the NUM £200,000 and, There is good news for state-owned car maker, 18 October – Support for the Conservative government is reported to be improving after several months of dismal poll showings, with the latest. Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends came onto our screens. 36 top musicians came together to form Band Aid and release the song, “Do They Know It’s Christmas” in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
It became a British protectorate in 1888. As you can see, the '1984' parody has a 'Big Brother' like character with an apple for a head, and a worm sticking out from the top. ISSUES. Discover the most popular movies, songs and books released on 1984 on Takemeback.to. Remember the golden rules? Despite unemployment reaching a peak of nearly 3.3million this year (with the highest unemployment rate recorded since 1971 of 11.9% in February), inflation is still low at 5%. Before heading into the reasons behind the 1984 Fortnite video, though, take a look at it here if you missed it. Ghostbusters fever to a firm grip of us all in 1984. Vanessa Williams, the first black Miss America, lost her crown because of some. America was reading “The Hunt for Red October,” “Bright Lights, Big City,” “The Witches of Eastwick,” and “Iaccoca,” the autobiography of the chairman of Chrysler Motors, Lee Iaccoca. In case you want to watch the original video, here it is: Apart from apple, Epic Games has also filed suit against Google since Fortnite was dropped from the Google Play Store as well. Regardless, there are certain similarities, especially in the context of surveillance and the lack of flexibility that the company has shown towards the game. Fashions included leggings, jean jackets, parachute pants, giant shoulder pads, short skirts and fluffy hair, and Madonna’s head-to-toe lace look.