
WORLD EVENTS:
- US and Canada reach free trade agreement (Jan. 2). Background: NAFTA
- Terrorists kill nine tourists on Aegean cruise (July 11).
- Pan-Am 747 explodes from terrorist bomb and crashes in Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 aboard and 11 on ground (Dec. 21).
US EVENTS:
- Robert C. McFarlane, former National Security Adviser, pleads guilty in Iran-Contra case (March 11).
- US Navy ship shoots down Iranian airliner in Persian Gulf, mistaking it for jet fighter; 290 killed (July 3).
- Democratic convention nominates Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts for President and Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen for Vice President (July 17 et seq.).
- Republican convention nominates George Bush for President and Indiana Senator Dan Quayle for Vice President (Aug. 15 et seq.).
- Republicans sweep 40 states in election, and Bush beats Dukakis (Nov. 8).
SPORTS:
- Super Bowl: Washington defeats Denver (42-10)
- World Series: LA Dodgers defeat Oakland A's (4-1)
- NBA Championship: LA Lakers defeat Detroit Pistons (4-3)
ENTERTAINMENT:
- Ninety-eight percent of U.S. households have at least one television set.
- CDs outsell vinyl records for the first time.
- Ted Turner starts Turner Network Television (TNT) and buys MGM's film library.
- Record of the Year: "Graceland," Paul Simon
- Album of the Year: Joshua Tree, U2 (Island)
- Song of the Year: "Somewhere Out There," James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, songwriters
MORE ENTERTAINMENT:
This has got to be one of the best 80's compilations I've seen. How late did you stay up on Friday's to watch Friday Night Videos?
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