November 13, 1982 — The Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC is dedicated
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is located in Constitution Gardens, adjacent to the National Mall and nearby the Lincoln Memorial. Its...
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Art & Culture
January 21, 1984 — Jackie Wilson dies
One of the most influential singers in the transition between rhythm & blues and soul, Jackie “Mr Excitement” Wilson was...
January 4, 2015
January 24, 1984 — Michael Jackson films an ad for Pepsi
In the early Eighties, getting a rock star to advertise your fizzy sugar drink was the done thing. Both Pepsi...
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May 19, 1984 — “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before” peaks on the Billboard chart
An unexpected breakthrough hit for Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson, “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before” was originally written...
December 19, 2014
July 7, 1984 — First publication of “The Ballad of Halo Jones”
Originally published in five page installments in “2000AD”, beginning with the July 7, 1984 issue, “The Ballad of Halo Jones”...
December 14, 2014
April 4, 1985 — “Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future” premieres
To this day, there has never been anything quite like Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future. Set in the...
November 17, 2014
July 26, 1986 — Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” reaches #1 on the US charts
1986’s “So” was Peter Gabriel’s fourth solo album, and the first one not to be self-titled – and it’s possible...
October 29, 2014
October 25, 1986 – Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet reaches #1 on the US album chart
Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet represents the high water mark of the Eighties hair metal craze. Bon Jovi were different...
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November 26, 1987 — Madonna serves Sean Penn with divorce papers at Thanksgiving
Some relationships have an expiry date from the very start – the marriage of Sean Penn and Madonna was one...
October 4, 2014
February 5, 1988 — “The Serpent and the Rainbow” premieres
A horror movie based on Wade Davis’ non-fiction book about the case of a ‘zombie’ in Haiti, “The Serpent and...
September 29, 2014
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