President: Ronald Reagan
Vice-President: George Bush
Florida Governor: Bob Graham
Some things that happened nationally in 1982
- Ma Bell forced to split up
- Tylenol poisoning scare
- The word "Internet" first used to describe the connected pieces of ARPANET
- Commodore-64 released
- Time Magazine names the personal computer its Man of the Year
- Compact Discs introduced
- Falkland Islands War
- John Hinckley found not guilty because of insanity in Reagan shooting
- Liposuction introduced
- Vietnam Memorial erected in Washington D.C.
- First artificial heart transplant takes place, the receipent lives 112 days
- Delorean Motor Company goes bankrupt
- Cats opens on Broadway
- Space shuttle Columbia launched on first mission
- MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machines introduced in Great Britain
- Ozzy does the bat thing
- First genetically-engineered food approved for sale
- Prince William born to Lady Diana
- Unemployment hits 10%, highest since 1940
- Dow breaks 10,000 for first time
- Sun Microsystems founded
- MS-DOS first licensed
- World's Fair held in Knoxville, Tenn.
- USA Today founded
- Graceland opened to the public
- Braniff Airlines goes under
Local stuff in 1982
- EPCOT opens
- Dave Barry writes his first story for the Miami Herald
- Old Florida Capitol building reopened as Museum of Florida History
- Conch Republic declares indepence from the United States
- Send me some more!
Things that were
- Six Flags Atlantis
- Broward Mall biggest in area
- 90th Ave was gravel to WGMA
- Wuv's
- Chico's Tacos
- Target was Richway
- Gran Prix at 441 and SR 84 (before I-595)
- Pine Island Road did not cross the canal
- Lum's
- Taco Viva
- Four-way flashing light at Orange and 100th
- Legal Buck knives and Skoal
- Send me some more!
Movies
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48 Hrs.
Airplane 2: The Sequel Blade Runner Chariots of Fire Das Boot Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Diner E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Eating Raoul |
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Firefox Gandhi Officer and a Gentleman On Golden Pond Pink Floyd The Wall Poltergeist Porky's Road Warrior |
Rocky III
Sophie's Choice Star Trek II The Dark Crystal The Thing The World According to Garp They Call Me Bruce? Tootsie Tron |
Movies from 1981, still playing in 1982
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Absence of Malice
Cinderella Ghost Story Modern Problems Neighbors Ragtime |
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Reds Rollover Sharky's Machine Taps Time Bandits |
Music
- Michael Jackson's "Thriller" sells 20 million albums, making it the largest selling record ever
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867-5309 (Jenny), Tommy Tutone
Always On My Mind, Willie Nelson Any Day Now, Ronnie Milsap Back on the Chain Gang, The Pretenders Centerfold, J. Geils Band Chariots Of Fire, Vangelis Come on Eileen, Dexy's Midnight Runners Crimson and Clover, Joan Jett Cruel Summer, Bananarama Do You Believe In Love, Huey Lewis Do you Really Want to Hurt Me, Culture Club Don’t You Want Me, Human League Ebony & Ivory, McCartney & Wonder Eye In The Sky, The Alan Parsons Project Eye Of the Tiger, Survivor Gloria, Laura Branigan Gypsy, Fleetwood Mac Hard To Say I’m Sorry, Chicago Harden My Heart, Quarterflash Heartlight, Neil Diamond Heat Of The Moment, Asia |
Hold Me, Fleetwood Mac
Hurts So Good, John Cougar I Keep Forgettin’, Michael McDonald I Love Rock And Roll, Joan Jet I Ran (So Far Away), Flock Of Seagulls I Want Candy, Bow Wow Wow I Will Always Love You, Dolly Parton It’s Raining Again, Supertramp Jack & Diane, John Cougar Keep The Fire Burnin', REO Speedwagon Key Largo, Bertie Higgins Love Me Tomorrow, Chicago Maneater, Hall & Oates Mickey, Tony Basil Mirror, Mirror, Diana Ross Mountain Music, Alabama Muscles, Diana Ross Only The Lonely, Motels Open Arms, Journey Our House, Madness Puttin on the Ritz, Taco |
Rock the Casbah, The Clash
Rock This Town, The Stray Cats Rosanna, Toto Shake It Up, The Cars Somebody’s Baby, Jackson Browne Spirits In The Material World, The Police Steppin’ Out, Joe Jackson Sweet Dreams, Air Supply Tainted Love, Soft Cell Take It Easy On Me, The Little River Band That Girl, Stevie Wonder Through The Years, Kenny Rogers Truly, Lionel Richie Up Where We Belong, Cocker & Warnes Vacation, Go-Go’s Waiting On A Friend, The Rolling Stones Wasted On The Way, Crosby, Stills & Nash We Got The Beat, Go-Go’s Who Can It Be Now, Men At Work Working For The Weekend, Loverboy You Can Do Magic, America |
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Sports Champions
- Super Bowl: San Francisco
- World Series: St. Louis Cardinals
- NBA Championship: LA Lakers
- Stanley Cup: NY Islanders
- Wimbledon women: Martina Navratilova d. C. Evert Lloyd (6-1 3-6 6-2)
- Wimbledon men: Jimmy Connors d. J. McEnroe (3-6 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4)
- Kentucky Derby: Gato Del Sol
- NCAA Basketball: North Carolina
- NCAA Football: Penn St. (11-1-0)
- World Cup: Italy
- U.S. and British Open: Tom Watson
- Orange Bowl: Clemson
Notable 1982 deaths
- John Belushi
- Marjorie Bennett
- Ingrid Bergman
- Leonid Brezhnev
- Hans Conreid
- Marty Feldman
- Henry Fonda
- Grace Kelly
- Paul Lynde
- Thelonious Monk
- Vic Morrow
- Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
- Ayn Rand
- Marty Robbins
- Artur Rubinstein
- Jack Webb
Sources (I'm not affiliated with any):
Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com)
www.factmonster.com
www.inthe80s.com
www.infoplease.com
www.pophistorynow.com
www.moviegoods.com
Columbia Journalism Review
www.conchrepublic.com