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And if that isn't enough to make you feel old, these people were born in 1984:
January 8 - Jeff Francoeur - Atlanta Braves, right fielder
January 12 - Scott Olsen - Florida Marlins, pitcher
January 18 - Benji Schwimmer - Winner, So You Think You Can Dance, 2006
January 22 - Raica Oliveira - Brazilian Supermodel
January 28 - Andre Iguodala - Philadelphia 76ers, guard/forward
February 5 - Nate Salley - Carolina Panthers, safety
February 11 - Matt Good - Matthew Good Band, Rochester Kings
February 29 - Cullen Jones - 2008 Olympic Gold medalist, Swimming
March 1 - Naima Mora - Winner, America's Next Top Model, Cycle 4
March 10 - Olivia Wilde - Actress, "13" on House
April 10 - Mandy Moore - Singer and actress
April 18 - America Ferrera - Actress, Ugly Betty
June 8 - Andrea Casiraghi - Prince of Monaco
June 9 - Matt Gutierrez - New England Patriots, quarterback
June 30 - Fantasia Barrino - Singer - Winner, American Idol, Season 3
September 15 - Prince Harry of Wales
September 27 - Avril Lavigne -Singer
September 28 - Melody Thornton - Singer, The Pussycat Dolls
October 3 - Ashlee Simpson - Singer and actress
November 22 - Scarlett Johansson - Actress
January 8 - Jeff Francoeur - Atlanta Braves, right fielder
January 12 - Scott Olsen - Florida Marlins, pitcher
January 18 - Benji Schwimmer - Winner, So You Think You Can Dance, 2006
January 22 - Raica Oliveira - Brazilian Supermodel
January 28 - Andre Iguodala - Philadelphia 76ers, guard/forward
February 5 - Nate Salley - Carolina Panthers, safety
February 11 - Matt Good - Matthew Good Band, Rochester Kings
February 29 - Cullen Jones - 2008 Olympic Gold medalist, Swimming
March 1 - Naima Mora - Winner, America's Next Top Model, Cycle 4
March 10 - Olivia Wilde - Actress, "13" on House
April 10 - Mandy Moore - Singer and actress
April 18 - America Ferrera - Actress, Ugly Betty
June 8 - Andrea Casiraghi - Prince of Monaco
June 9 - Matt Gutierrez - New England Patriots, quarterback
June 30 - Fantasia Barrino - Singer - Winner, American Idol, Season 3
September 15 - Prince Harry of Wales
September 27 - Avril Lavigne -Singer
September 28 - Melody Thornton - Singer, The Pussycat Dolls
October 3 - Ashlee Simpson - Singer and actress
November 22 - Scarlett Johansson - Actress
Economic Factoids
US GDP (2000 dollars):
Federal spending:
Federal debt:
Median Household Income (2007 dollars):
Consumer Price Index:
Unemployment:
Cost of a new home:
Cost of a new car:
Cost of a gallon of regular gas:
Cost of a dozen eggs:
Cost of a gallon of Milk:
Cost of a first-class stamp:
US GDP (2000 dollars):
Federal spending:
Federal debt:
Median Household Income (2007 dollars):
Consumer Price Index:
Unemployment:
Cost of a new home:
Cost of a new car:
Cost of a gallon of regular gas:
Cost of a dozen eggs:
Cost of a gallon of Milk:
Cost of a first-class stamp:
Then
$ 5,902.4 billion
$ 1,353.9 billion
$ 1,663 billion
$ 22,415
103.9
7.3%
$97,600
$6,294
$1.21
$1.01
$1.94
20¢
$ 5,902.4 billion
$ 1,353.9 billion
$ 1,663 billion
$ 22,415
103.9
7.3%
$97,600
$6,294
$1.21
$1.01
$1.94
20¢
| Plymouth - Carver Regional High School Class of 1984 |
Flashback - 1984
Topping the Billboard Charts:
1. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" ... Yes
2. "Karma Chameleon" ... Culture Club
3. "Jump" ... Van Halen
4. "Footloose" ... Kenny Loggins
5. "Against All Odds" ... Phil Collins
6. "Hello" ... Lionel Richie
7. "Let's Hear It For the Boy" ... Deniece Williams
8. "Time After Time" ... Cindy Lauper
9. "The Reflex" ... Duran Duran
10. "When Doves Cry" ... Prince
1. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" ... Yes
2. "Karma Chameleon" ... Culture Club
3. "Jump" ... Van Halen
4. "Footloose" ... Kenny Loggins
5. "Against All Odds" ... Phil Collins
6. "Hello" ... Lionel Richie
7. "Let's Hear It For the Boy" ... Deniece Williams
8. "Time After Time" ... Cindy Lauper
9. "The Reflex" ... Duran Duran
10. "When Doves Cry" ... Prince
The first Presidential election in which we were able to vote (Nov. 7, 1984):
Reagan was re-elected for his second term with a landslide 59% of the vote.
Do you remember who you voted for??
Reagan was re-elected for his second term with a landslide 59% of the vote.
Do you remember who you voted for??
Top Ten Movies
1. Beverly Hills Cop
2. Footloose
3. Ghostbusters
4. Gremlins
5. Greystoke
6. The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
7. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
8. The Karate Kid
9. The Natural
10. Police Academy
1. Beverly Hills Cop
2. Footloose
3. Ghostbusters
4. Gremlins
5. Greystoke
6. The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
7. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
8. The Karate Kid
9. The Natural
10. Police Academy
vs.
Now
$ 11,724.4 billion
$ 5,237.1 billion
$ 9,492 billion
$ 50,233
219.086
6.1%
$263,900
$28,715
$3.63
$2.99
$3.90
42¢
$ 11,724.4 billion
$ 5,237.1 billion
$ 9,492 billion
$ 50,233
219.086
6.1%
$263,900
$28,715
$3.63
$2.99
$3.90
42¢
1984 Academy Awards
(presented March 25, 1985)
Best Picture: Amadeus
Best Actor: F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus
Best Actress: Sally Field, Places in the Heart
Best Director: Milos Forman, Amadeus
Best Visual Effects:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Amadeus won a total of 8 Oscars that year.
(presented March 25, 1985)
Best Picture: Amadeus
Best Actor: F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus
Best Actress: Sally Field, Places in the Heart
Best Director: Milos Forman, Amadeus
Best Visual Effects:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Amadeus won a total of 8 Oscars that year.
Sports
Super Bowl XVIII LA Raiders (38) vs Washington Redskins (9) - Jan. 22, 1984 -Tampa Bay, FL
World Series Detroit Tigers (4) vs San Diego Padres (1) - Game 5 - Oct. 14, 1984 - Tiger Stadium
NBA Championship Boston Celtics (4) vs LA Lakers (3) - Game 7 - Jun. 12, 1984 - Boston Garden
Stanley Cup Edmonton Oilers (4) vs NY Islanders (1) - Game 5 - May 19, 1984 - Edmonton, AB
Wimbledon Women: Martina Navratilova d. Chrissy Evert Lloyd (7-6 6-2)
Men: John McEnroe d. Jimmy Connors (6-1 6-1 6-2)
Kentucky Derby Champion Swale (colt)
NCAA Basketball Championship Georgetown (84) vs Houston (75)
NCAA Football Champions Brigham Young University (13-0-0)
Olympics
Winter (Sarajevo, Yugoslavia) - February 7 - 19, 1984
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 East Germany (GDR) 9 9 6 24
2 Soviet Union (URS) 6 10 9 25
3 United States (USA) 4 4 0 8
Summer (Los Angeles, CA) - July 28 - August 12, 1984
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States (USA) 83 61 30 174
2 Romania (ROU) 20 16 17 53
3 West Germany (FRG) 17 19 23 59
Super Bowl XVIII LA Raiders (38) vs Washington Redskins (9) - Jan. 22, 1984 -Tampa Bay, FL
World Series Detroit Tigers (4) vs San Diego Padres (1) - Game 5 - Oct. 14, 1984 - Tiger Stadium
NBA Championship Boston Celtics (4) vs LA Lakers (3) - Game 7 - Jun. 12, 1984 - Boston Garden
Stanley Cup Edmonton Oilers (4) vs NY Islanders (1) - Game 5 - May 19, 1984 - Edmonton, AB
Wimbledon Women: Martina Navratilova d. Chrissy Evert Lloyd (7-6 6-2)
Men: John McEnroe d. Jimmy Connors (6-1 6-1 6-2)
Kentucky Derby Champion Swale (colt)
NCAA Basketball Championship Georgetown (84) vs Houston (75)
NCAA Football Champions Brigham Young University (13-0-0)
Olympics
Winter (Sarajevo, Yugoslavia) - February 7 - 19, 1984
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 East Germany (GDR) 9 9 6 24
2 Soviet Union (URS) 6 10 9 25
3 United States (USA) 4 4 0 8
Summer (Los Angeles, CA) - July 28 - August 12, 1984
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States (USA) 83 61 30 174
2 Romania (ROU) 20 16 17 53
3 West Germany (FRG) 17 19 23 59
Notable Events
January 1 - Bell System divestiture breaks AT&T into 24 independent units.
January 24 - The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.
January 27 - Pop star Michael Jackson's scalp is seriously burned by pyrotechnics during
filming of a Pepsi television commercial.
February 7 - Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered
space walk.
February 19 - The 1984 Winter Olympics close in Sarajevo.
February 26 - United States Marines pull out of Beirut, Lebanon.
May 8 - The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los
Angeles, California.
May 8 - The longest game in Major League Baseball history begins at 7:30 PM between the
Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago White Sox. The game will be played over the course of 2
days, lasting 25 innings, with a total time of 8 hours and 6 minutes.
June 22 - Virgin Atlantic Airways makes its inaugural flight.
June 28 - Richard Ramírez, aka the "Night Stalker," murders his first
confirmed victim.
July 18 - In San Ysidro, California, 41-year-old James Oliver Huberty sprays a McDonald's
restaurant with gunfire, killing 21 people before being shot and killed.
July 23 - Vanessa Lynn Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders
her crown after nude photos of her appear in "Penthouse" magazine.
August 11 - United States President Ronald Reagan, during a voice check for a radio broadcast
remarks "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that
will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes".
September 14 - The first MTV Video Music Awards are held in Radio City Music Hall, New York
City.
September 26 - The United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China sign the initial
agreement to return Hong Kong to China in 1997.
October 11 - Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the
first American woman to perform a space walk.
October 31 - Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her 2 Sikh security guards.
November 4 - Dell Computers was founded as PC's Limited.
November 29 - Band Aid release the song "Do They Know It's Christmas" in order to raise money
for famine relief in Ethiopia.
December 3 - Bhopal Disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, kills more than 2,000 people and injures 15,000-22,000 (6,000
later die from their injuries).
Undated - Crack cocaine is first introduced into the Los Angeles area and soon spreads across
the United States in what came to be known as the Crack Epidemic.
January 1 - Bell System divestiture breaks AT&T into 24 independent units.
January 24 - The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.
January 27 - Pop star Michael Jackson's scalp is seriously burned by pyrotechnics during
filming of a Pepsi television commercial.
February 7 - Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered
space walk.
February 19 - The 1984 Winter Olympics close in Sarajevo.
February 26 - United States Marines pull out of Beirut, Lebanon.
May 8 - The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los
Angeles, California.
May 8 - The longest game in Major League Baseball history begins at 7:30 PM between the
Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago White Sox. The game will be played over the course of 2
days, lasting 25 innings, with a total time of 8 hours and 6 minutes.
June 22 - Virgin Atlantic Airways makes its inaugural flight.
June 28 - Richard Ramírez, aka the "Night Stalker," murders his first
confirmed victim.
July 18 - In San Ysidro, California, 41-year-old James Oliver Huberty sprays a McDonald's
restaurant with gunfire, killing 21 people before being shot and killed.
July 23 - Vanessa Lynn Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders
her crown after nude photos of her appear in "Penthouse" magazine.
August 11 - United States President Ronald Reagan, during a voice check for a radio broadcast
remarks "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that
will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes".
September 14 - The first MTV Video Music Awards are held in Radio City Music Hall, New York
City.
September 26 - The United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China sign the initial
agreement to return Hong Kong to China in 1997.
October 11 - Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the
first American woman to perform a space walk.
October 31 - Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her 2 Sikh security guards.
November 4 - Dell Computers was founded as PC's Limited.
November 29 - Band Aid release the song "Do They Know It's Christmas" in order to raise money
for famine relief in Ethiopia.
December 3 - Bhopal Disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, kills more than 2,000 people and injures 15,000-22,000 (6,000
later die from their injuries).
Undated - Crack cocaine is first introduced into the Los Angeles area and soon spreads across
the United States in what came to be known as the Crack Epidemic.
MTV Video of the Year Awards:
(The 1st Ever - Presented September 14, 1984)
Video of the Year:
The Cars, "You Might Think"
Best Male Video:
David Bowie, "China Girl"
Best Female Video:
Cyndi Lauper, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Best Group Video:
ZZ Top, "Legs"
Best New Artist in a Video:
Eurythmics, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Best Concept Video:
Herbie Hancock, "Rockit"
(The 1st Ever - Presented September 14, 1984)
Video of the Year:
The Cars, "You Might Think"
Best Male Video:
David Bowie, "China Girl"
Best Female Video:
Cyndi Lauper, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Best Group Video:
ZZ Top, "Legs"
Best New Artist in a Video:
Eurythmics, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Best Concept Video:
Herbie Hancock, "Rockit"
