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MEMORIES
In 1981, A Stamp Cost 18 Cents
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Ronald Reagan becomes president of the
US
Minutes after Ronald Reagan becomes president, Iran releases
52 American hostages that had been held captive for 444 days
President Reagan is shot in the chest by would be assassin
John Hinkley
Space shuttle Columbia, the world's first reusable
spacecraft, is sent into space
A suspended walkway in the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel
collapses, killing 113
A female former lover files a "palimony" suit against tennis
star Billie Jean King
President Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to be the
first woman on the Supreme Court
The Pac-Man video game is introduced in the US
Alicia Keys, Elijah Wood, Kelly Rowland, Anna Kournikova,
and Britney Spears are born
Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series
Oakland Raiders win Superbowl XV
New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup
Raiders of the Lost Ark is the top grossing film
"Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes spends the most time at the
top of the US charts
MTV debuts on cable television, playing music videos 24
hours a day
Gimme a Break
premieres
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