The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was extended. Women didn’t
fare so well. The Equal Rights Amendment failed. John
W. Hinckley, who tried to kill Ronald
Reagan was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Princess Grace (Grace
Kelly) was killed in an auto accident.
John Belushi died of a drug
overdose. Wayne Williams was found guilty
of two of 29 Blacks murdered in Atlanta. Porn star John Holmes stood trial for murder.
Rod Stewart was mugged, Porsche
stolen. Sally Ride became the first
woman astronaut. Queen Elizabeth said
Canada Constitution okay with her.
British retrieve the Falklands. Argentine president resigned.
Unemployment was at 9.7 percent. Bjorn Borg retired. Ricky Henderson broke stolen base
record. First gay games were held in San Francisco. “Late Night With David Letterman” premiered. So did “Cheers.”
The Pulitzer Prize for Literature went to John
Updike for Rabbit Is Rich. William Bayer won the Mystery Writers
of America’s Edgar Award for Peregrine.
Bill Pronzini was awarded The Shamus
from the Private Eye Writers of America for his book Hoodwink. Other books of note
included The Burning House by Ann Beatie, Waiting For The Barbarians by J.
M. Coetzee and Schindler’s List
by Thomas Keneally. Popular movies
of the year were E.T., Tootsie, Rocky III, Porky’s and An Officer And A Gentleman. Chariots
of Fire won the Academy Award for Best Film. What were we listening
to? “Harden My Heart” by Quarterflash, “Rosana” by Toto, “Eye in The Sky” by the Alan Parsons Project, “Gloria” by Laura Branigan and “Who Can It Be Now”
by Men At Work. Death came to Ayn Rand, Philip K. Dick, Rainer
Werner Fassbinder, Jack Webb, Ingrid Bergman, and Henry Fonda. Lil Wayne
entered the world as we know it. So did
Kate Middleton, Eddie Redmayne, Prince
William, Anne Hathaway and Danica Patrick. If you were around, what were you doing during
the year of the water dog?
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