- L.A. Dodgers win World Series
- Oakland wins Super Bowl
- Boston wins NBA Championship
- John McEnroe wins Wimbledon mens'
Entertainment
- Hill Street Blues wins Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series
- Taxi wins Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series
- Life is a Circus, Charlie Brown wins Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program
- Chariots of Fire wins Oscar for Best Picture
- Henry Fonda in On Golden Pond is Best Actor in Leading Role
- Katharine Hepburn in On Golden Pond is Best Actress in Leading Role
- Warren Beaty wins Oscar for Best Director for Reds
- Grammy for Record of the Year goes to "Sailing" by Christopher Cross
- Miss Oklahoma Susan Powell is crowned Miss America
- Raiders of the Lost Ark was the number one movie at the box office
- Other movies from this year include Porky's, My Bloody Valentine, Legend of the Lone Ranger, Clash of the Titans, Fox and the Hound, and pretty much every sequal to all of the famous scary movies!
- Dallas, The Dukes of Hazzard, The Jeffersons, and Three's Company were some of the top television shows.
Top 10 Billboard Hits (There were quite a few good songs from this year!)
- Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes
- Endless Love, Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie
- Lady, Kenny Rogers (Boy...has he changed!)
- (Just Like) Starting Over, John Lennon
- Jessie's Girl, Rick Springfield
- Celebration, Kool and the Gang
- Kiss on my List, Hall and Oates
- I Love a Rainy Night, Eddie Rabbitt
- 9 to 5, Dolly Parton
- Keep on Loving You, REO Speedwagon
Birthdays
- Eli Manning, January 3rd
- Elijah Wood, January 28th
- Justin Timberlake, January 31st
- Paris Hilton, February 17th
- Josh Groban, February 28th
- Julia Stiles, March 28th
- Josh Hamilton, May 21st
- Anna Kournikova, June 7th
- Natalie Portman, June 9th
- Chad Michael Murry, August 24th
- Beyonce Knowles, September 4th
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas, September 8th
- Ivanka Trump, October 30th
- Britney Spears, December 2nd
All great change in America begins at the dinner table. ~Ronald Reagan
I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of a national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting. ~Ronald Reagan
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