- Ronald Reagan is president of the US
- The space shuttle Columbia completes its first operational flight
- Actor John Belushi is found dead of a drug overdose in a West Hollywood hotel
- Automobile manufacturer John Delorean is arrested and charged with possession of 59 pounds of cocaine
- The first artificial heart is implanted in American Barney Clark
- The Cable News Network, or CNN, is launched
- 750,000 people rally against nuclear weapons in New York City's Central Park
- Time Magazine's Man of the Year was for the first time given to a non-human, a computer
- The first computer virus, written by Rich Skrenta, escapes into the wild
- Kirsten Dunst and Elisha Cuthbert are born
- St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series
- San Francisco 49ers win Superbowl XVI
- New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is the top grossing film
- Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off of a live bat thrown at him during a performance, later hospitalized with rabies
- "I Love Rock 'N Roll" by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts spends the most time at the top of the US charts
- Cheers, Family Ties, Silver Spoons, and Fame premiere
Your Vocabulary: B+
You have a zealous love for the English language, and many find your vocabulary edifying.
Don't fret that you didn't get every word right, your vocabulary can be easily ameliorated!
