1979 Elton John becomes first western rocker to perform live in the USSR

1979 Elton John becomes the first western rock 'n roll artist to perform live in USSR

1979 National Volksraad installed in Namibia

1979 Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 1

1980 "Empire Strikes Back" premiers

1980 Eintracht Frankfurt wins 9th UEFA Cup at Frankfurt

1980 Ensign Jean Marie Butler is first woman to graduate from US service academy

1980 Star Wars movie "The Empire Strikes Back" premieres

1981 François Mitterrand becomes President of France

1981 Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA

1981 Stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1

1982 British troops lands on Falkland Islands

1983 "Bang The Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren hits #63

1983 Challenger moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base, for mating for STS-7 mission

1983 David Bowie's "Let's Dance" single goes #1

1986 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1987 Military coup in Fiji Islands under Lieutenant Colonel Sitivani Rabuka

1987 Xignals PC Board BBS begins in Alabama

1988 "Da'Butt" by EU hits #35

1988 "Fat" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #99

1988 Dedication of the Australian-Hellenic Memorial on Anzac Parade by the Prime Minister, the Hon Bob Hawke, and the Deputy Prime Minister of Greece, Mr Yannis Haralambopoulos

1988 Jane Powell weds Dickie Moore

1988 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1990 Dow Jones average hits a record 2,844.68

1990 Last episode of "Newhart" airs on CBS-TV; It was all a dream

1991 Ethiopia's Marxist president (Mengistu Haile Mariam) resigns

1992 China People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China

1992 New Jersey senate overrides Governor Florio's veto & lowers sales tax to 6%

1993 Dayanara Torres, 18, of Puerto Rico, crowned 42nd Miss Universe

1993 Opposition leader Xanana Gusmao of East-Timor sentenced to life

1993 Robin Smith scores 167 in England Texaco Trophy loss vs Australia

1993 Venezuela president Carlos Andrés Pérez fired

1994 Burger King spokesman Dan Cortese (26) weds Dee Dee Hemby (26)

1994 Country singer Trisha Yearwood (29) weds Robert Reynolds (32)

1994 South Yemen secedes from Yemen

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