Jul 29 South African govt bans anti-apartheid film "Cry Freedom"

Jul 03 U.S. President Ronald Reagan issued a statement to the world, and an apology to the Iranian people, “I am saddened to report that it appears that in a proper defensive action by the "USS Vincennes" this morning in the Persian Gulf, an Iranian airliner was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz ... We greatly regret any loss of life ...” (290 died when the "Vincennes" fired upon Iran Air Flight 655, mistaking the plane for a hostile F-14 fighter plane.)

Jul 28 NASA's Lewis Research Center, Cleve, announce new high-temperature superconductors able to operate at 33 to 37 Gigahertz

Jul 30 Ronald J Dossenbach begins world record ride, pedaling across Canada from Vancouver BC, to Halifax, NS (13 days, 15 hr, 4 min)

Jul 27 Radio Shack announces the Tandy 1000 SL computer

Jul 14 Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th HR into 7th place

Jul 09 "Facts of Life," Lisa Whelchel weds Steve Cauble

Jul 29 FDIC bails out first Republic Bank, Dallas, with $4 billion

Jul 21 ESA's Ariane-3 launches 2 communications satellites (1 Indian)

Jul 22 500 US scientists pledge to boycott Pentagon germ-warfare research

Jul 27 Boston's worst traffic jam in 30 years

Jul 04 Steffan Edberg beats Boris Becker for Wimbeldon crown

Jul 12 USSR launches Phobos II for Martian orbit

Jul 20 Michael Dukakis selected Democratic presidential nominee

Jul 16 Carl Lewis runs a wind-assisted 100 m in 9.78 sec

Jul 15 Eleanor Estes author (Ginger Pye, Moffats), dies at 82

Jul 26 Tlesa Ann Meadowcroft is born Salt Lake City, Utah

Jul 12 Joshua Logan Broadway producer, dies at 79 of palsy

Jul 29 Judge orders NASA to release unedited tape from Challenger cockpit

Jul 07 Soviet Union launches Phobos 1 to probe Martian moon (unsuccessful)

Jul 06 Off Scotland, two Canadians among 167 crew members killed as gas leak leads to explosion and fire on the Occidental Petroleum drill rig Piper Alpha in the North Sea; 64 survivors rescued.

Jul 06 Carlos Salinas de Gortari elected president of Mexico

Jul 02 Steffi Graff beats Martina Navratilova for Wimbeldon crown

Mar 19 Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15 5.25)

Mar 19 2 British soldiers lynched in Belfast North Ireland

Mar 31 Last East Limburg coal mine closes in Gent Belgium

Mar 17 Iran says Iraq uses poison gas

Mar 06 In the Gulf of Alaska a 7.7 earthquake was felt in parts of Alaska, but little damage on land however an estimated 5,000 dollars damage caused to the ships Exxon North Slope, Exxon Boston and Exxon New Orleans

Mar 27 World Ice Dance Championship in Budapest won by Bestemianova & Bukin (USSR)

Mar 22 Congress overrides Reagan's veto of sweeping civil rights bill

Mar 24 Quarterback Dan Fouts retires

Mar 13 14th People's Choice Awards: Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby win

Mar 06 3 IRA suspects were shot dead in Gibraltar by SAS officers

Mar 19 Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15 :5.25)

Mar 02 Dutch Liberal Party merged with SDP

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