Video: 'John Lennon - Borrowed Time'
(Friday, March 9, 1984) — “Borrowed Time” by John Lennon, recorded shortly before the ex-Beatle’s 1980 murder, was released today as a single in the UK (May 11, 1984, in the U.S., the third and final single from the album Milk and Honey).
(Saturday, March 3, 1984) — “Wrapped Around Your Finger” by The Police at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'This Is Spinal Tap - Trailer - HQ'
(Friday, March 2, 1984) — This Is Spinal Tap, a rock music mockumentary about the wild personal behavior and musical pretensions of hard rock and heavy metal musical bands, opened today in the U.S. Continue reading ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ opens in U.S. theaters 30 years ago today (Mar 2 1984)
Video: 'Michael Jackson Grammys 1984'
(Tuesday, February 28, 1984, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) — Michael Jackson won a record eight Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for Thriller. But, Jackson lost to Sting of the Police in the Song of the Year category, when “Every Breath You Take” won. Continue reading Michael Jackson wins record 8 Grammy Awards 30 years ago this hour (Feb 28 1984)
Video: 'Bodyshock - The Boy In The Bubble - David Vetter' (parts 1-6)
(Wednesday, February 22, 1984, 8:00 p.m. CST) — David Vetter, a 12-year-old Texas boy who’d spent most of his life in a plastic bubble because he had no immunity to disease, died today, 15 days after being removed from the bubble for a bone-marrow transplant.
Video: 'Setounski on Chernenko'
(Monday, February 13, 1984) — Konstantin Chernenko was chosen today to be general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party’s Central Committee, succeeding the late Yuri Andropov.
(Thursday, February 9, 1984, 4:50 p.m. local time) — Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov, 69, died today in Moscow from several medical conditions, 15 months after succeeding Leonid Brezhnev. He would be followed by Konstantin U. Chernenko.
Video: '1984 Sarajevo Olympics Retrospective'
(Wednesday, February 8, 1984) — The 1984 Winter Olympics opened today in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, in present-day Bosnia-Herzegovina. 1272 athletes from 49 countries would participate through Feb. 19, 1984.
Video: 'Space Shuttle STS-41-B (STS-10) Post Flight Press Conference Film pt2-2 1984 NASA'
(Tuesday, February 7, 1984) — Space shuttle Challenger astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart went on the first untethered space walk today, which lasted nearly six hours.
Video: 'President Reagan Announcing Candidacy for Reelection (Jan 29, 1984)'
(Sunday, January 29, 1984, 10:55 p.m. EST) — Declaring “our work is not finished,” U.S. President Ronald Reagan said in a paid political broadcast tonight that he will stand for re-election in 1984. Reagan, 72, also confirmed that Vice President George H.W. Bush will again be his running mate.
