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A LOOK
AT THE WORLD IN 1982 |
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The News In 1982
Lech Walesa, former leader of Solidarity, the Polish labor
union, is freed after 11 months of internment under martial law.
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. |
Entertainment
in 1982
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Gabriel Garcia Marquez -
Colombia-Mexico
* Best Selling Fiction - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Storybook,
William Kotzwinkle
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - Jane Fonda's Workout Book, Jane
Fonda
* Best Picture - Gandhi, Columbia
* Best Director - Richard Attenborough, Gandhi
* Best Actress - Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice
* Best Actor - Ben Kingsley, Gandhi |
Sport
champions in 1982
* MLB - St. Louis Cardinals
* NFL - San Francisco 49ers
* NBA - Los Angeles Lakers
* NHL - New York Islanders
* NCAA-Basketball - North Carolina
* KY Derby - Gato del Sol
* U.S. Open Golf - Tom Watson
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Jimmy Connors
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Chris Evert Lloyd |
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