May 21, 2007

  • 1982

    In 1982 (the year you were born)

    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