Retro Events For The Decade 1980
1989 Alexander Dubcek elected parliament chairman of Czechoslovakia
1989 Earthquake at Newcastle Australia, 11 die
1988 John Tarrant, 1st Australia born Zen teacher, receives Dharma Transmission
1988 U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirms Yonkers is guilty of racism
1988 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1987 In Arkansas R Gene Simmons kills 2, later bodies of 14 of his relatives are found at his home near Dover Ark
1986 Pat Davis, ranked 412th among world tennis competitors wins Davis Cup
1985 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1985 Warring Lebanese Moslem and Christian leaders sign peace agreement
1984 Creosote bush determined to be 11,700 years old
1984 Rajiv Gandhi's Congress party wins election in India
1984 TV soap "Edge of Night" ends 28 year run
1984 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1983 72nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2)
1983 Gavaskar achieves his 30th century, beating Bradman's 29
1983 U.S. say they will leave UNESCO on Dec 31, 1984
1983 Warren Cromartie signs 3 year $2.5M contract with Yomiuri Giants
1981 Cleveland Metroparks Administrative offices move from downtown to Zoo
1981 Warner-Elektra-Atlantic raises price of 45 records from $1.68 to $1.98
1980 Mexico terminated fishing agreements with US
Retro Events For The Decade 1970
1978 30th hat trick in Islander history (Mike Bossy)
1976 "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 167 performances
1976 Genie Francis joind "General Hospital" as Laura Vining
1976 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1976 Winnie Mandela banished in South Africa
1975 "Hail Mary Pass"-Cowboys beat Vikings 17-14 on last second pass
1975 1st broadcast of radio Hilversum IV (classic music)
1975 Earthquake in Pakistan, 4,000 die
1975 Gary Cosier scores 109 vs. West Indies at MCG on Test Cricket debut
1975 Red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at MSG
1974 6.3 earthquake strikes Pakistan: 5200 killed
1973 Akron Ohio's Chamber of Commerce terminates itself from Soap Box Derby
1973 Alexander Solzhenitsyn publishes "Gulag Archipelag"
1973 Comet Kohoutek at perihelion
1972 Kim Il-song, becomes president of North Korea
1972 Martin Bormanns skeleton found in Berlin (Hitlers deputy)
1972 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1971 Hasj falls from now on under(neath) the Opiumwet
1970 "Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen" opens at Majestic New York City for 19 performances
1970 Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) adopts constitution
Retro Events For The Decade 1960
1969 Neil Simon's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," premieres in New York City
1969 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1969 Dallas Cowboy kicker Mike Clark, attempting an on-side kick against Cleveland, missed the ball
1968 100,000 attend Miami Pop Festival
1968 57th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (4-1)
1968 Beatles' "Beatles-White Album," goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks
1968 Israeli assault on Beirut Airport
1968 KVOF (KUDO, now KWBB) TV channel 38 in SF, California (IND) 1st broadcast
1967 KTSB (now KSNT) TV channel 27 in Topeka, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting
1967 Muriel Siebert is 1st women to own a seat on New York Stock Exchange
1966 13 die in a train crash in Everett Mass
1966 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
1964 Premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitch' Stefan Rasin
1964 Principal filming of "Dr. Zhivago," begins
1963 "Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater New York City after 4 performances
1963 "Jennie" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 82 performances
1963 Merle Haggard 1st appearance on country chart with "Sing a Sad Song"
1962 U.N. troops occupies Elizabethstad Katanga
1961 Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana," premieres in New York City
Retro Events For The Decade 1950
1958 Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon and Theodore with David Seville) hit #1
1958 What might be called greatest NFL game, Colts beat Giants 23-17
1958 Baltimore Colts wins NFL-championship
1957 CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on
1957 U.S.S.R. performs atmospheric nuclear test
1956 Miss Frances [Horwich], last Ding Dong School on NBC-TV
1955 44th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (5-0)
1954 43rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Sydney (3-2)
1954 KEPR TV channel 19 in Pasco-Kennewick-Richl, WA (CBS) 1st broadcast
1953 WLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting
1952 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-7 in NFL championship game
1950 Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea
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