Retro Events For The Decade 1980
1989 Poland's Sejm (National Assembly) approves prime minister Mazowiecki
1988 Mike Tyson smashes TV camera outside his Bernardsville New Jersey home
1987 3 Belgian minesweepers depart to Persians Gulf
1986 38th Emmy Awards: Golden Girls, Cagney and Lacey and Michael J Fox win
1986 Miami Dan Marino passes for 6 touchdowns vs New York Jets (51-45)
1986 New York Jets beat Miami Dolphins 51-45 in OT; record 884 passing yards
1986 New Orleans Saints Mel Gray returns kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown
1986 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic
1986 San Diego Padre Jimmy Jones pitchs 1-hitter in his major league debut
1985 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1984 NASA launches Galaxy-C
1983 11 killed in anti Marcos demonstrations in Manila
1983 David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross," premieres in London
1983 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1982 2,251 turn out to see Expos play New York Mets at Shea Stadium
1982 Devils beat Rangers 3-2 in exhibition; 1st hockey in Meadowlands (NJ)
1982 NFL players begin a 57 day strike
1982 STS-5 vehicle moves to launch pad
1981 Belize (British Honduras) gains independence from U.K.
1981 Sandra Day O'Conner becomes 1st female Supreme Court Justice
1981 Steve Carlton strikes out NL record 3,118th (Andre Dawson)
1980 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA ERA Real Estate Golf Classic
1980 LA Ram Johnnie Johnson scores a 99 yard interception
1980 Richard Todd of New York Jets completes 42 passes in a game (NFL record)
Retro Events For The Decade 1970
1977 U.S. minister of Foreign affairs Cyrus Vance dismissed
1976 Wings performs in Zagreb Yugoslavia
1975 Jo Ann Washam wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Classic
1974 U.S. Mariner 10 makes 2nd fly-by of Mercury
1973 Jackson Pollocks painting "Blue Poles" sold for $2,000,000
1973 New York Mets go into 1st place (at .500) after trailing 12 games
1973 Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA Kansas City Kings for $450,000
1972 Marcos declares martial law in Philippines
1972 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
1971 AL OKs Washington Senator move to Arlington (Texas Rangers)
1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono are Dick Cavett's only guest
1970 "Monday Night Football" premieres on ABC - Browns 31, Jets 21
1970 KAPP TV channel 35 in Yakima, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting
1970 Luna 16 leaves Moon
1970 Oakland A's Vida Blue no-hits Minnesota Twins, 6-0
Retro Events For The Decade 1960
1969 58th Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Cleveland (5-0)
1969 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open
1969 New York Jet Steve O'Neal punts 98 yards against Denver Broncos
1969 Ron Hill wins European marathon (2:16:47.8)
1967 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1966 5" of rain falls on New York City
1966 Jimmy Hendrix changes spelling of his name to Jimi
1965 O Kommissarova (U.S.S.R.) sets women's longest parachute jump (46,250')
1964 Constellation (U.S.) beats Sovereign (England) in 20th America's Cup
1964 Malta gains independence from Britain
1964 Reds Chico Ruiz steals home, beats Phillies 1-0. Phillies start a 10 game losing streak that gives Cards the pennant
1961 Antonio Abertondo swims English Channel round trip (44 miles)
Retro Events For The Decade 1950
1959 600 Indian Dutch emigrate to US
1958 1st airplane flight exceeding 1200 hours, lands, Dallas, Texas
1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1957 "Perry Mason" with Raymond Burr premieres on CBS-TV
1957 German sailing school ship Pamir sails Atlantic Ocean
1957 Olav V, becomes king of Norway
1957 Pote Sarasin forms government in Thailand
1956 Yankees set dubious record, stranding 20 men on base Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but Red Sox win 13-9 in Fenway
1955 Last allied occupying troops leave Austria
1955 Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 for heavyweight boxing title
1955 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test
1954 1st nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, commissioned
1954 Kleffens appointed chairman of General Meeting U.N.
1953 Allied forces form West Germany
1953 KRDO TV channel 13 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (ABC) 1st broadcast
1951 Emil Zatopek runs 15,000m in record 44 min, 54.6 sec
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