1981

THE YEAR WAS 1981

US PRESIDENT-VICE PRESIDENT: Ronald Reagan & George Bush HEADLINES: Iran releases 52 American Hostages minutes after Ronald Reagan is inaugurated, ending their 444 - day ordeal ~ Major League Baseball players begin 7 week strike over free agency issues ~ Sandra Day O'Connor of Arizona becomes the first woman on the US Supreme Court. TIME MAGAZINE PERSON OF THE YEAR: Lech Walesa POPULAR TV SHOWS: Too Close for Comfort ~ M*A*S*H ~ One Day at a Time ~ 60 Minutes ~ Dallas ~ The Love Boat ~ House Calls SONGS: Bette Davis Eyes ~ Celebration- Endless Love ~ Jessie's Girl ~ 9 to 5 ~ Physical ~ Private Eyes ~ Kiss On My List SPORTS: Champions include Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball), Oakland Raiders -football, Bobby Unser (Indianapolis 500),  New York Islander (hockey), Indiana (NCAA basketball),  Marcus Allen from Southern California (Heisman Trophy), and John McEnro and Chris Evert (Singles at Wimbledon Tennis) COST OF LIVING:   New Car $7718 ~  Gasoline $1.25 per gallon ~ Eggs .50 a dozen ~ Bacon $1.45 a pound ~ Ground Hamburg .97 per pound ~ Fresh Bread .53 per loaf ~ Postage Stamp .19 ~ Average Rent $315 FADS: Rubik's Cube ~ Jellybeans POPULAR MOVIES: Every Which Way You Can ~ Nine to Five ~ Absence of Malice ~ Arthur ~ Chariots of Fire ~ Excalibur ~ Superman II ~ Raiders of the Lost Ark ~ For Your Eyes Only