WE are preparing for a SACHS 1980 reunion. And Nancy has been amazing creating the FB page, and posting commercials, notes, and music from the time. And today she posted these POINTS wow!! a Some 1980 Trivia for you * O Canada officially becomes our national anthem * Terry Fox beings his Marathon of Hope * Albertas coat of arms changes slightly and turns 75 * Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington state, killing 57 and causing an estimated $3billion US in damage * In Australia, baby Azaria Chamberlain disappears from a campsite at Ayers Rock, reportedly taken by a dingo. * John Lennon dies after being shot by Mark David Chapman. * Royal Canadian Air Farce debuts * Reagan becomes US president * Gordie Howe retires from hockey * Top ranked TV shows include Dallas and Magnum PI * Top movies were The Empire Strikes Back, 9 to 5, Airplane!, Private Benjamin and The Shining * The US Olympic Hockey Team defeats the Soviet Union in the Winter Olympics semi-finals; game is called the Miracle On Ice. * Canada boycotted the Winter Olympics * Alfred Hitchcock, Con Smythe and Elsie MacGill (worlds first female aircraft designer who happens to be Canadian) pass away * Macaulay Culkin, Christina Ricci and Alicia Keys are born
Posted on: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 22:48:09 +0000
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