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US-Iran agreement frees 2 hostages held in Teheran since 1979.
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Pope John Paul II wounded by gunman.
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Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat is assassinated.
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President Reagan is wounded by gunman.
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Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman nominated to the US Supreme Court.
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Air traffic controllers strike, disrupting flights.
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The Supreme Court rules to allow television cameras in the courtroom.
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AIDS is first identified.
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The FDA approves the use of the artificial sweetener aspartame (Nutrasweet).
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IBM introduces its first personal computer, running the Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS).
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Pacman-mania sweeps the country.
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MTV goes on the air with round the clock music videos.
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Kim Carnes' Bette Davis Eyes takes Record of the Year.
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The year's movies include Raiders of the Lost Ark, Chariots of Fire, On Golden Pond, and Reds.
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1994 graduates enter kindergarten.
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1999/2000 graduates are born.
