News & Economy
President: Ronald W. Reagan
Vice President: George Bush
Population: 229,465,714
Life expectancy: 74.1 years
Dow-Jones High: 1024
Dow-Jones Low: 824
Cost of a new home: $83,000.00
Cost of a new car: $--
Median Household Income: $19,074.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.18
Cost of a gallon of gas: $1.38
 Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.90
Cost of a gallon of milk: $2.22
News Headlines
 Ronald Reagan Inaugurated As 40th President
Iran Releases 52 Hostages
President Shot In Chest, Brady Suffers Head Wound
John Hinkley Captured, Charged With Attempted Assassination OF President Reagan
Israel Bombs Iraqi Nuclear Reactor
Walkway At Kansas City's Hyatt Regency Collapses, 111 Die
Prince Charles And Lady Diana Spencer Marry
Reagan Fires Striking Air Controllers
Pope Paul II is wounded in assassination attempt
Sandra Day O'Conner become first Supreme Court Justice
A seven week baseball strike, longest in history causes a "split" season
John MacEnroe, The "Ugly America" wins his third straight Wimbledon
The largest merger in history occurred when DuPont aquires Conoco for 7.9 Billion
First test tube baby is born
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Music
Billboard Top 10
1. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
2. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
3. One That You Love, The - Air Supply
4. Tide Is High, The - Blondie
5. Physical - Olivia Newton-John
6. 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
7. Queen Of Hearts - Juice Newton
8. Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall And John Oates
9. Being With You - Smokey Robinson
10. Celebration - Kool And The Gang
Top Albums
• Back in Black - AC/DC
• Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar
• Hi Infidelity - Reo Speedwagon
• Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers
• Paradise Theater - Styx
• Voices - Daryl Hall & John Oates
• Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police
Grammy Awards
Album of the Year:
Double Fantasy, John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Best New Artist: Sheena Easton
Best Pop Duo or Group:
“Boy From New York City,” Manhattan Transfer
Best Pop Female Vocal:
Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music Live On Broadway, Lena Horne
Best Pop Male Vocal:
Breakin Away, Al Jarreau
Best Rock Duo or Group:
“Don't Stand So Close to Me,” Police
Best Rock Female Vocal:
“Fire and Ice,” Pat Benatar
Best Rock Male Vocal:
“Jessie's Girl,” Rick Springfield
Record of the Year:
“Bette Davis Eyes,” Kim Carnes
Song of the Year:
“Bette Davis Eyes”
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Movies
 Top 5 Movie Money Makers
Raiders of the Lost Ark - $242,374,454
On Golden Pond - $119,285,432
Porky's - $105,500,000
Arthur - $95,461,682
Stripes - $85,300,000
Academy Awards
Best Actor: Henry Fonda: On Golden Pond
Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn: On Golden Pond
Best Director: Warren Beatty: Reds
Best Picture: Chariots of Fire
Best Supporting Actor: Maureen Stapleton: Reds
Best Supporting Actress: Maureen Stapleton: Reds
Television
Americas Top 10 TV Favorites
1. Dallas
2. 60 Minutes
3. Three's Company
4. CBS NFL Football
5. The Jeffersons
6. Joanie Loves Chachi
7. The Dukes of Hazzard
8. Alice
9. The ABC Monday Night Movie
10. Too Close for Comfort
Emmy Awards
Drama...
Best Drama - Hill Street Blues (NBC)
Best Actor - Daniel J. Travanti, Hill Street Blues
Best Actress - Michael Learned, Nurse
Comedy...
Best Comedy -Barney Miller (ABC)
Best Actor - Alan Alda, M*A*S*H
Best Actress - Carol Kane, Taxi: “Simka Returns”
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Time Capsule: 1981
MTV cassette sales soar with MTV on over 250 cable stations 