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July 23 – Vanessa L. Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign, when she surrenders her crown after nude photos of her appear in Penthouse magazine. July 27 – Metallica releases a second studio album, Ride the Lightning. July 28–August 12 – The 1984 Summer Olympics are held in Los Angeles, California.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 January 2025. This article is about the year 1984. For the novel, see Nineteen Eighty-Four. For other uses, see 1984 (disambiguation). "MCMLXXXIV" redirects here. For the album, see MCMLXXXIV (album). 1984 January February March April May June July August September October November December Clockwise ...
1984 – Most of the Eastern Bloc boycotts the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. 1984 – U.S. presidential election, 1984: Ronald Reagan is re-elected president, with George H. W. Bush re-elected as vice president. 1984 – The drug problem intensifies as crack (a smokable form of cocaine) is first introduced into the Los Angeles area.
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However, unemployment fell to 7.7% by March 1984, [5] and Reagan's approval rating was at 54% in January 1984. His approval rating was aided by the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings and the invasion of Grenada. [7] Polling by CBS News and The New York Times in January 1984 showed him leading Mondale by 16%. [8]
Back in 1984, the average monthly benefit was just $460.57 -- adding up to about $5,527 for the year. The good news? Social Security beneficiaries today are pocketing more money, even after ...
The average Social Security benefit for a retired worker in 1984 was $444.85. The average 1984 retired worker's benefit of $444.85 is equivalent to about $1,332. Meanwhile, the average retired ...
Graph of global conflict deaths from 1945 to 1989 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1945 and 1989.Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.