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In the news:
July 1981
Britain's Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
August 1981
IBM introduces its first personal computer.
MTV is launched.
September 1981
Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture responds to cuts in school lunch programs by announcing that ketchup can be counted as a
vegetable.
November 1981
First class postage rate is raised to 20 cents.
January 1982
AT&T agrees to be broken up in a settlement of an anti-trust suit filed in 1974.
March 1982
A report is released by Surgeon General C. Everett Koop stating that cigarette smoking is the chief preventable cause of death.
April 1982
Panama formally assumes responsibility for policing the Canal Zone under the terms of the 1977 treaty with the U.S.
The Fauklands War begins between England and Argentina.
June 1982
An Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution comes within three states of being ratified, but the deadline for ratification
passes on June 30.
In Entertainment:
Top five movies of the year:
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
- Rocky 3
- On Golden Pond
- Porky's
- An Office and a Gentleman
Grammy Winners:
- Album: "Toto 4," Toto
- Song: "Always On My Mind," Willie Nelson
- Best New Artist: Men At Work
In Sports:
1981 World Series:
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees 4 games to 2.
Super Bowl XVI
The San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 26 to 21 at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan
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