What Happened In 1982?

The News In 1982:

• Ronald Reagan was president of the US
• The space shuttle Columbia completed its first operational flight
• Actor John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a West Hollywood hotel
• Automobile manufacturer John Delorean was arrested and charged with possession of 59 pounds of cocaine
• The first artificial heart was implanted in American Barney Clark
• The Cable News Network, or CNN, was launched
• 750,000 people rallied against nuclear weapons in New York City's Central Park
• Time Magazine's Man of the Year was for the first time given to a non-human, a computer
• The first computer virus, written by Rich Skrenta, escaped into the wild
• Kirsten Dunst and Elisha Cuthbert were born
• St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series
• San Francisco 49ers won Superbowl XVI
• New York Islanders won the Stanley Cup
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was the top grossing film
• Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off of a live bat thrown at him during a performance, later hospitalized with rabies
• "I Love Rock 'N Roll" by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts spent the most time at the top of the US charts
• Cheers, Family Ties, Silver Spoons, and Fame premiered