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The Nation 1982
Supreme Court rules all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to a public education John Hinckley found not guilty of 1981 attempted assassination of President Reagan by reason of insanity
Cyanide laced Tylenol capsules kill 7 in Chicago Physics – Kenneth G. Wilson
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"WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME, the bright red advertisement asks in mock irritation, WHAT A PERSONAL COMPUTER CAN DO? The ad provides not merely an answer, but 100 of them. A personal computer, it says, can send letters at the speed of light, diagnose a sick poodle, custom- tailor an insurance program in minutes, test recipes for beer. Testimonials abound. Michael Lamb of Tucson figured out how a personal computer could monitor anesthesia during surgery; the rock group Earth, Wind and Fire uses one to explode smoke bombs onstage during concerts; the Rev. Ron Jaenisch of Sunnyvale, Calif., programmed his machine so it can recite an entire wedding ceremony." Time Thing of the Year the Personal Computer The World 1982
China announces its population at 1 billion people plus Polish Solidarity chairman Lech Walesa freed 11 soldiers and 6 civilians die by bomb planted by Irish National Liberation Army exploded in a pub in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland U.N. Security Council demanded Argentina withdraw from Falkland Islands Israeli ambassador Shlomo Argov seriously wounded by Palestinians The Class of 1982
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