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President Reagan, Jim Brady Outside The Washington Hotel Anwar Sadat, Egyptian President Is Assassinated By Soldiers While At A Military Parade The "Washington Star" Daily Newspaper Publishes Its Final Edition On August 7 A Surprise London Success Is "Cats," A New Musical Based On Poems By T. S. Eliot Novelist, Martin Cruz Smith, Publishes "Gorky Park" Playwright, Beth Henley, Produces "Crimes Of The Heart," Walter Cronkite Retires From Regular Television Broadcasting "Ordinary People" Wins Academy Award For Best Picture; Robert De Niro As Best Actor For "Raging Bull"; Sissy Spacek As Best Actress For "Coal Miner's Daughter" Other American Films Were "An Officer And A Gentleman," "On Golden Pond," "Raiders Of The Lost Ark," "Reds," "The French Lieutenant's Woman," And "Chariots Of Fire" American Songwriter, Harry Chapin, And Rock Bandleader, Bill Haley Die The First U.S. Space Shuttle, "Columbia," Successfully Makes Its Maiden Flight Scientists Identify Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) IBM launches Its "Home" Or "Personal" Computer (The P.C.) After 56 Wins And 5 Defeats, Muhammad Ali Finally Retires From Boxing Los Angeles Dodgers Defeat New York Yankees, 4 Games To 2, To Win World Series Boston Celtics Win The National Basketball Association Championship The New York Islanders Win Hockey's Stanley Cup For The 2nd Year In Succession |
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