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Session one begins
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Session One Of the 98th Term of U.S Congress
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Super Bowl XVII
Washington Redskins Beat the Miami Dolphins 27-17 -
Beat It- Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson Realeased new song Beat It -
A special commission of the Congress released a report critical of the practice of Japanese internment during World War II.
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President Ronald Reagan made his Strategic Defense Initiative proposal
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U.S. Embassy bombed in Beirut, killing 63 people.
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Suicide truck-bombings destroyed both the French and the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut
241 U.S. servicemen, 58 French paratroopers and 6 Lebanese civilians. were killed in Beirut suicide bombings -
United States troops invaded Grenada
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Martain Luther King Jr. Day Established
A national memorial for National Civil rights Leader Martain Luther King Jr. was established on his birthday, January 16 -
Session one ends
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Thriller -Michael Jackson
King of Pop Michael Jackson released the song Thriller -
Session two begins
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Session two Of the 98th Term of U.S Congress
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National Minimum Drinking Age Act
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 required all states to raise their minimum purchase and public possession of alcohol age to 21. -
Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act
Passed to promote the fundamental right to vote by improving access for handicapped and elderly individuals -
Comprehensive Crime Control Act propoesd
Bill was proposed but never became law. -
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Re-election of Ronald Reagan
President Ronald Reagan Was re-elected
