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Da Bears
Superbowl XX: Chicago Bears beat NE Patriots, 46-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Richard Dent, Chicago, DE -
Pixar
Pixar animation company opens -
Soviets in space
The Soviet Union launches the Mir space station. -
Debt in US
the US national debt reaches $2,000,000,000,000 -
Chemobyl
4th reactor at Chernobyl USSR explodes, 31 die -
Top Gun
Top gun premieres in theaters. -
The Statue of Liberty
President Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty -
RedWall
Redwall book by Brian Jacques is published in the United Kingdom -
Oprah shows up
'The Oprah Winfrey Show' is first broadcast nationally. -
Raisin' Hell
RUN-DMC is 1st rap group to hit top 10 (Raisin' Hell) -
Eli Wiesel
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Elie Wiesel (against violence/racism)