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1979 Memorial Cup The 1979 Memorial Cup occurred May 6-May 13 at the Palais des Sports in Sherbrooke, Quebec, the Colisée de Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Quebec and at the Verdun Auditorium in Verdun, Quebec. Participating teams were the winners of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Peterborough Petes, Trois-Rivières Draveurs and Brandon Wheat Kings.
1979 Mississauga train derailment The Mississauga train derailment of 1979 occurred on November 10, 1979, in Canada, when a 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario was derailed near the intersection of Mavis Road and Dundas Street in Mississauga, Ontario. As a result of the derailment, over 200,000 people were evacuated in what was then the largest peacetime evacuation in North America up until the New Orleans evacuation of 2005.
1979 National League Championship Series The 1979 National League Championship Series was played between the National League West champion Cincinnati Reds and the National League East champion Pittsburgh Pirates. It was the fourth time in the 1970s that the Pirates and Reds had faced off for the pennant; Cincinnati had won all three previous meetings in 1970, 1972 and 1975.
1979 NBA Playoffs The 1979 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1978-1979 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics defeating the Eastern Conference champion Washington Bullets four games to one in the Finals.
1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 40 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 9, 1979, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1979 NHL Expansion Draft The 1979 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 13, 1979. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's new teams for the 1979-80 season: the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets.
1979 Pacific hurricane season The 1979 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 1979 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1979 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1979. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeast Pacific Ocean.
1979 Pacific typhoon season The 1979 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1979, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1979 Pan American Games The 8th Pan American Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979. The historic capital city of Puerto Rico played host to 3,700 athletes from 34 countries competing in 22 sports, making the VIII Pan American Games the largest to date.
1979 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 20th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Fort Worth, USA, in 1979. In November 1977 the 55th FIG Congress, held in Rome, changed the cycle of world championships: since 1979 they were to be held each two years, and the pre-Olympic ones were to be qualifications for the Olympic tournament.
1979 World Series The 1979 World Series matched the National League's Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64) against the American League's Baltimore Orioles (102-57), with the Pirates coming back from a 3 games to 1 deficit to win the Series in seven games. The Pirates were famous for adopting Sister Sledge's hit anthem "We Are Family" as their theme song.
1979-80 NBA season The 1979-80 NBA Season was the 34th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
1979-80 United States network television schedule This was the television schedule on all three United States television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1979. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with a few exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
1979-80 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all three commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1979 and ending in the spring of 1980. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
197th (Vikings of Canada) Battalion, CEF The 197th (Vikings of Canada) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 throughout western Canada.
1980 Atlantic hurricane season The 1980 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1980, and lasted until November 30, 1980. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1980 Bhagalpur blindings Bhagalpur blindings is the incident of 1979 and 1980 in Bhagalpur in India when the police blinded 31 undertrials (or convicted criminals, according to some versions), by pouring acid into their eyes. The incident became infamous as Bhagalpur blindings.
1980 English cricket season The 1980 English cricket season provided a glimpse of things to come as the developing West Indies cricket team easily won the summer's Test series, albeit by just 1-0. Four matches were drawn, largely due to the splendid efforts of England's eternal 12th man: the rain.
1980 Memorial Cup The 1980 Memorial Cup occurred May 4-May 11 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba and at the Regina Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan. Participating teams were the winners of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Peterborough Petes, Cornwall Royals and Regina Pats.
1980 Montevideo Treaty Signed on August 12th, 1980, the Montevideo Treaty is an international legal framework that establishes and governs the Latin American Integration Association. It sets the following general guidelines regarding trade relations between signatory countries: pluralism, convergence, flexibility, differential treatment and multiplicity.
1980 National League Championship Series The 1980 National League Championship Series was played between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros from October 7 to October 12. Philadelphia won the series three games to two to advance to the World Series, where they beat the Kansas City Royals for their first and so far only world championship.
1980 NBA Playoffs The 1980 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1979-1980 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers four games to two in the Finals.
1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 6, 1980, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1980 New York City transit strike The 1980 New York City transit strike in New York City (often referred to as the Subway strike) was the first work stoppage at the New York City Transit Authority (a subsidiary of the New York MTA) since 1966. 34,000 members of Transport Workers Union Local 100 walked off of their jobs on April 1, 1980, in a strike with the goal of increasing the wage for contracted workers.
1980 Pacific hurricane season The 1980 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 1980 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1980 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1980. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
1980 Pacific typhoon season The 1980 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1980, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1980 PBA season The 1980 PBA season was the sixth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season marked Crispa's incredible 20-1 record in the All-Filipino Conference, winning their first 19 games in the tournament.
1980 Republican National Convention The 1980 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States convened at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, from July 14 to July 17, 1980. The 32nd Republican National Convention nominated Ronald W.
1980 Saskatoon Queen's Hotel fire On May 31, 1980, there was a fire in the basement of the Queen's Hotel, 1st Avenue South, Saskatoon, Canada. For the first time in Saskatoon's history, two firefighters were killed while attempting to extinguish the flames; Victor James Budz and Dennis Aron Guenter.
1980 Spanish Grand Prix In 1980 at the heart of the FISA-FOCA war, the race went ahead without the teams of Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and Renault, because the FISA, then the governing body of Formula One, had declared the race illegal. As a result championship status was withdrawn after Alan Jones had won for Williams.
1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying The qualifying round for the 1980 European Football Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into seven groups; three of five teams and four of four teams. Italy qualified automatically as hosts of the competition.
1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. Another candidate city was Vancouver-Garibaldi, British Columbia, Canada; they withdrew before the final vote.
1980 World Series The 1980 World Series matched the Philadelphia Phillies against the Kansas City Royals, with the Phillies winning in six games to capture the only World Series title in franchise history. It is remembered for Game 6, which ended with Tug McGraw striking out Willie Wilson at 11:29 p.
1980-1985 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons The 1980-1985 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1980 and 1985. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March.
1980-81 NBA season The 1980-81 NBA Season was the 35th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
1980-81 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all three commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1980 and ending in the spring of 1981. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
1980s decor Home decor of the 1980s often took many forms, and is seen by many as a dramatic transition away from the styles of the 1960s and 1970s. Where these earlier decades focused on more earthy looks, the styles of the '80s moved more toward glitz and glamor.
1980s in fashion 1980s fashion in popular culture incorporated distinct trends from different eras, including ancient Egypt, early 20th century English royalty, Victorian era buccaneers, and punk rockers from the 1970s. The most conservative, more masculine fashion look that was most indicative of the decade was the wide use of shoulder pads (similar to those worn in ice hockey).
1980s wrestling boom The 1980s wrestling boom (sometimes referred to as the 2nd Golden Age of Wrestling) was a surge in the popularity of professional wrestling in the United States of America throughout the 1980s. The expansion of cable television and pay-per-view, coupled with the efforts of promoters such as Vince McMahon, saw professional wrestling shift from a system controlled by numerous regional companies to a system dominated by two nationwide companies: Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
1981 American League Division Series The 1981 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 1981 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 6, and ended on Sunday, October 11. The Division Series were created on August 6 in response to the 1981 baseball strike, which caused the cancellation of roughly one-third of the regular season between May 29 and August 8; by the time play was resumed, it was decided that the best approach was to have the first-half leaders automatically qualify for postseason play, and allow all the teams to begin the second half with a clean slate.
1981 American League Championship Series The 1981 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five series between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics. Due to a strike-shortened season, each team had to win two playoff series to reach the World Series.
1981 Atlantic hurricane season The 1981 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1981, and lasted until November 30, 1981. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1981 baseball strike The 1981 baseball strike was the fifth work stoppage in Major League Baseball history. The strike began on June 12 and forced the cancellation of 713 games (or 38 percent of the Major League schedule) in the middle of the regular season.
1981 Bahraini coup d'Ă©tat attempt After Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in Iran in 1979, Tehran made clear its intention to spread its Islamic Revolution throughout the Middle East...bring about similar revolutions in the neighboring Muslim states...
1981 English cricket season In the 1981 English cricket season a change of sponsorship ended the Gillette Cup's 18-year tenure as a household name and the knockout competition was renamed the NatWest Trophy, which lasted for twenty years.
1981 Chicago Bears season The 1981 Chicago Bears season was their 62nd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-10 record under second year coach Neill Armstrong, who was fired at the end of the season.
1981 Masters Snooker The 1981 Benson and Hedges Masters took place between February 2 and February 8 1981 and was held in the Wembley Conference Centre. The number of players who were invited had been raised to 12 which saw Steve Davis make his Masters debut as well as a rise of the prize money too.
1981 Memorial Cup The 1981 Memorial Cup occurred May 3-May 15 at the Windsor Arena in Windsor, Ontario. Participating teams were the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Kitchener Rangers, Cornwall Royals and Victoria Cougars.
1981 National League Division Series The 1981 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1981 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 6, and ended on Sunday, October 11. The Division Series were created on August 6 in response to the 1981 baseball strike, which caused the cancellation of roughly one-third of the regular season between May 29 and August 8; by the time play was resumed, it was decided that the best approach was to have the first-half leaders automatically qualify for postseason play, and allow all the teams to begin the second half with a clean slate.
1981 National League Championship Series The 1981 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five series between the first-half Western Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the second-half Eastern Division champion Montreal Expos. Due to the 1981 baseball strike, a team had to win two postseason series in order to go to the World Series.
1981 NBA All-Star Game 31st NBA All-Star Game. Date: February 1, 1981, at Coliseum at Richfield; Coaches: Billy Cunningham, Philadelphia 76ers (Eastern Conference) and John MacLeod, Phoenix Suns (Western Conference); MVP: Nate Archibald, Boston (25 minutes, 9 points).
1981 NBA Playoffs The 1981 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament follow National Basketball Association's 1980-1981 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics winning their 14th overall chapionship by defeating the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets in the 1981 NBA Finals.
1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1981, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1981 Pacific hurricane season The 1981 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 1981 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1981 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1981. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
1981 PBA season The 1981 PBA season was the seventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Instead of the usual three-conference format, the season was shortened to two conferences to give way to the Philippines' hosting of the 1981 Southeast Asian Games.
1981 World Rally Championship season The 1981 World Rally Championship season was won by Ari Vatanen driving a Rothmans Rally Team Ford Escort RS1800, the only time a privateer team has won the Drivers' Chmapionship. It also saw the beginning of a new era in the sport with the arrival of the Audi Quattro, the first four-wheel drive rally car.
1981 World Series The 1981 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking their third meeting in the Series in five years. The Dodgers won the Series in six games for their first title since 1965, and their first victory over the Yankees since 1963.
1981-82 NBA season The 1981-82 NBA Season was the 36th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
1981-82 United States network television schedule This was the television schedule on all three commercial broadcast television networks in the United States for the fall season beginning in September 1981. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
1981-82 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all three commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1981 and ending in the spring of 1982. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
1982 American League Championship Series The 1982 American League Championship Series was played between the Milwaukee Brewers and the California Angels from October 5 to October 10, 1982. Milwaukee won the series three games to two to advance to the franchise’s first World Series, where they would lose to the St.
1982 Atlantic hurricane season The 1982 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1982, and lasted until November 30, 1982. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 109 teams entered the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament, an increase from 16 in the previous World Cups. Spain, as the hosts, and Argentina, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 22 spots open for competition.
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the North, Central American and Caribbean zone (CONCACAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships took place February 19-28, 1982 in Oslo, Norway at the Holmenkollen ski arena. This was Oslo's record-tying fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1930, the 1952 Winter Olympics, and 1966.
1982 Chicago Tylenol murders The Tylenol murders occurred in the autumn of 1982, when seven people in the Chicago area in the United States died after ingesting Extra Strength Tylenol medicine capsules which had been laced with cyanide poison. This incident was the first known case of death caused by deliberate product tampering.
1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands Argentina mounted an invasion of the Falkland Islands on April 2, 1982 after the civilian occupation of South Georgia on March 19, before the Falklands War began. This article describes the initial defence organised by the Falkland Islands' Governor Sir Rex Hunt giving command to Major Mike Norman RM, the landing of Lieutenant-Commander Guillermo Sanchez-Sabarots' Special Forces, the attack on Moody Brook Barracks, the battle between the troops of Hugo Santillan and Bill Trollope at Stanley, and the attacks and final surrender of Government House.
1982 ICC Trophy The 1982 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 16 June and 10 July 1982. It was the second ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, with matches between the 16 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls.
1982 Kenyan coup The 1982 Kenyan coup was a failed attempt to overthrow President Daniel arap Moi's government. At midnight on Saturday, August 1, 1982, a group of soldiers from the Kenya Air Force took over the radio station Voice of Kenya and announced that they had overthrown the government.
1982 Lebanon War The 1982 Lebanon War (, Milkhemet Levanon, Milkhemet Levanon, ), called by Israel the Operation Peace of the Galilee (מבצע שלום הגליל, Mivtsa Shalom HaGalil in Hebrew), and later colloquially also known in Israel as the First Lebanon War, began June 6, 1982, when the Israel Defense Forces invaded southern Lebanon. The Government of Israel gave a green light for the invasion as a response to the assassination attempt against Israel's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov by the Abu Nidal Organization.
1982 London Victory Parade The London Victory Parade of 1982 was a British victory parade held after the defeat of Argentina in the Falklands War. It took place in the United Kingdom capital of London, mainly encompassing a military parade with military bands through the City of London.
1982 Memorial Cup The 1982 Memorial Cup occurred May 8-May 15 at the Robert Guertin Arena in Hull, Quebec. Participating teams were the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Kitchener Rangers, Sherbrooke Castors and Portland Winter Hawks.
1982 NBA Playoffs The 1982 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1981-1982 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers, four games to two in the NBA Finals.
1982 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1982 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1982, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1982 NFL season The 1982 NFL season was the 63rd regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, a verdict was handed down against the league in the trial brought by the Los Angeles Coliseum and the Oakland Raiders.
1982 Southern Cross Games The II Southern Cross Games (Spanish: Juegos Cruz del Sur) were a multi-sport event held in 1982 in Rosario, Argentina, with some events in Santa Fe, Buenos Aires and Esperanza. This was the second and last edition under this name of what would be renamed the South American Games, organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR).
1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Munich, West Germany from May 4 to 15. The third edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.
1982 World Sportscar Championship season The 1982 World Sportscar Championship season was the 30th FIA World Endurance Championship season. It was a series running under the Group C formula, as well as racing against cars in Group B, Group 6, Group 5, IMSA GTX, IMSA GTO, GT, and T classes, although none of these cars were included in the WEC Championship.
1982-2000 1982-2000 is a compilation album by Europe, released in 1999 by Sony Music. It's basically a reissue of the 1982-1992 album, featuring different cover artwork and the bonus track "The Final Countdown 2000".
1982-83 NBA season The 1982-83 NBA Season was the 37th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia 76ers winning the NBA Championship, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals.
1982-83 United States network television schedule This was the schedule for the United States' three commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1982. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
1982-83 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all three commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1982 and ending in the spring of 1983. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
1983 Atlantic hurricane season The 1983 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1983, and lasted until November 30, 1983. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1983 European Grand Prix Results from the 1983 Formula One European Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch on September 25, 1983. This race saw Bruno Giacomelli score his final championship point, and was the first race for qualified doctor Jonathan Palmer.
1983 Formula One season The 1983 Formula One season saw the 34th FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on March 13, 1983, and ended on October 15 after fifteen races. It was also notable as the last season in which a non-Championship Formula One race was held: the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch, won by Keke Rosberg in a Williams.
1983 ISIS Survey The 1983 ISIS Survey was a biased survey conducted by Paul Cameron on behalf of the Institute for the Scientific Investigation of Sexuality, in an attempt to "expose" what Cameron felt were insidious going-ons among homosexuals. The survey asked a series of questions regarding sexual and social practices to 4340 people; only 65 of the people surveyed claimed to be homosexual/lesbian or bisexual.
1983 Memorial Cup The 1983 Memorial Cup occurred May 7-May 14 at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. Participating teams were the host team Portland Winter Hawks, as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Oshawa Generals, Verdun Juniors and Lethbridge Broncos.
1983 National League Championship Series The 1983 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five matchup between the Western Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the Eastern Division champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies beat the Dodgers 3 games to 1 and would go on lose the 1983 World Series to the Baltimore Orioles.
1983 NBA Playoffs The 1983 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1982-1983 season. This was the final postseason using the 12-team format, before the NBA expanded the postseason to 16 teams the next season.
1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 52 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 2, 1983, and ended with the championship game on April 4 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
1983 NFL Draft The 1983 NFL Draft is also frequently known as the Quarterback class of 1983, because of the six quarterbacks taken in the first round. Of these quarterbacks, four played in the Super Bowl, and three made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
1983 Pacific hurricane season The 1983 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 1983 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1983 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1983. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
1983 PBA season The 1983 PBA season was the ninth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It became the final season of the famed Toyota franchise, announcing its disbanding prior to the start of the 1984 PBA season.
1983 Southeast Asian Games The 12th Southeast Asian Games were held in Singapore from 28 May - 6 June 1983. Scheduled to be hosted by Brunei in accordance to the renewed alphabetical rotation of hosting duties, the 1983 SEA Games were offered to be hosted by Singapore as Brunei prepared for its forthcoming independence from the United Kingdom.
1983 World Championships in Athletics The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14.
1983 World Sportscar Championship season The 1983 World Sportscar Championship season was the 31st FIA World Endurance Championship season. It was a series running under the Group C and Group B formulas, running cars in three classes known as C, C Junior, and B.
1979 Mississauga train derailment The Mississauga train derailment of 1979 occurred on November 10, 1979, in Canada, when a 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario was derailed near the intersection of Mavis Road and Dundas Street in Mississauga, Ontario. As a result of the derailment, over 200,000 people were evacuated in what was then the largest peacetime evacuation in North America up until the New Orleans evacuation of 2005.
1979 National League Championship Series The 1979 National League Championship Series was played between the National League West champion Cincinnati Reds and the National League East champion Pittsburgh Pirates. It was the fourth time in the 1970s that the Pirates and Reds had faced off for the pennant; Cincinnati had won all three previous meetings in 1970, 1972 and 1975.
1979 NBA Playoffs The 1979 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1978-1979 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics defeating the Eastern Conference champion Washington Bullets four games to one in the Finals.
1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 40 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 9, 1979, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1979 NHL Expansion Draft The 1979 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 13, 1979. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's new teams for the 1979-80 season: the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets.
1979 Pacific hurricane season The 1979 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 1979 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1979 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1979. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeast Pacific Ocean.
1979 Pacific typhoon season The 1979 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1979, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1979 Pan American Games The 8th Pan American Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979. The historic capital city of Puerto Rico played host to 3,700 athletes from 34 countries competing in 22 sports, making the VIII Pan American Games the largest to date.
1979 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 20th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Fort Worth, USA, in 1979. In November 1977 the 55th FIG Congress, held in Rome, changed the cycle of world championships: since 1979 they were to be held each two years, and the pre-Olympic ones were to be qualifications for the Olympic tournament.
1979 World Series The 1979 World Series matched the National League's Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64) against the American League's Baltimore Orioles (102-57), with the Pirates coming back from a 3 games to 1 deficit to win the Series in seven games. The Pirates were famous for adopting Sister Sledge's hit anthem "We Are Family" as their theme song.
1979-80 NBA season The 1979-80 NBA Season was the 34th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
1979-80 United States network television schedule This was the television schedule on all three United States television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1979. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with a few exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
1979-80 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all three commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1979 and ending in the spring of 1980. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
197th (Vikings of Canada) Battalion, CEF The 197th (Vikings of Canada) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 throughout western Canada.
1980 Atlantic hurricane season The 1980 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1980, and lasted until November 30, 1980. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1980 Bhagalpur blindings Bhagalpur blindings is the incident of 1979 and 1980 in Bhagalpur in India when the police blinded 31 undertrials (or convicted criminals, according to some versions), by pouring acid into their eyes. The incident became infamous as Bhagalpur blindings.
1980 English cricket season The 1980 English cricket season provided a glimpse of things to come as the developing West Indies cricket team easily won the summer's Test series, albeit by just 1-0. Four matches were drawn, largely due to the splendid efforts of England's eternal 12th man: the rain.
1980 Memorial Cup The 1980 Memorial Cup occurred May 4-May 11 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba and at the Regina Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan. Participating teams were the winners of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Peterborough Petes, Cornwall Royals and Regina Pats.
1980 Montevideo Treaty Signed on August 12th, 1980, the Montevideo Treaty is an international legal framework that establishes and governs the Latin American Integration Association. It sets the following general guidelines regarding trade relations between signatory countries: pluralism, convergence, flexibility, differential treatment and multiplicity.
1980 National League Championship Series The 1980 National League Championship Series was played between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros from October 7 to October 12. Philadelphia won the series three games to two to advance to the World Series, where they beat the Kansas City Royals for their first and so far only world championship.
1980 NBA Playoffs The 1980 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1979-1980 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers four games to two in the Finals.
1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 6, 1980, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1980 New York City transit strike The 1980 New York City transit strike in New York City (often referred to as the Subway strike) was the first work stoppage at the New York City Transit Authority (a subsidiary of the New York MTA) since 1966. 34,000 members of Transport Workers Union Local 100 walked off of their jobs on April 1, 1980, in a strike with the goal of increasing the wage for contracted workers.
1980 Pacific hurricane season The 1980 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 1980 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1980 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1980. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
1980 Pacific typhoon season The 1980 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1980, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1980 PBA season The 1980 PBA season was the sixth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season marked Crispa's incredible 20-1 record in the All-Filipino Conference, winning their first 19 games in the tournament.
1980 Republican National Convention The 1980 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States convened at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, from July 14 to July 17, 1980. The 32nd Republican National Convention nominated Ronald W.
1980 Saskatoon Queen's Hotel fire On May 31, 1980, there was a fire in the basement of the Queen's Hotel, 1st Avenue South, Saskatoon, Canada. For the first time in Saskatoon's history, two firefighters were killed while attempting to extinguish the flames; Victor James Budz and Dennis Aron Guenter.
1980 Spanish Grand Prix In 1980 at the heart of the FISA-FOCA war, the race went ahead without the teams of Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and Renault, because the FISA, then the governing body of Formula One, had declared the race illegal. As a result championship status was withdrawn after Alan Jones had won for Williams.
1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying The qualifying round for the 1980 European Football Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into seven groups; three of five teams and four of four teams. Italy qualified automatically as hosts of the competition.
1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. Another candidate city was Vancouver-Garibaldi, British Columbia, Canada; they withdrew before the final vote.
1980 World Series The 1980 World Series matched the Philadelphia Phillies against the Kansas City Royals, with the Phillies winning in six games to capture the only World Series title in franchise history. It is remembered for Game 6, which ended with Tug McGraw striking out Willie Wilson at 11:29 p.
1980-1985 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons The 1980-1985 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1980 and 1985. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March.
1980-81 NBA season The 1980-81 NBA Season was the 35th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
1980-81 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all three commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1980 and ending in the spring of 1981. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
1980s decor Home decor of the 1980s often took many forms, and is seen by many as a dramatic transition away from the styles of the 1960s and 1970s. Where these earlier decades focused on more earthy looks, the styles of the '80s moved more toward glitz and glamor.
1980s in fashion 1980s fashion in popular culture incorporated distinct trends from different eras, including ancient Egypt, early 20th century English royalty, Victorian era buccaneers, and punk rockers from the 1970s. The most conservative, more masculine fashion look that was most indicative of the decade was the wide use of shoulder pads (similar to those worn in ice hockey).
1980s wrestling boom The 1980s wrestling boom (sometimes referred to as the 2nd Golden Age of Wrestling) was a surge in the popularity of professional wrestling in the United States of America throughout the 1980s. The expansion of cable television and pay-per-view, coupled with the efforts of promoters such as Vince McMahon, saw professional wrestling shift from a system controlled by numerous regional companies to a system dominated by two nationwide companies: Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
1981 American League Division Series The 1981 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 1981 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 6, and ended on Sunday, October 11. The Division Series were created on August 6 in response to the 1981 baseball strike, which caused the cancellation of roughly one-third of the regular season between May 29 and August 8; by the time play was resumed, it was decided that the best approach was to have the first-half leaders automatically qualify for postseason play, and allow all the teams to begin the second half with a clean slate.
1981 American League Championship Series The 1981 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five series between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics. Due to a strike-shortened season, each team had to win two playoff series to reach the World Series.
1981 Atlantic hurricane season The 1981 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1981, and lasted until November 30, 1981. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1981 baseball strike The 1981 baseball strike was the fifth work stoppage in Major League Baseball history. The strike began on June 12 and forced the cancellation of 713 games (or 38 percent of the Major League schedule) in the middle of the regular season.
1981 Bahraini coup d'Ă©tat attempt After Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in Iran in 1979, Tehran made clear its intention to spread its Islamic Revolution throughout the Middle East...bring about similar revolutions in the neighboring Muslim states...
1981 English cricket season In the 1981 English cricket season a change of sponsorship ended the Gillette Cup's 18-year tenure as a household name and the knockout competition was renamed the NatWest Trophy, which lasted for twenty years.
1981 Chicago Bears season The 1981 Chicago Bears season was their 62nd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-10 record under second year coach Neill Armstrong, who was fired at the end of the season.
1981 Masters Snooker The 1981 Benson and Hedges Masters took place between February 2 and February 8 1981 and was held in the Wembley Conference Centre. The number of players who were invited had been raised to 12 which saw Steve Davis make his Masters debut as well as a rise of the prize money too.
1981 Memorial Cup The 1981 Memorial Cup occurred May 3-May 15 at the Windsor Arena in Windsor, Ontario. Participating teams were the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Kitchener Rangers, Cornwall Royals and Victoria Cougars.
1981 National League Division Series The 1981 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1981 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 6, and ended on Sunday, October 11. The Division Series were created on August 6 in response to the 1981 baseball strike, which caused the cancellation of roughly one-third of the regular season between May 29 and August 8; by the time play was resumed, it was decided that the best approach was to have the first-half leaders automatically qualify for postseason play, and allow all the teams to begin the second half with a clean slate.
1981 National League Championship Series The 1981 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five series between the first-half Western Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the second-half Eastern Division champion Montreal Expos. Due to the 1981 baseball strike, a team had to win two postseason series in order to go to the World Series.
1981 NBA All-Star Game 31st NBA All-Star Game. Date: February 1, 1981, at Coliseum at Richfield; Coaches: Billy Cunningham, Philadelphia 76ers (Eastern Conference) and John MacLeod, Phoenix Suns (Western Conference); MVP: Nate Archibald, Boston (25 minutes, 9 points).
1981 NBA Playoffs The 1981 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament follow National Basketball Association's 1980-1981 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics winning their 14th overall chapionship by defeating the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets in the 1981 NBA Finals.
1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1981, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1981 Pacific hurricane season The 1981 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 1981 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1981 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1981. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
1981 PBA season The 1981 PBA season was the seventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Instead of the usual three-conference format, the season was shortened to two conferences to give way to the Philippines' hosting of the 1981 Southeast Asian Games.
1981 World Rally Championship season The 1981 World Rally Championship season was won by Ari Vatanen driving a Rothmans Rally Team Ford Escort RS1800, the only time a privateer team has won the Drivers' Chmapionship. It also saw the beginning of a new era in the sport with the arrival of the Audi Quattro, the first four-wheel drive rally car.
1981 World Series The 1981 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking their third meeting in the Series in five years. The Dodgers won the Series in six games for their first title since 1965, and their first victory over the Yankees since 1963.
1981-82 NBA season The 1981-82 NBA Season was the 36th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
1981-82 United States network television schedule This was the television schedule on all three commercial broadcast television networks in the United States for the fall season beginning in September 1981. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
1981-82 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all three commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1981 and ending in the spring of 1982. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
1982 American League Championship Series The 1982 American League Championship Series was played between the Milwaukee Brewers and the California Angels from October 5 to October 10, 1982. Milwaukee won the series three games to two to advance to the franchise’s first World Series, where they would lose to the St.
1982 Atlantic hurricane season The 1982 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1982, and lasted until November 30, 1982. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 109 teams entered the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament, an increase from 16 in the previous World Cups. Spain, as the hosts, and Argentina, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 22 spots open for competition.
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the North, Central American and Caribbean zone (CONCACAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships took place February 19-28, 1982 in Oslo, Norway at the Holmenkollen ski arena. This was Oslo's record-tying fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1930, the 1952 Winter Olympics, and 1966.
1982 Chicago Tylenol murders The Tylenol murders occurred in the autumn of 1982, when seven people in the Chicago area in the United States died after ingesting Extra Strength Tylenol medicine capsules which had been laced with cyanide poison. This incident was the first known case of death caused by deliberate product tampering.
1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands Argentina mounted an invasion of the Falkland Islands on April 2, 1982 after the civilian occupation of South Georgia on March 19, before the Falklands War began. This article describes the initial defence organised by the Falkland Islands' Governor Sir Rex Hunt giving command to Major Mike Norman RM, the landing of Lieutenant-Commander Guillermo Sanchez-Sabarots' Special Forces, the attack on Moody Brook Barracks, the battle between the troops of Hugo Santillan and Bill Trollope at Stanley, and the attacks and final surrender of Government House.
1982 ICC Trophy The 1982 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 16 June and 10 July 1982. It was the second ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, with matches between the 16 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls.
1982 Kenyan coup The 1982 Kenyan coup was a failed attempt to overthrow President Daniel arap Moi's government. At midnight on Saturday, August 1, 1982, a group of soldiers from the Kenya Air Force took over the radio station Voice of Kenya and announced that they had overthrown the government.
1982 Lebanon War The 1982 Lebanon War (, Milkhemet Levanon, Milkhemet Levanon, ), called by Israel the Operation Peace of the Galilee (מבצע שלום הגליל, Mivtsa Shalom HaGalil in Hebrew), and later colloquially also known in Israel as the First Lebanon War, began June 6, 1982, when the Israel Defense Forces invaded southern Lebanon. The Government of Israel gave a green light for the invasion as a response to the assassination attempt against Israel's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov by the Abu Nidal Organization.
1982 London Victory Parade The London Victory Parade of 1982 was a British victory parade held after the defeat of Argentina in the Falklands War. It took place in the United Kingdom capital of London, mainly encompassing a military parade with military bands through the City of London.
1982 Memorial Cup The 1982 Memorial Cup occurred May 8-May 15 at the Robert Guertin Arena in Hull, Quebec. Participating teams were the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Kitchener Rangers, Sherbrooke Castors and Portland Winter Hawks.
1982 NBA Playoffs The 1982 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1981-1982 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers, four games to two in the NBA Finals.
1982 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1982 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1982, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1982 NFL season The 1982 NFL season was the 63rd regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, a verdict was handed down against the league in the trial brought by the Los Angeles Coliseum and the Oakland Raiders.
1982 Southern Cross Games The II Southern Cross Games (Spanish: Juegos Cruz del Sur) were a multi-sport event held in 1982 in Rosario, Argentina, with some events in Santa Fe, Buenos Aires and Esperanza. This was the second and last edition under this name of what would be renamed the South American Games, organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR).
1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Munich, West Germany from May 4 to 15. The third edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.
1982 World Sportscar Championship season The 1982 World Sportscar Championship season was the 30th FIA World Endurance Championship season. It was a series running under the Group C formula, as well as racing against cars in Group B, Group 6, Group 5, IMSA GTX, IMSA GTO, GT, and T classes, although none of these cars were included in the WEC Championship.
1982-2000 1982-2000 is a compilation album by Europe, released in 1999 by Sony Music. It's basically a reissue of the 1982-1992 album, featuring different cover artwork and the bonus track "The Final Countdown 2000".
1982-83 NBA season The 1982-83 NBA Season was the 37th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia 76ers winning the NBA Championship, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals.
1982-83 United States network television schedule This was the schedule for the United States' three commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1982. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
1982-83 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all three commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1982 and ending in the spring of 1983. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
1983 Atlantic hurricane season The 1983 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1983, and lasted until November 30, 1983. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1983 European Grand Prix Results from the 1983 Formula One European Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch on September 25, 1983. This race saw Bruno Giacomelli score his final championship point, and was the first race for qualified doctor Jonathan Palmer.
1983 Formula One season The 1983 Formula One season saw the 34th FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on March 13, 1983, and ended on October 15 after fifteen races. It was also notable as the last season in which a non-Championship Formula One race was held: the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch, won by Keke Rosberg in a Williams.
1983 ISIS Survey The 1983 ISIS Survey was a biased survey conducted by Paul Cameron on behalf of the Institute for the Scientific Investigation of Sexuality, in an attempt to "expose" what Cameron felt were insidious going-ons among homosexuals. The survey asked a series of questions regarding sexual and social practices to 4340 people; only 65 of the people surveyed claimed to be homosexual/lesbian or bisexual.
1983 Memorial Cup The 1983 Memorial Cup occurred May 7-May 14 at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. Participating teams were the host team Portland Winter Hawks, as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Oshawa Generals, Verdun Juniors and Lethbridge Broncos.
1983 National League Championship Series The 1983 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five matchup between the Western Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the Eastern Division champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies beat the Dodgers 3 games to 1 and would go on lose the 1983 World Series to the Baltimore Orioles.
1983 NBA Playoffs The 1983 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1982-1983 season. This was the final postseason using the 12-team format, before the NBA expanded the postseason to 16 teams the next season.
1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 52 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 2, 1983, and ended with the championship game on April 4 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
1983 NFL Draft The 1983 NFL Draft is also frequently known as the Quarterback class of 1983, because of the six quarterbacks taken in the first round. Of these quarterbacks, four played in the Super Bowl, and three made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
1983 Pacific hurricane season The 1983 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 1983 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1983 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1983. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
1983 PBA season The 1983 PBA season was the ninth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It became the final season of the famed Toyota franchise, announcing its disbanding prior to the start of the 1984 PBA season.
1983 Southeast Asian Games The 12th Southeast Asian Games were held in Singapore from 28 May - 6 June 1983. Scheduled to be hosted by Brunei in accordance to the renewed alphabetical rotation of hosting duties, the 1983 SEA Games were offered to be hosted by Singapore as Brunei prepared for its forthcoming independence from the United Kingdom.
1983 World Championships in Athletics The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14.
1983 World Sportscar Championship season The 1983 World Sportscar Championship season was the 31st FIA World Endurance Championship season. It was a series running under the Group C and Group B formulas, running cars in three classes known as C, C Junior, and B.
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