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Jul 4 - 95th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats B B”rg (46 76 76 64)
Jul 4 - Clive Rice 105* out of 143 all out, Notts v Hants at Bournemouth
Jul 4 - Matthew J. Hanson is born
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Songs for 1981 |
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Jessie's Girl
by Rick Springfield
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Bette Davis Eyes
by Kim Carnes
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Kiss On My List
by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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9 to 5
by Dolly Parton
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Endless Love
by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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Private Eyes
by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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Physical
by Olivia Newton-John
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Arthur's Theme
by Christopher Cross
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Happy Birthday to Matthew J. Hanson
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I Love a Rainy Night
by Eddie Rabbitt
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Rapture
by Blondie
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| 1981 Prices |
US
President |
| Bread: |
$0.53/loaf |
Ronald Reagan |
| Milk: |
$1.69/gal |
US
Vice President |
| Eggs: |
$1.26/doz |
George Bush |
| Car: |
$8,910 |
Academy Award Winners
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| Gas: |
$1.35/gal |
| Best Picture: | Chariots Of Fire |
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| Best Actor: | Henry Fonda |
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| Best Actress: | Katharine Hepburn |
| | in On Golden Pond |
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| House: |
$83,000 |
| Stamp: |
$0.18/ea |
| Avg Income: |
$25,838/yr |
| Min Wage: |
$3.35/hr |
| DOW Avg: |
875 |
| People born on July 4 |
| 1922 - Ghulam Ahmed, cricketer (off-spinner in 22 Tests for India in 1950's) |
| 1799 - F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59) |
| 1872 - Calvin Coolidge (R) 29th pres (1923-29) |
| 1900 - Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong New Orleans LA, jazz musician (Hello Dolly) |
| 1918 - Alec Bedser, cricketer (mighty post-war England medium-pacer) |
| 1927 - Neil Simon playwright (Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Biloxi Blues) |
| 1934 - Colin Welland, Liverpool England, actor (Straw Dogs, Sweeney) |
| 1938 - Cyril Mitchley, cricket wicket-keeper (Transvaal, later Test umpire) |
| 1981 - Matthew J. Hanson, website operator (www.matthewjhanson.com) |
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On TV in 1981 |
| Happy Days |
Fantasy Island |
Diff'rent Strokes |
| The Dukes of Hazzard |
CHiPS |
M*A*S*H |
| The Facts of Life |
Dynasty |
Dallas |
| The Jeffersons |
60 Minutes |
Magnum, P.I. |
| Little House on the Prairie |
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Hot New Toys in 1981 |
| Penny Racers |
Magic Apathy Ball |
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe |
| Fashion Fragrance Darci |
Trivial Pursuit |
Dark Tower |
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Top Books in 1981 |
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The Gate of Heavenly Peace
by Jonathan D. Spence
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Midnight's Children
by Salman Rushdie
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Jacob Have I Loved
by Katherine Paterson
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The Mismeasure of Man
by Stephen Jay Gould
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