The Soviets boycott the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
The "PG-13" rating is introduced at the movies.
Walter Mondale chooses Geraldine Ferraro for his VP nominee, the first woman to be named to a major-party ticket.
Vanessa Williams, the first black Miss America, loses her title after nude pictures of her are published.
While filming a Pepsi commercial, Michael Jackson's hair catches on fire.
To raise money for famine-ravaged Ethiopa, Bob Geldof organizes15 different British rock acts into "Band -Aid," and records the single, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
The first MTV Video Awards are broadcast from Radio City Music Hall.
"A Nightmare On Elm Street" makes its screen debut.
