April 28, 1984
Gas cost $1.13 a gallon in the spring of 1984, and the Dow Jones stood at 1,212 — a tense period in U.S.-Soviet relations was playing out on the front pages, with Pentagon officials warning that the Soviet Union was pulling ahead in the missile race. On the cultural front, Phil Collins held the number one spot on the charts with "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)," while audiences were turning out for the Oscar-winning "Terms of Endearment" in theaters and tuning in to "Dallas" on Friday nights. The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to claim the NBA championship that June, and just weeks earlier, the Soviet Union had announced it would boycott the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, a decision that would reshape the entire competition when the Games opened in July.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — April 28, 1984
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 28, 1984
White House Aides Unsure China Accepts American View Of Soviet
Nuclear Spill At Juarez Looms As One Of Worst
Taubman To Buy Woodward Chain
Britain Rejects A Formal Inquiry Into Libyan Crisis
Big Law Firms Stepping Up Volunteer Services In The City
World Events — April 1984
Time Person of the Year — 1984
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 28, 1984
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1983–84 Season
Emmy Winners — 1984
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — April 28, 1984
Ebert 4-Star Films — April 28, 1984
On the field
Sports Champions — April 28, 1984
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