December 21, 1984
By the winter of 1984, Reagan was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $3.35/hr — the US and Soviet Union were locked in Cold War tension, with Konstantin Chernenko taking over as General Secretary of the Soviet Union following the death of Yuri Andropov in February, while American daily life continued at its usual pace, with groceries to buy, jobs to get to, and kids heading to school. At the movies, "Terms of Endearment" was drawing crowds to theaters, and on the radio, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes was the song playing in diners and on car stereos across the country. The Detroit Tigers had claimed the 1984 World Series title over the San Diego Padres, and that February, American athletes brought home 4 gold and 4 silver medals from the Winter Olympics held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — December 21, 1984
NY Times Headlines — Week of December 21, 1984
Military' Role In Space
Weinberger Wins A Round On The Budget In The Administration'S Intramural Battling Over The Budget For Fiscal Year 1986, Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger Has Won A Preliminary Skirmish. The White House Announced Last Week That President Reagan, Who Has Tentatively Approved Domestic Spending Cuts Of $34 Billion, Had Decided The Pentagon Should Have To Make Do With A Mere $8.7 Billion Less.
China And Soviet Agree To Develop Trade And Science
World Events — December 1984
Time Person of the Year — 1984
On the radio
Billboard Charts — December 21, 1984
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1984–85 Season
Emmy Winners — 1984
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — December 21, 1984
Ebert 4-Star Films — December 21, 1984
On the field
Sports Champions — December 21, 1984
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