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What Year Was It?

These songs were on the charts:

• 'Human' (Human League)
• 'Amanda' (Boston)
• 'True Colors' (Cyndi Lauper)

These events were in the news:

• The 'Oprah Winfrey Show' hits national TV.
• Nintendo video games are introduced in the U.S.
• Clint Eastwood is elected mayor of Carmel, California

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What Year Was It?

These songs were being played on the radio:

• 'Little Bit O’ Soul' (The Music Explosion)
• 'Hello Goodbye' (The Beatles)
• 'Respect' (Aretha Franklin)

These events were taking place:

• Robert 'Evel' Knievel's motorcycle jumps 16 automobiles.
• Rolling Stone begins publication.
• The first Super Bowl is held.

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What Year Was It!

These songs were on the radio:

• 'Band On The Run' (Paul McCartney & Wings)
• 'I Shot The Sheriff' (Eric Clapton)
• 'Bennie And The Jets' (Elton John)

These events were taking place:

• 'All In The Family' is the top rated show.
• People magazine debuts.
• New York Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford are elected to Hall of Fame.

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What Year Was It?

These songs were on the radio:

• 'Jack & Diane' (John Cougar)
• 'Who Can it Be Now?' (Men At Work)
• 'Up Where We Belong' (Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes)

These events were shaping the Nation:

• Movies of the year:  'E.T. – the Extra-Terrestrial,' 'Tootsie,' 'Gandhi' and 'The Verdict.'
• 'Schindler’s List' by author Thomas Keneally is published.
• John W. Hinckley, Jr. is found not guilty because of insanity in the shooting of President Reagan.

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What Year Was It?

These songs were topping the charts:

• 'Please Don’t Go' (K.C. & The Sunshine Band)
• 'Rock With You' (Michael Jackson
• 'Do That To Me One More Time' (Captain & Tennille)

These events were taking place:

• Post-It Notes begin sticking everywhere.
• 'The Empire Strikes Back' opens in theatres.
• The Pittsburgh Steelers win their fourth world championship in six years with a 31-19 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV.

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What year was 'Play That Funky Music' and these other songs a hit?

These songs were on the radio:

• 'Let Your Love Flow' (Bellamy Brothers)
• 'The Rubberband Man' (Spinners)
• 'Play That Funky Music' (Wild Cherry)

These events were making headlines:

• Stretch Armstrong becomes a hot new toy.
• The nation celebrates its Bicentennial.
• The ink-jet printer is invented.

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What year was it?

These songs were popular:

• 'I Can’t Go For That' (Hall & Oates)
• 'Centerfold' (J. Geils Band)
• 'Ebony And Ivory' (Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder)

These events were taking place:

• St. Louis Cardinals defeat Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 to win the World Series.
• John W. Hinckley, Jr. is found not guilty because of insanity in the shooting of President Reagan.
• M.R.I. diagnostic machines are introduced in Britain.

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What year was it?

These songs were hot:

• 'Private Eyes' (Hall & Oates)
• 'Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)' (Christopher Cross)
• 'Endless Love' (Diana Ross & Lionel Richie)

These events were being talked about:

• A first-class stamp cost 20 cents.
• MRI machines are first used in Britain.
• John Belushi, 33, dies of a drug overdose.

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What year was it?

These songs were what people were listening to:

• 'Good Lovin' (The Young Rascals)
• 'Paperback Writer' (The Beatles)
• 'The Sounds Of Silence' (Simon & Garfunkel)

These events were in the news:

• 'Yesterday', the most recorded song in the history of pop music, is released by Paul McCartney in the first solo by a Beatle. The record label, however, still reads "Beatles".
• CBS backs out of plans to broadcast 'Psycho', deeming the movie too violent for at-home viewing.
• Insulin is first synthesized in China.

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What Year Was It?

These songs were on the radio:

• 'Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl)' (Looking Glass)
• 'Let’s Stay Together' (Al Green)
• 'I’ll Take You There' (The Staple Singers)

Events of the Year:

• 'Sanford & Son' premieres on NBC.
• “Ms” magazine hits newsstands.
• Pong, the first commercial computer game, is created by Atari.

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What year did all of this take place?

These songs were popular on the radio:

• 'Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone' (The Supremes)
• 'Ruby Tuesday' (The Rolling Stones)
• 'All You Need Is Love' (The Beatles)

These events took place:

• PBS begins as a 70 station network.
• The Beatles release the 'Sgt. Pepper' album.
• Aretha Franklin Day is declared in Detroit.

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Can You Guess What Year All Of This Took Place?

These songs were popular on the radio this particular year:

• 'Crystal Blue Persuasion' (Tommy James & The Shondells),
• 'Proud Mary' (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• 'Take A Letter Maria' (R.B. Greaves)

Highlights from this particular year:

• Beatles' "Abbey Road," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 11 weeks.
• Apollo 10 transmits the first color pictures of Earth from space.
• Wal-Mart incorporates as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

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