The play 'Moose Murders' flops spectacularly on Broadway.
The first shaft of the world's longest tunnel is completed.
American action-adventure series 'A-Team' first aired on NBC.
Apple released the first computer with a graphical user interface (GUI) called the Lisa.
After taking the world of technology by storm, the PC was named TIME's Man of the Year.
Sophie's Choice, directed by Alan J. Pakula, was released.
Michael Jackson's sixth studio album, 'Thriller,' was released by Epic Records.
Sixty-six people die in a crush of fans leaving a UEFA Cup match between Spartak Moscow and Haarlem, of the Netherlands, at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
'Eye Of The Tiger' by Survivor reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for eight weeks.
A British Airways jumbo jet experiences a sudden total engine failure.
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial by Steven Spielberg was released.
The Sci-Fi movie 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' was released in the US.
Singer Rod Stewart was robbed at gunpoint.
Wayne Gretzky became the first and only player in NHL history to score 200 points in a season.
NBC-TV premiered ''Late Night with David Letterman."
The first computer virus is released 'into the wild'.
Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat that a fan threw onto the stage during a performance in Des Moines, Iowa.
Petra Schneider set a world record by swimming 1,500 meters freestyle in just 15:43:31.
Stevie Wonder released 'That Girl,' which went on to win Billboard Song of the Year.
John Bull becomes the oldest operable locomotive.
The animated fantasy TV show 'The Smurfs' premiered on NBC.
Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.
The IBM Personal Computer was released.
MTV launched, broadcasting its first music video at 12:01 am.
Nintendo released the Donkey Kong arcade game in Japan.
The Solar Challenger became the first solar-powered airplane to cross the English Channel.
Pope John Paul II was sent to hospital for 55 days after contracting an infection.
The world's first stealth-oriented aircraft, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, took its first flight.
Tom Snyder interviewed notorious killer Charles Manson on NBC's Tomorrow Coast to Coast show.
The first Indiana Jones movie, 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' by Steven Spielberg, was released.
Wilfred BenÃtez became the youngest 3-division world champion in history at age 22 after knocking out Maurice Hope in 12 rounds.
Bob Marley received a state funeral in Jamaica.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical 'Cats,' based on poetry by T. S. Eliot, first premiered in the West End, London.
President Ronald Reagan returned home from the hospital after narrowly escaping death after someone shot him on March 30.
The world's first portable computer was announced at the West Coast Computer Faire.
The first Golden Raspberry Awards took place in John Wilson's living room.
The home computer ZX81 is launched.
Ebony and Ivory was recorded by Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney.
The iconic DeLorean sports car began production in Northern Ireland.
At 2 PM EST, there was a 10 minute moment of silence in memory of John Lennon.
Apple made its initial public offering on the US stock market.
John Lennon had his last professional photoshoot.
Led Zeppelin announced their break-up, this was two months after the death of drummer John Bonham.
Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos: A Personal Voyage' makes its debut.
Heavy metal artist Ozzy Osbourne released his first solo album, 'Blizzard of Ozz.'
The David Letterman Show aired its first episode on NBC-TV.
Paul McCartney's single 'Waterfalls' was released.
CNN made its debut as the first 24-hour news channel.
At the 33rd Cannes Film Festival, 'All That Jazz' and 'Kagemusha' were jointly awarded the Palme d'Or award.
Namco installed the first Pac-Man arcade machine in Shibuya, Tokyo.
