America - 1981AD
In 1981AD:
Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th U.S. president; Bush became vice-president.
John Hinckley, Jr. shot and seriously wounded President Reagan.
Sandra Day O'Connor was appointed the first woman U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Jeane Kirkpatrick became U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
The first Space Shuttle was launched, crewed by John Young and Robert Crippen.
The first 24-hour music video channel MTV (Music Television) was launched in the U.S.
Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn and Jane Fonda starred in the film
On Golden Pond
.
Burt Lancaster starred in Louis Malle's film
Atlantic City
.
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg directed
Raiders of the Lost Ark
.
Dan Rather replaced Walter Cronkite as anchorman for the CBS Evening News.
Black American novelist Toni Morrison published
Tar Baby
.
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