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December 22 – Four African-American youths (Barry Allen, Troy Canty, James Ramseur, and Darrell Cabey) board an express train in The Bronx borough of New York City. They attempt to rob Bernhard Goetz, who shoots them. The event starts a national debate about urban crime, which is a plague in 1980s America.
1984 in American sports by state (46 C) A. 1984 in Alabama (3 C) 1984 in Alaska (2 C, 1 P) 1984 in American Samoa (2 C) 1984 in Arizona (4 C, 2 P) 1984 in Arkansas (3 ...
George Orwell, author of Nineteen Eighty-Four, whose wartime BBC career influenced his creation of Oceania. What is known of the society, politics and economics of Oceania, and its rivals, comes from the in-universe book, The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism by Emmanuel Goldstein, a literary device Orwell uses to connect the past and present of 1984. [1]
Data source: Social Security Administration, 2024 Annual Statistical Supplement. *As of November 2024. Back in 1984, the average monthly benefit was just $460.57 -- adding up to about $5,527 for ...
1984 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1984th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 984th year of the 2nd millennium, the 84th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1980s decade.
First entry in the top 10 list not located in one of the original Thirteen Colonies. 8 Southwark: Pennsylvania: 13,707: A neighborhood of Philadelphia annexed in 1854. 9 Salem: Massachusetts: 12,613: Listed as a town. 10 Albany: New York: 10,762: First appearance in the top 10, and first city in Upstate New York to make the top 10.
In Orwell's novel "1984" — which was published in 1949 — the English author outlines a dystopian future that is eerily similar our world today. "1984" is still considered a fictional piece of ...
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