1000 Facts of the 1980s

Four volume set published by Newmedia

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1986 1. CROCODILE DUNDEE was the highest-grossing film in Australia. 2. JOAN CHILD became the first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives. 3. PRINCE ANDREW married SARAH FERGUSON. 4. Actor CARY GRANT died aged 82. 5. BOY GEORGE was arrested in London for heroin possession. 6. DIANA ROSS had the biggest-selling single in Australia with Chain Reaction. 7. Collingwood’s BRIAN TAYLOR topped the VFL goalkicking list with 100 goals. 8. South African born businessman ROBERT HOLMES A COURT became a naturalised Australian. 9. American space shuttle CHALLENGER exploded seconds after lift-off killing its crew of seven. 10. GREG NORMAN won the British Open. (First Australian golfer to win the British Open in 21 years.) 11. POPE JOHN PAUL II made a six-day visit to Australia. 12. KYLIE MINOGUE won her first TV Week Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress. 13. DESI ARNAZ, former husband of Lucille Ball, died aged 71. 14. TOP GUN was the biggest box-office movie in the US. 15. DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES ran for the last time in Sydney. 16. MUHAMMAD ALI married his fourth wife Lonnie Williams. 17. DERRYN HINCH was sentenced to six weeks jail over broadcasts concerning a Catholic priest charged over sex offences 18. HANA MANDLIKOVA won her second women’s singles title at the Australian Open. 19. AUSTRALIA’s POPULATION reached 16 million. 20. PAUL NEWMAN won the Academy Award for Best Actor in The Color Of Money.

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