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Mounds View High School Class of 1982 - 1982 in Review
U.S. EVENTS
U.S. Statistics
President: Ronald W. Reagan
Vice President: George Bush
Population: 231,664,458
Life expectancy: 74.5 years
Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 56.0
Property Crime Rate (per 1,000): 50.3

More U.S. Statistics... •John W. Hinckley, Jr. found not guilty because of insanity in shooting of President Reagan (June 21).

•Alexander M. Haig, Jr., resigns as Secretary of State (June 25).

•Equal Rights Amendment fails ratification (June 30).

ECONOMICS
US GDP (1998 dollars):   $3,242.10 billion
Federal spending:   $745.76 billion
Federal debt:   $1137.3 billion
Median Household Income
(current dollars):  $20,171
Consumer Price Index:   96.5
Unemployment:   9.7%
Cost of a first-class stamp:   $0.20

SPORTS
Super Bowl
San Francisco d. Cincinnati (26-21)

World Series
St. Louis Cardinals d. Milwaukee Brewers (4-3)

NBA Championship
LA Lakers d. Philadelphia 76ers (4-2)

Stanley Cup
NY Islanders d. Vancouver (4-0)

Wimbledon
Women: Martina Navratilova d. C. Evert Lloyd (6-1 3-6 6-2)
Men: Jimmy Connors d. J. McEnroe (3-6 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4)

Kentucky Derby Champion
Gato Del Sol

NCAA Basketball Championship
North Carolina d. Georgetown (63-62)

NCAA Football Champions
Penn St. (11-1-0)

World Cup
Italy d. W. Germany (3-1)

ENTERTAINMENT
Events
•Michael Jackson releases Thriller, which sells more than 25 million copies, becoming the biggest-selling album in history.
•John Belushi dies of a drug overdose at age 33.
•Cats opens on Broadway. Becomes Broadway's longest-running play.

Movies
•E.T. – the Extra-Terrestrial, Tootsie, Gandhi, The Verdict

Music
•Michael Jackson, Thriller

Books
•Thomas Keneally, Schindler's List
• Alice Walker, The Color Purple

DEATHS
•John Belushi
•Ingrid Bergman
•Leonid Brezhnev
•Grace Kelly
•Satchel Paige

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