Fun Facts; Back in 1984 AmeriClean Newsletter - February & March 2009
In honor of AmeriClean’s 25th
anniversary, we’re going back to
what was once the future…1984.
In that year, all of the following were true:
The Grammy award-winning Album of the Year was Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Jackson also won seven other Grammies that year, breaking all previous records.
In June, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas in the US was $1.19.
Super Bowl XVIII: The Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins 38-9 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, FL.
Apple introduced the Macintosh computer.
The average price of a new U.S. single-family house topped $101,000 in May, crossing the six-figure mark for the first time.
Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart made the first untethered space walk.
Richard Petty won his 200th career NASCAR victory at the Firecracker 400 in Daytona Beach, FL.
Trivial Pursuit revived the board-game industry. Developed by a Canadian entrepreneur, the game was introduced in U.S. stores and had sales of $777 million during 1984.
Beverly Lynn Burns became the first woman Boeing 747 captain in the world.
Chrysler introduced America to the Minivan.
The 1984 Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles, CA.
Mass marketing of cellular phones to the general public began.
Median U.S. household income was $22,415.
World Series: The Detroit Tigers defeated the San Diego Padres to win in five games.
Dell Computers was founded as PC’s Limited. The first Dell computer was sold out of a dorm room.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened the year at 1252.74 and closed at 1211.57.
Clara Peller was featured in the “Where’s the Beef?” commercial campaign for Wendy’s for the first time.
The first infomercials appeared on TV.
Mandy Moore, singer and actress was born on April 10th.
American singer, Marvin Gaye, died April 1 at the age of 44.
