| | Actor John Belushi dies in Hollywood hotel at the age of 33 from drugs. |
| | Space shuttle Columbia successfully launches two communications satellites. |
| | Radio Shack TRS-80 color computer $399 |
| | Ad from Mattel for computers for kids: "Now you can get a smarter kid than Mom did." |
| | Quote from Ronald Reagan on Pac Man: "Someone told me it was a round thing that gobbles up money, I thought it was Tip O'Neill." |
| | Scientists develop a theory that cancer may be caused by a single gene mutation. |
| | Eastman Kodak disk cameras and the compact disc (CD) are new |
| | Computers reach 1.5 million homes, five times the number in 1980. |
| | A mysterious disease is reported that kills 40% of its victims - AIDS |
| | Smurf and E.T. paraphernalia is hot. |
| | Valley Girls are in: "grody to the max" "Gag me with a spoon" |