1984
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It was also the biggest first-innings deficit they conceded since a Test against West Indies in November 1984.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Without a gallery to show them, he installed them on the streets of L.A., putting them on the routes traveled by buses ferrying athletes around for the 1984 Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The direct-to-consumer PC company he founded in a dorm room in 1984 with $1,000 has pivoted to delivering the powerful supercomputers that tech giants can’t get enough of.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
On a warm July night in 1984, Dave Winfield stepped to the plate in New York’s Yankee Stadium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Between 1980 and 1984, FBI antidrug funding increased from $8 million to $95 million.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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