1984
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The city’s land development code dates to 1984, when Austin was home to about a third of the just over a million residents it had in 2025.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
After serving as a commissioner for tennis during the 1984 Olympic Games in the city, Burke said he was overwhelmed by the sense of community and excitement that the international sporting event fostered.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
It was enacted in 1984 and amended in 2018 based on concerns that the textual interpretation had been too narrow and that few prisoners were being granted relief.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
“Born in the U.S.A.” is as haunting today to listen to as it was when he first sang it in 1984.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
In 1984, at the age of eighty-seven, Anderson accepted the first Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award, given in memory of Mrs. Roosevelt in a ceremony at New York’s City Hall.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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