An empty Arlington Cards stage during the last graduation at Arlington High School. Duran Duran performs Rio Live in 1984 (Get Rio on iTunes). Top Music Hits for 1984 When Doves Cry 5:34 | Prince | Purple Rain Jump 4:02 | Van Halen | The Best of Van Halen Girls Just Want to Have Fun 3:58 | Cyndi Lauper | She's So Unusual/True Colors/Hat Full of Stars The Reflex 5:29 | Duran Duran | Greatest Hits Union of the Snake 4:20 | Duran Duran | Seven and the Ragged Tiger Self Control 4:06 | Laura Branigan | Self Control Joanna (Single) 4:00 | Kool & The Gang | Everything is Kool & the Gang Hard Habit to Break 4:44 | Chicago | Chicago: Greatest Hits 1982-1989 Hold Me Now 4:46 | Thompson Twins | Platinum & Gold Collection: Thompson Twins Missing You 4:30 | John Waite | The Complete John Waite, Vol. I - Falling Backwards I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues 4:45 | Elton John | Too Low for Zero That's All 4:24 | Genesis | Genesis: The Hits - Turn It On Again Sister Christian 5:03 | Night Ranger | Midnight Madness The Warrior 4:01 | Scandal | The Warrior Love Somebody 3:33 | Rick Springfield | The Best of Rick Springfield You Might Think 3:05 | The Cars | The Cars: Complete Greatest Hits Magic 3:56 | The Cars | The Cars: Complete Greatest Hits Dancing in the Sheets 4:05 | Shalamar | Shalamar: Greatest Hits Tonight 3:54 | Kool & The Gang | The Very Best of Kool & The Gang Dance Hall Days 4:00 | Wang Chung | Points on the Curve When You Close Your Eyes 4:16 | Night Ranger | Midnight Madness Running with the Night 6:02 | Lionel Richie | Can't Slow Down Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) 4:07 | Bill Ocean | Billy Ocean: Greatest Hits Almost Paradise 3:51 | Mike Reno & Ann Wilson | Love Songs State of Shock 4:35 | The Jacksons & Mick Jagger | Victory She Bop 3:48 | Cyndi Lauper | The Essential: Cyndi Lauper Uptown Girl 3:21 | Billy Joel | An Innocent Man Sad Songs (Say So Much) 4:10 | Elton John | Elton John: The Greatest Hits 1970-2002 iTunes installation required to hear audio samples. Before you purchase, please check iTunes to make sure the song is the version from the album or sample that you want. Not responsible for typos in song time reported. It's fun to check other albums for different versions of songs. Explore and enjoy the highly acclaimed iTunes Music Store! Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet - Where you always save more money! Located in Elmhurst at York and Roosevelt Roads. Commercial from 1984. Newspeak, doublethink, thoughtcrime ... ... in 1984, George Orwell created a whole vocabulary of words concerning totalitarian control that have since passed into our common vocabulary ... ... the seeds of unthinking conformity are everywhere in evidence; and Big Brother is always looking for his chance. Daniel Hintzsche Amazon.com review   The Year is 1984 ... Bob Bell, star character as Bozo, the clown, retired in 1984 with Bozo's Circus remaining #1 in its timeslot. Immediately after his retirement, the Chicago Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Board of Directors honored him with their Governors' Award. Fellow cast members throughout Bob Bell's 24-year run as Bozo included Ned Locke as Ringmaster Ned, Bob Trendler as Mr. Bob, Don Sandburg as Sandy the Tramp, Ray Rayner as Oliver O. Oliver, Roy Brown as Cooky the Cook, Marshall Brodien as Wizzo the Wizard, and Frazier Thomas, who replaced Ringmaster Ned Locke when he retired. Joey D'Auria took over as Bozo until 2001. Bob Bell was born 1922, the year Arlington High School opened and retired as Bozo, the year that Arlington High School closed. Republicans Ronald Reagan (CA) and George Bush (TX) beat Democrats Walter F. Mondale (MN) and Geraldine Ferraro (N.Y.) for President and Vice President. Reagan/Bush re-elected with 59% of the vote. During the campaign Jesse Jackson (D, IL) is first major challenge as a black candidate for President for a major party, and Representative Geraldine Ferraro (D, NY) is the first woman nominated for Vice President by a major party. National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientist Robert Gallo identifies the virus that causes AIDS and the virus is defined as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). U.S. dollar sharply increases on international markets. Inflation rate down, unemployment down, and economic growth heats up. U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Robert C. Goodman, Jr. who was downed over Lebanon during air raids on Muslim sectors is freed by Syria. President Reagan withdraws U.S. troops from international peacekeeping force in Lebanon. Former Deputy Traffic Court Clerk Harold Conn becomes first defendant convicted in FBI Chicago's Operation Greylord investigation into corruption in the Cook County Circuit Court ... the first undercover operation to investigate corruption in the courtroom, a major turning point in investigating public corruption.  Nearly 100 people, including 13 judges and 51 attorneys, indicted and convicted. Yuri V. Andropov dies and Konstantin U. Chernenko is named leader of Soviet Union. President Reagan is censured by Congress and condemned by World Court for ordering mining of Nicaraguan harbors. President Reagan visits China. 300 killed as Indian Army occupies the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar. Soviet Union and bloc nations boycott Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi assassinated by two Sikh bodyguards. Anti-Sikh riots kill 1000 people. Indira Gandhi's son Rajiv succeeds her. Oprah Winfrey begins her talk show career hosting A.M. Chicago on WLS Channel 7. McDonald's on Lee Street in Des Plaines closes and becomes a museum about McDonald's. Ray Kroc of McDonald's fame dies. A Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India leaks methyl isocyanate (MIC), which injures respiratory tissues and blocks airways, and causes about 3800 deaths in Bhopal. A large amount of water in an MIC tank caused the reaction. An investigation by Arthur D. Little will report in 1988 that a disgruntled employee may have introduced the excess water. Over 100 automobiles involved in fog-related accident on I-94 near Milwaukee, WI. Chicago Bears Running Back Walter Payton carries the ball past Jim Brown's 12,312-yard rushing record as the Bears beat New Orleans, 20-7. North Carolina basketball player Michael Jordan was drafted third overall in NBA by Chicago Bulls. Arlington High School is appraised no higher than $1 million with little value attached to the actual building (April, 1984). District 214 decides to put Arlington High School up for sale and then for auction (May, 1984). The following year Christian Liberty Academy from Prospect Heights will outbid Roosevelt University by $10,000. Arlington High School will be sold to Christian Liberty Academy for $1.51 million (April, 1985). Over 500 trophies and over 500 pictures will be given to students, coaches and former coaches after Arlington High School closes. Church of Christian Liberty will take possession of the former Arlington High School on Labor Day weekend, 1985. Super Bowl XVIII LA Raiders 38 Washington Redskins 9 Apple Computer '1984' commercial. Apple Computer introduces the Macintosh Computer at Super Bowl half-time commercial: "On January 24th, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you'll see why 1984 won't be like '1984.'" Domain Name System (DNS) is introduced. DNS involves the use of a DNS server that maintains a database of Domain Names and IP addresses, which allows computers to be addressed by a domain name (.com, .net) rather than the more difficult-to-remember IP address. The first registered domain name (symbolics.com) will be introduced in 1985. The World Wide Web, an internet-based hypermedia initiative for global information sharing will be invented by Tim Berners-Lee while working at CERN in 1989. He also will invent the first Web Browser in 1990. Mosaic, the first readily-available graphical web browser and precursor to browsers from Netscape (Mozilla, 1994) and Microsoft (Internet Explorer, 1995) will be developed by undergraduate Marc Andreessen and a team students at the NCSA (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) in 1992. Amadeus wins an Oscar for Best Picture Buy it on Amazon.com ------------- << 1983 1984 Last Class