The first space shuttle is launched. Diana and Charles are wed. Sandra Day O'Connor is appointed to the Supreme Court. President Reagan fires striking air traffic controllers. AIDS is identified for the first time.
Students vote for a fee increase to build a campus events center.
A series of free outdoor summer concerts in Campus Park is held. The first Orange County Annual Survey is released. Argentina invades the Falkland Islands. E.T. phones home. 4,000 Moonies wed in Madison Square Garden.