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Year in a Minute: 1981

Bob Marley
Extra-terrestrial E.T. and his friend Elliot in a scene of the film "E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial" by Steven Spielberg.. Credit: Mike Prior/Redferns

SBS celebrating 50 Years. This is a Year in a Minute 1981.


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SBS celebrating 50 Years. This is a Year in a Minute 1981.


Reggae star and marijuana advocate Bob Marley dies at 36.

Crack cocaine, spreads across the US.

But the crack of gunshots almost sees the Pope killed by a Turkish assassin.

A loner obsessed with actress Jodie Foster, attempts to impress her by trying to assassinate President Ronald Reagan.

IRA member Bobby Sands started his 66-day hunger strike.

We got a bad case of Puberty Blues, but not even Trevor Chappell’s under arm bowling could stop us wanting to...

Celebrate good times come on…
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As 700 million of us got out our best Union Jack doilies for the wedding of Charles and Diana.


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