[Stateside Twins' Eyeshot] Ambitions Bring up Wonders
2009-06-15 Author:Ruby Source:Twins days
1983 - UCLA defeat Michigan 24-14 in the Rose Bowl, while New York rehires Billy Martin for the third time as manager of the Yankees. President Reagan proposes the Star Wars defense plan, while the US Embassy in Beirut is bombed. The Brooklyn Bridge celebrates its 100th birthday with a fireworks display, and 32-year old Sally Ride becomes the first woman in space. US troops storm the shores of the small Caribbean island Grenada to help restore democracy, and Poland's Lech Walesa receives the Nobel Peace prize.
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