Episode 21, 1984 "Round and Round” Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum, and multi-platinum by the RIAA. The group is perhaps best known for hit singles such as "Round and Round" and "Lay It Down" tracks that ranked on Billboard's top 40.

We are Americans first! November 4, 1979, The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between the United States and Iran. Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981, after a group of Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

On Tuesday morning, Iraqi supporters of Hezbollah begin storming the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The violence escalates, with militia members attempting to enter the embassy, starting fires and damaging the outside and a reception area of the embassy. Iranians killed an American contractor, wounding many. We strongly responded, and always will. Now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible. In addition, we expect Iraq to use its forces to protect the Embassy, and so notified!

Friday January 3rd 2020. President Trump ordered an airstrike on Thursday evening that killed the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, a man he said was "plotting imminent and sinister attacks" against Americans in the region.Soleimani was the leader of the Quds Force, a covert section of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The White House said he was the mastermind behind attacks on Americans during the past two decades — including two recent attacks. 

Cost of Living 1984: How Much things cost in 1984 Yearly Inflation Rate USA4.3 % Average Cost of new house $86,730 Median Price Of and Existing Home $72,400 Average Income per year $21,600.00 Average Monthly Rent $350.00 Movie Ticket $2.50 1gallon of gas $1.10 Dodge RAM 50 Truck $8,995.00 Dodge RAM 50 Truck $8,995.00 Chrysler New Yorker $13,045 Chevrolet Corvette $23,392 Apples Lb. 43 cents Bacon Lb. $1.69 Chicago, Illinois Brick Tudor 3 bedroom all modern appliances double garage sundeck $119,000.

Popular Culture 1984

• U.S.A. Beauty Queen Killer Captured and dies during the arrest

The serial killer Christopher Bernard Wilder ( Beauty Queen Killer ) who went on a six-week cross-country crime spree starting in Florida on February 26, 1984 abducted and murdering his first victim Rosario Gonzalez he continued across the country through Georgia Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nevada, Utah, California and New York before he was killed during a struggle with police in New Hampshire on April 13, 1984. There were 8 confirmed Murders and 12 Rapes , he is known as the Beauty Queen Killer because all the women were attractive. This is one of the first confirmed serial killers and was studied to provide insight into the minds of serial killers.

• The Space Shuttle Discovery launches for its maiden flight on August 30th, 1984.
• The MTV Video Music Awards Started
• Britain and Ireland's top pop musicians gathered in a Notting Hill studio to form Band Aid and recorded the song "Do They Know It's Christmas" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
• Michael Jackson wins unprecedented acclaim for his Album Thriller and sales over 37 million copies.

Technology: The original Apple Macintosh personal computer went on sale during January of 1984. The PC was the first mass-produced Apple computer that was mouse driven and had a built-in graphical user interface. The Macintosh was originally priced at about $2,500.00, which was more expensive than several other competitors’ models, but it still sold well despite the higher price. It’s success may have been due to the iconic advertisement for its release which aired during the Super Bowl. The Ridley Scott directed Orwellian-themed “1984” ad is considered to be one of the greatest commercials ever created. 

• • Aids Virus identified by French Immunologist
  • AT&T Broken Up
  • The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale
  • Sony and Philips introduce the first commercial CD Players
  • Sony makes the first 3 1/2" computer disk

Popular Films

• Ghostbusters
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
• Gremlins
• Beverly Hills Cop
• Terms of Endearment
• The Karate Kid
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
• Police Academy
• Romancing the Stone
• Splash
• The Terminator
• Amadeus
• The Killing Fields
• A Passage To India

Popular Musicians

• Phil Collins
• Alison Moyet
• Billy Joel
• Tina Turner with " What's Love got to do with it "
• David Bowie
• Wham! with " Wake Me up Before You Go "
• Billy Ocean
• UB40
• Stevie Wonder with " I Just Called to say I love You "
• Bruce Springsteen
• Kenny Rogers
• Bananarama
• Duran Duran with " The Reflex "
• Ultravox
• Cars

Shitting where you eat. Straw ban?! 

Carnival Corp and its subsidiaries have a long history of illegally dumping everything from single-use plastics to oil into the oceans they sail in. In 2017 the same subsidiary Princess Cruises pleaded guilty to illegally dumping oil from the Caribbean Princess cruise ship and intentionally trying to cover it up. Again, the fine of $40 million paid in 2017 amounted to just 0.2 percent of the $17.51 billion Carnival Corp made in 2017.

 Carnival Corporation has agreed to pay $20 million after pleading guilty to releasing food and plastic waste into the ocean off the Bahamas. Environmental groups and customers have argued that fines on the order of $20 million are not significant enough to force Carnival Corp to change its long-held dumping practices. The fine of $20 million is equivalent to just 0.1% of the $18.88 billion Carnival Corp. brought in for 2018.

Australia Update

A total of 146 fires are burning across the state, with 65 uncontained, according to the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSWRFS). About 2,700 firefighters were tackling the blazes on Sunday.

The unfolding tragedy, that’s blackened about 5 million hectares (12.3 million acres) across New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia alone, has prompted millions of dollars of donations and support from international celebrities, sports stars, and the British Royal Family.

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