Events
Rock Hudson dies of AIDS
at age 59. He's the first major star to fall victim to
the disease.
Madonna launches her
first road show, the Virgin Tour.
Dozens of top-name
musicians and bands perform at the Live Aid concerts in
Philadelphia and London. The shows benefit African
famine victims.
With the availability of
relatively inexpensive laser printers and computers,
tools for desktop publishing begin to be commonly used.
Movies
Kiss of the Spider Woman,
Out of Africa, Prizzi's Honor, The Color Purple
Books
Robert Bly, Loving a
Woman in Two Worlds
Keri Hulme, The Bone
People
Larry McMurtry, Lonesome
Dove
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