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1979 — 1984 summer LA Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million
1980 — Cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla"
1980 — Soyuz 38 returns to Earth
1981 — Houston Astro Nolan Ryan 5th no-hitter beats LA Dodgers, 5-0
1983 — Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks NY Giant record 56 yard field goal
1983 — Australia II wins America’s Cup yacht race (1st non-US winner)
1984 — Britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997
1984 — Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa
1986 — Antonin Scalia becomes a Supreme Court Justice
1986 — William Rehnquist becomes Chief Justice of the Supreme Court