There’s also something about an earthquake. This is the one where Superman somehow flies backward around the earth, reversing time, and saving Lois Lane. The top-grossing movie of the year was the original “Superman” with Christopher Reeves. While the franchises would be successful and entertaining, these two movies are about as slow and plodding as Stanley Kubrick’s snooze fest “2001: A Space Odyssey.” While we might forgive 40-year-old space movies for boring us to tears, please remember that the original “Star Wars” had already been released. The first “Alien” movie, as well as the first “Star Trek,” was released this year. The Dire Straits toured the US for the first time in support of their album “Communique.” The Clash toured the states for the first time with their “London Calling” album. Today we will look at a few cultural highlights from the year, a few very significant political events, and finally, the disappearance and death of the man known as the “African Bonhoeffer.”Īmericans would have likely heard of the bands The Clash and The Dire Straits, but no American could have claimed to have seen them in person in the USA before this year. Of all the years in the late 20th century, this may have been one of the more important. Welcome to the Christian History Almanac brought to you by 1517 at, I’m Dan van Voorhis.
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