February 18 - An out-of-court settlement awards General William Westmoreland $120 million in a libel suit brought against CBS for falsely accusing him of misrepresenting the strength of the Vietcong Forces.
February 20 - Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister, becomes the first British leader since Churchill to address Congress.
April 23 - The House of Representatives rejects President Reagan's appeal for financial support for the Contra freedom fighters in Nicaragua.
May 13 - During a confrontation between police and African Americans in Philadelphia, the state police drop a bomb on the area to end the disturbance.
May 21 - Sextuplets are born in Orange County, California.
June 24 - The space shuttle Discovery ends a seven-day mission with the first Arab astronaut, Prince Sultan Salman al-Saud, on board.
July 13 - Rock musicians perform at Live Aid in Philadelphia and London to raise money for starving Africans.
September 1 - The wreckage of the Titanic is found by a U.S. and French team.
October 11 - U.S. fighters intercept and force down a plane carrying the hijackers of the cruise ship Achille Lauro.
December 27 - Palestinian terrorists open fire at airports in Rome and Vienna, killing 18 people, including 5 Americans.
