1984

Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century

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Years: 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 - 1984 - 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989


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Table of contents
1 Events
2 Year in topic
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 Nobel Prizes
6 Fictional references to the year
7 Heads of state in 1984

Events

Year in topic

Births

Deaths

Nobel Prizes

Fictional references to the year

  • George Orwell's dystopian satire Nineteen Eighty-Four about a future totalitarian society was set in this year. The date was chosen by transposing 1948, the year in which Orwell wrote the book. Nineteen Eighty-Four was used as an imaginary year in the future by others as well, much like 1999 and 2001 were.



In the News

Siberian Tigers Hang Tough: Results Of Latest Survey Show Tiger Number
Results of the latest full range survey indicate that tiger numbers in Russia appear to be stable, say the coordinators of a 2005 winter effort to count the animals, led by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society.

People's racial biases can skew perceptions of how much help victims n
Researchers surveyed undergraduate students a year after Hurricane Katrina to examine their perceptions of the hurricane victims and the helping response. The findings showed that when recalling victims of Hurricane Katrina, participants who were less racist thought the victims did not receive adequate help from the government. Participants who were more racist thought the victims received adequate government assistance and were at fault for their situation.

Xbox 360 Hits a High-Def Homer
Microsoft's updated console boasts great graphics, but the best thing is its nice UI -- and this from the company famous for crappy interfaces. By Chris Kohler.

The AIDS Poster Collection
Images of public health AIDS posters from around the world. The posters "illustrate attempts by a variety of 'institutions' to educate and warn their citizens about AIDS and offer advice and information in visual form about the still deadly autoimmune disease."Browsable by subject or searchable by keyword. From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library.

Easing Children's Pain During Medical Procedures
A new system under development will help children better cope with pain during difficult medical procedures. The system works by using a Web-based software to advise nurses on the best way to distract children from the procedures that cause the pain. The distractions could be anything from having a book read to them, watching a video, talking, or playing a game.

Children Of Uncertain Sex Offered New Hope
An Australian researcher offers hope to children born with sexually ambiguous genitalia and other sexual development conditions. "It is usually the first question new parents are asked -- is it a boy or a girl?"the Professor said.

[Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind."

New Electronic Technology Advances Fuel Cell Development
With the U.S. Department of Energy's announcement of yet another advance in the development of fuel cell technology, the nation moves one step closer to the time when all barriers--including cost, size, and efficiency--are overcome to make fuel cells commonplace in our homes and businesses.

Traditional indigenous fire management techniques deployed against cli
A landmark Australian project that mitigates the extent and severity of natural savannah blazes by deploying traditional Indigenous fire management techniques is being hailed as a model with vast global potential in the fights against climate change and biodiversity loss, and for protecting indigenous lands and culture. Proponents heading to climate change talks in Copenhagen say similar projects can be adopted in the savannas of Africa, where the potential for reductions is very high.

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