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1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on ________ of the Gregorian calendar

Sunday

Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on ________

January 7

Van Halen releases their sixth studio album 1984 (MCMLXXXIV), which debuts at number 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and will go to sell over 10 million copies in the United States on ________

January 9

Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States on ________

<p>January 24</p> Signup and view all the answers

The 1984 Winter Olympics are held in ________

<p>Sarajevo, Yugoslavia</p> Signup and view all the answers

George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was published in ________ by Secker & Warburg

<p>8 June 1949</p> Signup and view all the answers

Nineteen Eighty-Four is a cautionary tale about the consequences of ________, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation

<p>totalitarianism</p> Signup and view all the answers

The story takes place in an imagined future in an unspecified year believed to be ________

<p>1984</p> Signup and view all the answers

The protagonist, Winston Smith, is a diligent mid-level worker at the Ministry of ________

<p>Truth</p> Signup and view all the answers

The authoritarian state in the novel is modelled on the Soviet Union in the era of Stalinism, and ________

<p>Nazi Germany</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

1984: A Year in Review

  • 1984 was a leap year that started on a Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Notable Events

  • Brunei became the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on January 7.
  • Van Halen released their sixth studio album, "1984", which debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and sold over 10 million copies in the United States.
  • Steve Jobs launched the Macintosh personal computer in the United States on January 24.

Sports

  • The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo.

Literature

Nineteen Eighty-Four

  • The novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" was published in 1949 by Secker & Warburg.
  • The novel is a cautionary tale about the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation.
  • The story takes place in an unspecified year believed to be 1984.
  • The protagonist, Winston Smith, is a diligent mid-level worker at the Ministry of Truth.
  • The authoritarian state in the novel is modelled on the Soviet Union in the era of Stalinism, and depicts a dystopian society.

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Test your knowledge of historical events and milestones with this quiz on the significant events that took place in the year 1984. From political developments to cultural milestones, see how much you know about this pivotal year in history.

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