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The glorious beauty of the Himalayan countryside is exemplified by the Thyangboche Monastery, one of the most ornate in the Khumbu area east of Katman...

This is an April, 1981 photo of cartoonist Friz Freleng, creator of

President Reagan waves, then looks up before being shoved into Presidential limousine by Secret Service agents after being shot outside a Washington h...

Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker poses on the set of the CBS-TV program

Two tired Arkansas teammates, guard U.S. Reed (24) and guard Darrell Walker (20) raise arms in victory March 15,1981 after Reed sank a final second sh...

Indiana head coach Bobby Knight grins as his Hoosiers, including guard Isiah Thomas (11), celebrate at the bench in the closing moments of the Indiana...

Candy Lightner, president of MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, holds a picture of her late daughter inside her office in Sacramento, Calif., on Feb...

Singers Michael Jackson, right, and Diana Ross hold their American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 30, 1981. Jackson won for favorite soul album...

Col. Charles Beckwith of the U.S. Army, leader of the unsuccessful attempt to secure the release of the American hostages in Iran, is shown attending...

Army Col. Charles Beckwith, left, who led the unsuccessful attempt to free the hostages in Iran, talks with other military officers at a reception for...

Some of the 52 American citizens held hostage in Iran for 14 months are cheered by the crowd at the Wiesbaden U.S. Air Force hospital, after their rel...

Patrick Ewing of Cambridge, Mass., Rindge and Latin team, prepares to throw a free shot Jan.16,1981. Ewing has been called the best high school basket...

New York Islanders winger Mike Bossy cheers after his hat trick goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., on Jan...

Stock car auto racer Richard Petty, left, gives his traditional #43 to his son, Kyle, 21, in Riverside, Calif., on Jan. 9, 1981. Kyle will race the n...

Gene Upshaw, Oakland Raiders, is shown in this 1981 photo. (AP Photo)

American folk singer Joan Baez performs Christmas carols at a Christmas Eve concert in front of the gothic facade of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Fr...

A large crowd gathers in Central Park to pay final tribute to slain musician John Lennon in New York City on Dec. 15, 1980. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

Beatles fans gather for a memorial service for slain musician John Lennon at the Band Shell in Central Park in New York City on Dec. 15, 1980. (AP Ph...

A poster size photo of the late John Lennon is displayed in his memory in front of his apartment in New York City on Dec. 14, 1980. (AP Photo/Rene Per...

A large crowd gathers in Central Park to pay final tribute to slain musician John Lennon in New York City on Dec. 14, 1980. (AP Photo/Rene Perez)

Correction officers escort Mark David Chapman, center with coat over head, into the prison ward at Bellevue hospital in New York on Thursday, Dec. 11,...

Actor Clint Eastwood stands next to his poster announcing his visit to the Museum of Modern Art, MOMA, in New York City on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1980. T...

Police hold spectators back from the gated archway of the Dakota building in New York City on Dec. 9, 1980. This is the site where musician John Lenn...

Police hold spectators back from the gated archway of the Dakota building at West 72nd Street and Central Park West in New York City on Dec. 9, 1980....

President Jimmy Carter holds up a copy of the Alaska lands bill he signed into law in the East Room of the White House Dec. 2,1980. The law protects m...

The Weavers, a folk group first organized in 1948, perform in a 25th Anniversary Reunion concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Nov. 28, 1980. F...

Alvin Ailey, is shown in this Nov. 26, 1980 photo with his dancers Marilyn Banks, left, and Masazumi Chaya. Ailey is back in New York City with his co...

Burned slotmachines line the floor of the MGM Grand Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nv. on Nov. 22, 1980. The fire, started by an electrical short, swept...

This photograph shows a portion of the burned interior of the casino floor at the MGM Grand Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nv. on Nov. 22, 1980. The fire...

Actor Burt Reynolds reflects Nov.12,1980 as he sits in his villa in Jupiter, Fla. Reynolds is carrying out a plan to help aspiring beginning actors. T...

People trade on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Nov. 6, 1980. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

Actor Kristoffer Tabori poses in Los Angeles, Calif., in Nov. 1980. (AP Photo)

Ethel Merman belts out

A foul pop from Kansas City Royals batter Frank White is deflected by Philadelphia Phillies catcher Bob Boone as Phillies first baseban Pete Rose (14)...

Former Roman Catholic priest and political activist Daniel Berrigan speaks during a conference on Oct. 22, 1980. (AP Photo/Nancy Kaye)

Robert Joffrey, founder and artistic director of the Joffrey Ballet, poses in New York on Oct. 20, 1980. (AP Photo/Marty Reichenthal)

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President Jimmy Carter uses an Indian quill pen to sign H.R.7919 the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 at a ceremony at the White House Frida...

Douglas Turner Ward, who has been Artistic Director of the Negro Ensemble Company for 14 years, is photographed in New York City on Oct. 8, 1980. (AP...

Actress Jaclyn Smith is photographed near Fifth Ave. in Manhattan in Oct. 1980. Smith is visiting New York as spokesperson for Max Factor's new perfum...

As Independent presidential candidate John B. Anderson, left, makes notes Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan answers a question from news...

American actor John Travolta is surrounded by fans as he leaves his hotel in downtown Paris on Sept. 19, 1980. Travolta is in France to promote his m...

Former Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman, right, talks to reporters after he posted bail in New York City on Sept. 16, 1980. Hoffman's mother, Florence, le...

Los Angeles Rams owner Georgia Rosenbloom Frontiere and her husband, composer-conductor Dominic Frontiere in Beverly Hills, Calif., Sept. 16, 1980. (A...

A military tank is stationed at the center of Kizilay, Ankara's main square, a few hours after a coup d'etat, early Sept. 12, 1980 in this photo. The...

The leaders of Sept. 12, 1980 coup, are seen left to right: Adm. Nejat Tumer, Gen. Nurettin Ersin, Gen. Kenan Evren, Gen. Tahsin Sahinkaya and Gen. S...

Former Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman poses in New York City on Sept. 5, 1980. (AP Photo)

Soldiers disperse demontrators in Ankara streets 300 meters from the parliament few days defore a acoup in this Sept. 1980 photo. The army took over t...

John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, arrive at The Hit Factory, a recording studio in New York City on Aug. 22, 1980. (AP Photo/Steve Sands)

Kevin Bachman, who was the air traffic controller on duty during the United Airlines flight 232 crash in Sioux City, Iowa, speaks Aug.19, 1989 during...