Best Buy - Best Buy Company, Inc
Time: 1983
Place: St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Details: In 1983, with seven stores and $10 million in annual sales, Sound of Music was renamed Best Buy Company, Inc.
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Mass Shootings in the United States-Wah Mee Massacre
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Iran–Iraq War-capturing Majnoon Island
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development-Belgrade Conference
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