Haunted Castle Fire
Time: Friday May 11, 1984
Place: Jackson Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Details: On the evening of 11 May 1984, in Jackson Township, New Jersey, the Haunted Castle (Six Flags Great Adventure) caught fire. As a result of the fire, eight teenagers perished. The backlash to the tragedy was a tightening of regulations relating to safety, building codes and the frequency of inspections of attractions nationwide. The smaller venues, especially the nonprofit attractions, were unable to compete financially, and the better funded commercial enterprises filled the vacuum. Facilities that were once able to avoid regulation because they were considered to be temporary installations now had to adhere to the stricter codes required of permanent attractions.
‹ Earlier in historyJames J. Morgan takes chargeMay, 1984 Later in history ›Iran attacked a Kuwaiti tanker carrying Iraqi oilSunday May 13, 1984
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Nuclear Power-Koeberg nuclear power station
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Apple Inc.-The Macintosh
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Iran–Iraq War-The War of The Cities
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge-Life in Jordan
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Atari, Inc.-James J. Morgan takes charge
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Johan Cruyff-Ended the Playing career
Sunday May 13, 1984 - Netherlands
Mark Zuckerberg-Birth
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Wednesday May 16, 1984 at 04:11:00 PM - St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland
Gulf War-The Project Conclusions
Tuesday May 22, 1984 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Heysel Stadium Events-1984 European Cup Final
Wednesday May 30, 1984 - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
Indira Gandhi-Operation Blue Star
Thursday May 31, 1984 - Amritsar, Punjab, India
Iran–Iraq War-Saudi arabia Response
Tuesday Jun 5, 1984 - Arabi Island, Persian Gulf
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Atari, Inc.-Tramel accusation
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Ted Bundy-Two hacksaw blades
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Michael Jordan-Summer Olympics
Saturday Jul 28, 1984 - Los Angeles, California, U.S.
KFC-First in Taiwan
1984 - Taipei, Taiwan
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Saturday Sep 15, 1984 - London, England, United Kingdom
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United Nations-Ronald Reagan withdrew his nation's funding from (UNESCO)
1984 - Paris, France
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Wednesday Oct 17, 1984 - Mehran, Ilam Province, Iran
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James Bond-Role of Honour was published
1984 - United Kingdom
Michael Jordan-Debut
Friday Oct 26, 1984 - Chicago, U.S.
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Indira Gandhi-Her Last Speech
Monday Oct 29, 1984 - Orissa, India
Indira Gandhi-1984 anti-Sikh riots
Tuesday Oct 30, 1984 - India
Indira Gandhi-Assassination
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Sony Corporation-Launching The Discman Series
Nov, 1984 - Tokyo, Japan
Akio Morita-Releasing The Discman Series
Nov, 1984 - Tokyo, Japan
Nicaraguan Revolution-The Nicaraguan General Election of 1984
Sunday Nov 4, 1984 - Nicaragua
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Wednesday Nov 7, 1984 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chernobyl disaster-The second test to Chernobyl nuclear power plant
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Prince Harry-Baptism
Friday Dec 21, 1984 - St George's Chapel, The Cloisters, Windsor, UK
Joe Biden-Biden was a Democratic floor manager for the successful passage of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act
1984 - Washington D.C., U.S.
LeBron James-Birth
Sunday Dec 30, 1984 - Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Nintendo-NES launched in North America
1984 - Kyoto, Japan