Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” tops the Charts as many identify with the song and the movie .
Ten pygmy elephants, a rare species, were found dead after being apparently poisoned in a reserve in Malaysia. They were not believed to be killed by poachers as they did not have their tusks removed nor were there any gunshot wounds found on the animals
The fast food chain Taco Bell begins an advertising campaign defending the beef it uses in its food after being sued over the alleged use of additives and false advertising. A class-action lawsuit against the company accused Taco Bell of selling food labeled as meat when it only contained 35% beef. The company countered that the beef products they use contain 88% beef and are inspected by the USDA.
A bomb exploded at an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Alabama just days after the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize abortions within the United States.
Brenda Spencer only 16 years old at the time kills two men and wounds nine children as they enter the Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego.
According to one source, Spencer had blamed the killings she had done on the fact that it was Monday, and that she did not like Mondays. She was known for other violent behavior as well, such as repeatedly shooting BB guns at the windows of this school (Grover Cleveland elementary school).
She was sentenced to 25 years in prison for her crime, and she was denied parole four times. This violent incident brought upon by Monday blues was recounted in a song called “I Don’t Like Mondays” by a group called “The Boomtown Rats”.
Dense fog brings road, rail and air transport in many parts of England and Wales to a virtual standstill.
