P153 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                                 * 5 November - 800 miners end their  strike and return to work.  * 6 November - United States  presidential election, 1984: Ronald  Reagan defeats Walter F. Mondale with  59% of the popular vote, the highest  since Richard Nixon's 61% popular vote  victory in 1972. Reagan carries 49  states in the electoral college;  Mondale wins only his home state of  Minnesota by a mere 3,761 vote margin  and the District of Columbia.  * 9 November - Cesar Chavez delivers  his speech, "What The Future Holds For  Farm Workers And Hispanics", at the  Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End