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Breakdancing Featured at 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Ceremony

Breakdancing is featured in the opening ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the most visible international platform the art form has received, signaling hip-hop culture's emergence from the Bronx to global consciousness while exposing Black American youth culture to the world.

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  1. July 28, 1984
    Breakdancing Featured at 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Ceremony

    Breakdancing is featured in the opening ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the most visible international platform the art form has received, signaling hip-hop culture's emergence from the Bronx to global consciousness while exposing Black American youth culture to the world.

  2. July 6, 1984
    The Jacksons Embark on Record-Breaking Victory Tour

    The Jacksons launch their Victory Tour, which becomes one of the highest-grossing concert tours in history to that point, earning over $75 million. The tour generates controversy as well as celebration due to high ticket prices and Michael Jackson's complicated relationship with his family's commercial enterprise.