This month, the Hyundai Motor Company is celebrating a huge milestone – 25 years in Canada. As a result, many people at Hyundai are looking back at the events that occurred two-and-a-half decades ago. Here are some of the important events that happened right around the same time that Hyundai was creating a presence in our neighbors to the north.
• Tom Brokaw became the lead anchor for the NBC Nightly News in September of 1983.
• Vanessa Williams was the first African-American woman to win the Miss America Pageant.
• Richard Noble sets the new record for land speed at more than 633 miles per hour in Nevada.
• The Baltimore Orioles won their third World Championship after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in five games.
• Microsoft Word was first released.
• Ronald Reagan signs a bill that makes Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a federal holiday.
• Jesse Jackson announced that he would run for the president of the United States.
• Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video premiers on TV.
• Return of the Jedi and Flashdance are huge hits at the movie theaters.
• McDonald’s creates the McNugget.
• Country singer Carrie Underwood was born.
As you can see, Hyundai cars in Canada shares a celebration with many other important events. And from the way the automaker is succeeding in Canada and throughout the world, they might just enjoy another 25 years or more!
