INDIANAPOLIS -- In 1981, Bruce Springsteen rocked Market Square Arena on March 5 after "The Boss" postponed his February concert.
But a far more serious event rocked the city and the nation that same month -- the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan on March 30.
There was talk of postponing that evening's NCAA Championship basketball game between Indiana University and North Carolina. But the game went on, and the Hoosiers won their fourth title.
With the game in the rear-view mirror, attention turned to racing, but nobody knew just how controversial the 65th Indianapolis 500 would become.
Bobby Unser was on the pole, looking for his third 500 win.
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