Turner, Ted
Turner, Tina
Tyler, Anne
Tyson, Mike
Ueberroth, Peter
Valenzuela, Fernando
Vangelis
Washington, Harold
Watson, Tom
Watt, James G.
Weaver, Sigourney
Weinberger, Caspar
White, Ryan
Williams, Robin
Williams, Vanessa L.
Wilson, August
Winfrey, Oprah
Wright, Jim
Yankovic, Weird Al
Politics & Government
Abscam
Atwater, Lee
Bennett, William
Bentsen, Lloyd
Bork, Robert H.
Bourassa, Robert
Bush, George H. W.
Canada Act of 1982
Canada-United States Free Trade
Agreement
Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms
Chrétien, Jean
Claiborne, Harry E.
Conch Republic
Congressional page sex scandal of
1983
Conservatism in U.S. politics
Dukakis, Michael
Elections in Canada
Elections in the United States,
midterm
Elections in the United States, 1980
Elections in the United States, 1984
Elections in the United States, 1988
Ferraro, Geraldine
Flag burning
Food Security Act of 1985
Gender gap in voting
Haig, Alexander
Hart, Gary
Horton, William
Iran-Contra affair
Jackson, Jesse
Just Say No campaign
Kirkpatrick, Jeane
Koop, C. Everett
LaRouche, Lyndon
Lévesque, René
Liberalism in U.S. politics
Meech Lake Accord
Meese, Edwin, III
Mondale, Walter
Moral Majority
Mulroney, Brian
National Anthem Act of 1980
National Energy Program
North, Oliver
O’Connor, Sandra Day
O’Neill, Tip
Poindexter, John
Quayle, Dan
Quebec English sign ban
Quebec referendum of 1980
Reagan, Nancy
Reagan, Ronald
Reagan assassination attempt
Reagan Democrats
Reagan Revolution
Regan, Donald
Rehnquist, William H.
Robertson, Pat
Sauvé, Jeanne
Scandals
Schreyer, Edward
Schroeder, Pat
Shultz, George P.
Social Security reform
Spotted owl controversy
Statue of Liberty restoration and
centennial
Sununu, John H.
Supreme Court decisions
Tanner ’88
Tower Commission
Trudeau, Pierre
Turner, John
U.S. Senate bombing
Washington, Harold
Weinberger, Caspar
Wright, JimPopular Culture
Aerobics
Airplane!
Auel, Jean M.
Baby Jessica rescueBack to the Future
Bloom County
Brat Pack in acting
Brat Pack in literature
Break dancing
Breakfast Club, The
Cabbage Patch Kids
Comedians
Comic strips
Dallas
Dance, popular
Diets
Dynasty
Empire Strikes Back, The
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Fads
Fashions and clothing
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Flashdance
Food trends
Gallagher
General Hospital
Generation X
Ghostbusters
Hairstyles
Hands Across America
Herman, Pee-Wee
Hip-hop and rap
Hobbies and recreation
Home shopping channels
Home video rentals
Infomercials
Keillor, Garrison
King, Stephen
Knoxville World’s Fair
Leg warmers
Louisiana World Exposition
Married... with Children
Martial arts
Max Headroom
Miami Vice
Mommy track
Mr. T
MTV
Mullet
Music
New Coke
Pac-Man
Peller, Clara
Photography
Pop music
Power dressing
Preppies
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