Handmaid’s Tale, The
Hawkins, Yusef
Homelessness
Homosexuality and gay rights
Horton, William
Howard Beach incident
Hustler Magazine v. Falwell
Immigration Reform and Control
Act of 1986
Immigration to Canada
Immigration to the United States
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of
1988
Jewish Americans
Just Say No campaign
Latinos
Live Aid
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act
of 1987
Marriage and divorce
Martin Luther King Day
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
Miami Riot of 1980
Military ban on homosexuals
Minorities in Canada
Missing and runaway children
Mommy track
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
(MADD)
MOVE
Nation of Yahweh
National Minimum Drinking Age Act
of 1984
Native Americans
Political correctness
Pornography
Prozac
Psychology
Racial discrimination
Rape
Roberts v. United States Jaycees
Sexual harassment
Skinheads and neo-Nazis
Spotted owl controversy
Third Wave, The
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Thompson v. Oklahoma
Toronto bathhouse raids of 1981
Tort reform movement
USA for Africa
Wall Street
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
Welfare
Williams, Vanessa L.
Women in the workforce
Women’s rightsSports
Arena Football League
Baseball
Baseball strike of 1981
Basketball
Bird, Larry
Boitano, Brian
Boxing
Brett, George
Decker, Mary
Elway, John
Football
Gibson, Kirk
Golf
Goodwill Games of 1986
Gretzky, Wayne
Griffith-Joyner, Florence
Hershiser, Orel
Hockey
Holmes, Larry
Jackson, Bo
Johnson, Magic
Lemieux, Mario
LeMond, Greg
Leonard, Sugar Ray
Lewis, Carl
Louganis, Greg
McEnroe, John
Miracle on Ice
Montana, Joe
Navratilova, Martina
Olympic boycotts
Olympic Games of 1980
Olympic Games of 1984
Olympic Games of 1988
Play, the
Retton, Mary Lou
Rice, Jerry
Rose, Pete
Ryan, Nolan
SkyDome
Soccer
Sports
Taylor, Lawrence
Tennis
Thomas, Isiah
Turner, Ted
Tyson, Mike
Valenzuela, Fernando
Watson, Tom
Wave, theTelevision
Bakker, Jim and Tammy Faye
Brokaw, Tom
Cable television
Cagney and Lacey
Cheers
Children’s television
CNN
Colorization of black-and-white films
Comedians
Cosby Show, The
Craft, Christine
Dallas
Day After, The
Designing Women
Dynasty
Facts of Life, The
Falwell, Jerry
Family Ties
Fox, Michael J.
FOX network
General Hospital
Golden Girls, The
Hill Street Blues
Home shopping channels
Infomercials
Jennings, Peter
L.A. Law
Letterman, David
Magnum, P.I.
Married... with Children
M*A*S*Hseries finale
Miami Vice
Miniseries
Moonlighting
MTV
Murphy, Eddie
Murray, Bill
Music videos
Network anchors
Pauley, Jane
Rather, Dan
Rivera, Geraldo
St. Elsewhere
Sitcoms
Soap operas
Star Search
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Tabloid television
Talk shows
Tanner ’88
Televangelism
Television
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