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Presidential elections.SeeElections
in the United States, 1980;
Elections in the United States,
1984; Elections in the United
States, 1988
Prince............... 778
Prozac............... 780
Psychology............ 781
Public Enemy........... 783

Quayle, Dan........... 785
Quebec English sign ban.... 787

Quebec referendum of

1980.............. 788

Racial discrimination...... 790

Radon............... 791

Raging Bull............ 793

Raiders of the Lost Ark....... 795

Rambo.............. 796

Ramirez, Richard.SeeNight

Stalker case

Rap.SeeHip-hop and rap

Rape............... 797

Rather, Dan............ 798

Reagan, Nancy.......... 799

Reagan, Ronald......... 801

Reagan assassination

attempt............ 805

Reagan Democrats........ 807

Reagan Doctrine......... 808

Reagan Revolution........ 809

Reaganomics........... 809

Reagan’s “Evil Empire”

speech............. 813

Volume III

Complete List of Contents.... xlix

Recessions............ 815
Recreation.SeeHobbies and
recreation
Regan, Donald.......... 816
Rehnquist, William H....... 817
Religion and spirituality in
Canada............ 818
Religion and spirituality in the
United States......... 819
R.E.M................ 822
Retton, Mary Lou........ 823
Reykjavik Summit........ 824
Rice, Jerry............ 826
Richie, Lionel.......... 827
Richler, Mordecai........ 828
Ride, Sally............. 829
Rivera, Geraldo.......... 830
Roberts v. United States Jaycees... 831
Robertson, Pat.......... 832
RoboCop.............. 833
Robots.............. 834
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame... 834
Rock music, women in.SeeWomen
in rock music
Rose, Pete............. 837
Run-D.M.C............. 838
Runaway children.SeeMissing and
runaway children
Ryan, Nolan........... 839

S&L crisis.SeeSavings and loan
(S&L) crisis
St. Elsewhere............ 841
San Ysidro McDonald’s
massacre............ 842

Sauvé, Jeanne........... 843

Savings and loan (S&L)

crisis.............. 844

Scandals............. 846

Schnabel, Julian......... 848

School vouchers debate..... 849

Schreyer, Edward......... 852

Schroeder, Pat.......... 852

Schwarzenegger, Arnold..... 854

Science and technology..... 855

Science-fiction films....... 859

Scorsese, Martin......... 863

SDI.SeeStrategic Defense

Initiative (SDI)

Senate bombing.SeeU.S. Senate

bombing

Sequels.............. 864

SETI Institute........... 866

sex, lies, and videotape....... 867

Sexual harassment........ 868

Shamrock Summit........ 870

Shepard, Sam........... 871

Shields, Brooke.......... 872

Shultz, George P.......... 873

Simmons, Richard........ 874

Sioux City plane crash...... 874

Sitcoms.............. 876

Skinheads and neo-Nazis.... 878

SkyDome............. 879

Slang and slogans........ 880

Slogans.SeeSlang and slogans

Smith, Samantha......... 882

Smoking and tobacco...... 884

Soap operas............ 885

Soccer............... 887

Social Security reform...... 889

Soviet Union and North

America............ 891

Space exploration........ 894

Space shuttle program...... 896

Special effects.......... 901

Spielberg, Steven......... 903

Spirituality.SeeReligion and

spirituality in Canada; Religion

and spirituality in the United

States

Sports............... 904

Spotted owl controversy..... 908

Springsteen, Bruce........ 909

Standards and accountability

in education.......... 911

Star Search............. 912

Star Trek: The Next

Generation........... 913

“Star Wars” defense system.See

Strategic Defense Initiative

(SDI)

Starbucks............. 914

Stark, USS.SeeUSSStark

incident

Statue of Liberty restoration

and centennial........ 915

Stealth fighter.......... 918

Steel, Danielle.......... 919

Sting............... 920

Stock market crash.SeeBlack

Monday stock market crash

Stockton massacre........ 921

Stone, Oliver........... 922

Strategic Defense Initiative

(SDI)............. 923

Streep, Meryl........... 925

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