November 6, 1984 — Ronald Reagan is re-elected President
The 1984 United States presidential election was a victory lap for Reagan, and he achieved the greatest electoral college majority...
November 24, 2014
The Complete History
December 3, 1984 — The Union Carbide plant at Bhopal explodes
The Bhopal disaster (also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy) is the worst industrial catastrophe in the history of...
November 19, 2014
April 4, 1985 — “Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future” premieres
To this day, there has never been anything quite like Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future. Set in the...
November 17, 2014
September 28, 1985 — Essendon defeats Hawthorn in the VFL Grand Final
As if they were only warming up the previous year, Essendon were never in doubt all day in the 1985...
November 14, 2014
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March 31, 1986 — Fishing of the Atlantic Striped Bass is made illegal
Under the terms of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act of 1984, it became possible for duly appointed local authorities...
November 9, 2014
April 15, 1986 — The US bombs Libya
In the 1980s, the two most insecure men in the world were Ronald Reagan and Muammar Qaddafi, both of whom...
November 4, 2014
July 26, 1986 — Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” reaches #1 on the US charts
1986’s “So” was Peter Gabriel’s fourth solo album, and the first one not to be self-titled – and it’s possible...
October 29, 2014
October 25, 1986 — Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet reaches #1 on the US album chart
Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet represents the high water mark of the Eighties hair metal craze. Bon Jovi were different...
October 24, 2014
June 30, 1987 — “Children in Darkness” is published
While it had been rumoured in certain circles for years that child prostitution was alive in well in South East...
October 9, 2014
November 26, 1987 — Madonna serves Sean Penn with divorce papers at Thanksgiving
Some relationships have an expiry date from the very start – the marriage of Sean Penn and Madonna was one...
October 4, 2014
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