1980s

PEOPLE

Tony Gwynn was one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, whose story was the fulfillment of a childhood dream and a lifelong devotion to the game.

THINGS

“I don't think of kids as a lower form of the human species.” —John HughesWithout John Hughes, we wouldn’t have such coming of age classics as The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, nor...

PEOPLE

As his vice president for eight years, I learned more from Ronald Reagan than from anyone I encountered in all my years of public life.-  George H.W. BushThat's high praise from a President. Having a...

EDITORIAL

Get ready to YouTube Madonna's MTV Awards performance of "Vogue" and Annie Lennox's "Walking on Broken Glass" and see the light, people!

HISTORY

Originally released in the 80s, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” has become a yuletide classic—but there’s a disturbing reason why some have spoken out against the charitable anthem.

THINGS

The 1980s were a pivotal time period that began to change the course of the world. Now, as things come around, we can look back and see how influential this decade was, from the fun...



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