In 1985, World Wrestling Entertainment (then known as the World Wrestling Federation, or WWF) was all over the pop culture landscape. Promoter Vince McMahon's bold plan to take the once-regional WWE ...
Yeah, Rick Camp hit a homer and Keith Hernandez hit for the cycle. But a lot of other interesting things happened in the epic Mets-Braves game on July 4 (and 5), 1985. As we mark the anniversary of ...
In 1985 workers and students protested and struck against worsening living conditions and greater repression, in particular the imposition of Sharia and conflict in the south. The Sudan has a history ...
A decade is really a decade when you hit the middle years. The beginning of any decade still bears some resemblance to the one before it. And the end years are beginning to dovetail into the next set ...
Stuck between the '70s and '90s, literally and figuratively, the '80s reached its midpoint in a melting pot of styles: rock, pop, metal, new wave, alternative, soul, dance and more. As selected by the ...
Big, strong, violent tornadoes don't happen that often around here. That all changed on May 31, 1985. At the time, the National Severe Storms Forecast Center noted that the atmosphere was ready for an ...
It started in 1983 with WarGames. By 1984, Revenge of the Nerds and The Last Starfighter confirmed it. By the summer of 1985, it was undeniable: Real Genius, Weird Science, My Science Project, ...
In 1989, the psychologist John Hayes proposed a theory of creativity he called the “ten-year rule.” Analyzing seventy-six classical musicians, Hayes found that they achieved their creative ...
In 1985, Yen Tan takes us back to a time when being gay was a mark of shame in conservative Texas, if anybody knew, and families were no sure haven for the persecuted. If this sounds like ancient ...
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