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Originally an American actor and politician, became the 40th President of the United States serving from 1981 to 1989.
Musician who became known as the "King of Pop."
Visual art created in public locations, usually unsanctioned artwork executed outside of the context of traditional art venues.
A 1985 film about five high school students who meet in Saturday detention and discover that they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Baggy casual pants of lightweight fabric often with an elastic or drawstring at the waist and the cuffs.
Was launched by NASA on April 12, 1981.
Was invented in 1981 including the Apple II.
The concept of a world-wide network of interconnected networks.
Became a useful technique in forensic science allowing to know identify who did a crime.
Reagan launched this sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system in order to prevent missile attacks from other countries, specifically the Soviet Union.
The United States supplied weapons to Iran in hopes of securing the release of American hostages held in Lebanon.
The economic policies of Ronald Reagan, associated especially with the reduction of taxes and the promotion of unrestricted free-market activity.
A baby boomer with a college education, a well-paying job and expensive taste.
A populist conservative movement that enjoyed unprecedented growth in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992.
Arcade game developed by Namco and first released in Japan in May 1980.
Nuclear reactor explosion at nuclear power plant in Ukraine on April 26, 1986.
Elected as the U.S. President in 1988 after defeating Michael Dukakis.
Torn down at the end of the Cold War in 1989.
Broadcast music video interpretations of popular songs, beginning in 1981 with the prophetic Buggles tune "Video Killed the Radio Star."

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