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The little girl from Maine who desires world peace is cast into a maze of Cold War politics.
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How Dallas and Dynasty rule primetime television in the 1980s.
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Rumors surround the mysterious murder of Vicki Morgan, and some involve the White House.
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During a fateful few days in 1983, 241 Marines lose their lives in Beirut, and American troops invade Grenada.
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The story of the American auto industry's fight for survival as imported cars become ever more popular.
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How E.T. and other blockbuster films restore the luster to Hollywood in the 1980s.
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A scandal early in Ronald Reagan's first term has some questioning the president's integrity.
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Examines the phenomenal success and power of televangelists -- and how some fall from glory.
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Though relatively few in number, the Yuppies have a lasting impact on American society.
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The triumphs and travails of the maverick American automaker.
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The daring 1980 attempt to rescue American hostages held in Iran.
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Product tampering in the Chicago area leads to seven deaths and terrifies the entire nation.
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Reviews the meteoric careers of a group of young actors who take Hollywood by storm in the 1980s.
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A look at the crisis on the American farm in the Eighties, and how some celebrities try to help.
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A terrifying example of the many terrorist acts that took place during the decade.
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The story of Baby Fae is also the story of the amazing medical advances that occur in the 1980s.
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A tale of high adventure beneath the sea, and one of the most exciting finds of the decade.
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A meltdown at the Russian power plant causes many to question the world's growing reliance on nuclear energy.
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The Statue of Liberty is refurbished in time for the spectacular 1986 Fourth of July festivities in New York City.
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The air traffic controllers force a showdown with the Reagan White House in 1981.
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Reviews the rise and fall of Ivan Boesky and Michael Milkin.
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She erupts in 1980, and it's one of the worst volcanic disasters in American history.
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Examines how the music video changes forever the way we look at music.
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The court-ordered breakup of AT&T has a lasting effect on the American telecommunications industry.
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Bernhard Goetz becomes the focus of a national debate on crime when he takes the law into his own hands.
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It is one of the decade's most ambitious charity extravaganzas, but how much good does it really do?
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In 1986 the U.S. conducts a raid on Libya to quell a rising tide of terrorism.
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Examines the fitness craze that swept America in the 1980s.
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A vicious crime that never happened, and American race relations reach a low point.
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Relates the events surrounding the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in March, 1981.
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An oil tanker runs aground off Alaska, causing one of the worst ecological disasters in American history.
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The American hockey team pulls off a miracle at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
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Great Britain and Argentina clash over islands in the South Atlantic, and the U.S. is caught in the middle.
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Reagan's choice of Robert Bork to sit on the Supreme Court triggers a battle in America's culture wars.
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A new killer disease leads to a contagion of fear and loathing in America during the Eighties.
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A city in Iceland becomes the setting for one of the most remarkable superpower summits of the Cold War.
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A sex scandal destroys Gary Hart's bid for the presidency in 1987.
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A workers' movement challenges Communist hegemony in Poland and sends shockwaves around the world.
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In the 1980s, computers begin to revolutionize the way we live.
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The murders of two dozen black children result in a massive crime investigation.
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The Reagan administration supports Nicaraguan rebels as part of its effort to fight Communist expansion.
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Record-breaking hurricanes, droughts and tornados batter the U.S. during the 1980s.
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Examines the cause and effects of the single worst day in Wall Street history: October 19, 1987.
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Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale makes history by picking a woman to be his running mate in 1984.
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A Cold War crisis erupts when the Soviets shoot down a Korean airliner.
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Authorities wage a decade-long campaign against the scourge of cocaine.
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American support for rebels who resist the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan takes many forms.
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Hits like Cats and A Chorus Line make the 1980s good years for Broadway.
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Trivial Pursuit and Rubik's Cube are just some of the games people play in the Eighties.
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Foreign competition and a changing economy makes life harder for those in America's industrial heartland.
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A historic presidential visit to the USSR in 1988 is a harbinger of the Cold War's end.
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Lady Di and the heir to the British throne are married in the wedding of the decade.
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Celebrities like John Belushi and Richard Pryor learn that life in the fast lane can lead to tragedy.
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The apartheid policies of South Africa trigger worldwide condemnation.
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Glamorous and sexy, and sometimes gaudy and rad, fashion in the 1980s was certainly distinctive.
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A routine diplomatic visit to a German military cemetery creates a political crisis for President Reagan.
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The plight of displaced persons grabs America's attention in the 1980s
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The United States and Iran fight an undeclared naval war in the Persian Gulf.
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The explosive Connors-McEnroe rivalry enlivens pro tennis in the early '80s.
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The presidential campaign of 1988 ushered in a new era of dirty politics.
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