Remember When: 1986

President Ronald Regan renamed the Strategic Defense Initiative STAR WARS!

Oprah Winfrey hits national television

A scandal involving the US, Iran, and Nicaragua and guns became known as the "Iran-Contra Scandal"

The Challenger space shuttle explodes 74 seconds after take off

X rated videos of starlet Traci Lords were pulled from shelves when it became known was only sixteen when they were made

Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight Boxing Champion at age 20

The Sega Master System was introduced

The Meese Commission urges stringent action against the pornography industry. They also put pressure on on conveinence stores to remove Playboy, Penthouse, and Hustler magazines from their shelves

Ivan Boesky agreed to pay $100million in fines stemming from insider trading charges

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New TV shows:

ALF and Pee Wee's Playhouse