Movies
A 1983 article about a naval flight school was the genesis of this Tom Cruise hit
Top Gun
Oh, what a feelin', when this artist hit No. 2 with "Dancing On the Ceiling"
Lionel Richie
Site of the most serious nuclear accident in history
Chernobyl
From 1983 to 1986 she was the permanent guest host of The Tonight Show
Joan Rivers
Boxer who won his first ever boxing title in the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship in November, becoming the youngest Heavyweight Champion in history
Mike Tyson
"This is my 9th sick day this semester. It's getting pretty tough coming up with new illnesses"
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
"I'm in trouble deep", Madonna tells her dad in this hit
"Papa Don't Preach"
Only 73 seconds into its flight, this space shuttle broke into pieces leading to the deaths of seven crew members
Challenger
In a 1986 unsold pilot he starred as cop Popeye Doyle; in 1987 he was Married... with Children
Ed O'Neill
Television ratings king in 1986, although Family Ties was not far behind
The Cosby Show
____ ____ Got Married
Peggy Sue
"Brass Monkey" & "No Sleep till Brooklyn" were songs on their hit debut album
The Beastie Boys
First case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is found in November; it is more commonly called by this name
Mad Cow Disease
Based on a Michael J. Fox movie, cartoon version debuted on TV in 1986
Teen Wolf
Her gown was cleaned in honor of her centennial
The Statue of Liberty
Oliver Stone received an Oscar for this Vietnam movie
Platoon
Sammy Hagar wailed, "Only time will tell if we stand the test of time" when he was this band's lead singer
Van Halen
This president of the Philippines goes into exile in Hawaii after 20 years of rule
Ferdinand Marcos
When this series debuted, NBC would not allow the main character (Gordon Shumway) to consume alcohol, despite being significantly older than 21, out of fears of presenting "a bad role model"
ALF
Last seen in the skies in 1986 & won't return until 2061
Halley's Comet
A girl named Andie and a boy named Steff are characters in this John Hughes film
Pretty In Pink
This "Miami Vice" star's single "Heartbeat" hit number 5 on the pop charts
Don Johnson
Winner of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico
Argentina
Martin Crane on Frasier, he won a Tony for featured actor in a drama for The House of Blue Leaves
John Mahoney
In 1986 he was People's Sexiest Man Alive; since 2003 has played Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Mark Harmon