Growing up in the 80's - Relive events, songs and T.V. memories right here

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POLITICS and HISTORY

• The world's worst nuclear accident takes place when a reactor blows up at Chernobyl
• Power Station US warplanes bomb Libya
• New Zealand refuses to admit nuclear warships into port- the US and Australia suspend the ANZUS alliance
• Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are married and become the Duke and Duchess of York
• Space Shuttle Challenger explodes after take-off

MUSIC

• Bizzare Love Triangle by New Order True
• Blue by Madonna
• Paradise City by Guns'n'Roses
• Peter Gunn by Art of Noise
• Happy Hour by the HouseMartins
• Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera make their debut

TV and at the MOVIES

• Sledge Hammer hammed up the LAPD
• Paul Hogan was the Crocodile Dundee
• Howard the Duck just plain old sucked
• Meryl Streep was Out of Africa with Robert Redford
• Bette Midler and Danny DeVito were Ruthless People
• A kooky cat eating critter from outer space, Alf, became an instant craze
• Valerie briefly streaked across our screens

People that Died in 1986

• The Challenger Crew
• Cary Grant (b.1925) American actor
• James Cagney (b.1940) American actor
• Desi Arnez (b.1915) American actor
• L. Ron Hubbard (b.1911) Science Fiction writer
• Benny Goodman (b.1909) American bandleader
• Ted Knight (b. ) American actor
• Donna Reed (b.1921) American actress
• Wallis Simpson (b.1896) Duchess of Windsor