- Stonewashed jeans are introduced, so is Bud Lite.
- Michael Jackson's hair catches fire during the shooting of a Pepsi commercial.
- Run DMC are the first rap group to have a certified gold album.
- Vanessa Williams becomes first black Miss America. A title taken away after nude photos of her in Penthouse.
- Fashionable foods: iced cappuccinos, wine coolers, sushi, bagel dogs, and Tofutti.
- "Where's The Beef!?" takes the country by storm... So does spandex and cocaine.
- Apple computer releases the Macintosh personal computer.
- Gandhi is assassinated.
- Regan re-elected in landslide election.
- On TV: Cheers, Family Ties, Cosby, Magnum PI, Dallas, Dynasty.
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