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World Series Champions: New York Mets
Superbowl XX Champions: Chicago Bears
NBA Champions: Boston Celtics
Stanley Cup Champs: Montreal Canadiens
U.S. Open Golf Ray Floyd
U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Ivan Lendl/Martina Navratilova
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Boris Becker/Marina Navratilova
NCAA Football Champions: Penn State
NCAA Basketball Champions: Louisville
Kentucky Derby: Ferdinand
World Cup (Soccer): Argentina
Sports Hero:  
The Hotties: Christie Brinkley, Elle Macpherson
The Heartthrob(s):  
"The Quote" "With heart, faith and steel. In the end there can only be one" - Sean Connery in Highlander
Miss America: Susan Akin (Meridian, MS)
Miss USA: Christy Fichtner (Texas)
The Scandal:

Iran-Contra: Several members of the Reagan Administration helped sell arms to Iran, a known enemy of the United States, and used the proceeds to fund the Contras, an anti-communist guerrilla organization in Nicaragua.

The USSR's Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant reactor # 4 had a mishap, giving radiation poisoning to an estimated 500,000 to 6,000,000 people.

There was that whole Richard Gere (or Jerry Penacoli) & the gerbil rumour --- not true in case you weren't sure.

Bobby Ewing came out of the shower, alive. The prior season of Dallas had been a dream.
Nerd News:  
The Habit:  
1st appearances & 1986's Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents: Real Ghostbusters action figures, My Pet Monster, Panini Football stickers, Outburst, Balderdash
Best Film Oscar Winner: Platoon
The Big Movies:
(according to boxofficemojo)		 1. Top Gun
2. Crocodile Dundee
3. Platoon
4. The Karate Kid Part II
5. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
6. Back To School
7. Aliens
8. The Golden Child
9. Ruthless People
10. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986 Billboard
Number One Songs

December 21, 1985 - January 17, 1986:
Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie

January 18 - February 14:
That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder

February 15 - February 28:
How Will I Know - Whitney Houston

March 1 - March 14:
Kyrie - Mr. Mister

March 15 - March 21:
Sara - Starship

March 22 - March 28:
These Dreams - Heart

March 29 - April 18:
Rock Me Amadeus - Falco

April 19 - May 2:
Kiss - Prince

May 3 - May 9:
Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer

May 10 - May 16:
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys

May 17 - June 6:
Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston

June 7 - June 13:
Live to Tell - Madonna

June 14 - July 4:
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald

July 5 - July 11:
There'll Be Sad Songs (to Make You Cry) - Billy Ocean

July 12 - July 18:
Holding Back the Years - Simply Red

July 19 - July 25:
Invisible Touch - Genesis

July 26 - August 1:
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel

August 2 - August 15:
Glory of Love - Peter Cetera

August 16 - August 29:
Papa Don't Preach - Madonna

August 30 - September 5:
Higher Love - Steve Winwood

September 6 - September 12:
Venus - Bananarama

September 13 - September 19:
Take My Breath Away - Berlin

September 20 - October 10:
Stuck with You Huey Lewis & the News

October 11 - October 24:
When I Think of You - Janet Jackson

October 25 - November 7:
True Colors - Cyndi Lauper

November 8 - November 21:
Amanda - Boston

November 22 - November 28:
Human - Human League

November 29 - December 5:
You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi

December 6 - December 12:
The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera featuring Amy Grant

December 13 - December 19:
The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & the Range

December 20, 1986 - January 16, 1987:
Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles



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