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The CNN Original Series "The Eighties" explores this totally rad decade and its cultural, political, and technological impact on today.
THE A-TEAM -- Pictured: (l-r) George Peppard as John 'Hannibal' Smith, Mr. T as B.A. Baracus (Photo by NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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Can you name these ’80s theme songs? 1:47
Billy Mitchell sits in his office at Metro Wrapz, in Hollywood, Florida, where he is developing custom arcade game covers.
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Meet the ‘Neil Armstrong’ of Pac-Man
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Kids vs. ’80s cassette player 2:04
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Kids vs. ’80s video games 1:26
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Atari 2600+ review: Gaming like it’s 1977 again
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Watch CNN’s 1981 coverage of Space Shuttle Columbia launch 3:21
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CNN Original Series: The Eighties Trailer 0:30
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Ronald Reagan’s famous words: ‘Tear down this wall’ 1:22
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1989: How CNN covered fall of Berlin Wall 2:34
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1986: Space Shuttle Challenger explosion 6:18
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Mobile phones, ’80s style 0:49
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The birth of the U.S. shuttle program 1:18
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Remembering Nancy Reagan 1:35
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1989: How CNN covered fall of Berlin Wall 2:34
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Dancer recreates epic ’80s performances 2:07
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This is the most insane ’80s car of all time 2:30
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David Lee Roth without Van Halen (1986 interview) 9:33
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A quest to name all things after Reagan 2:22
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actor Mike Farrell attends a screening of Sundance Channel's "The Red Road" at The Bronson Caves at Griffith Park on February 24, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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Looking back on ‘M*A*S*H’ with ‘B.J. Honeycutt’ 5:14
A 1935 portrait of American actor Ronald Reagan in a yellow t-shirt standing next to a black horse holding its reins.
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Ronald Reagan’s amnesty legacy 1:58
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Rebirth of the Rubik’s Cube 1:56