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| Award Kissinger Kissinger, Henry Alfred |  |
| Awarded the Medal of Liberty |
| Composition of Madonna Madonna | |
| 7th June Madonna's "Live to Tell," single goes #1 |
| Composition of Moody Blues Visconti, Anthony | |
| Produces "The Other Side of Life" for the Moody Blues |
| Composition of Springstein Springstein, Bruce | |
| Releases "Live: 1975-1985", No 1 USAAlbum |
| Crisis Meese, Edwin | |
| 25th Nov Announces North diverted $30 Iran arms sales to Swiss accounts for Nicaraguan Contras |
| Death of Burton, Cliff Burton, Cliff | |
| 27th Sep Ljungby During the European leg of their Damage Inc. tour, Cliff Burton dies near Ljungby, Sweden when Metallica's tour bus skids off an icy road |
| Death of McAuliffe, Christa McAuliffe, Christa | |
| 28th Jan Cape Canaveral Death of Chris ta McAuliffe, on Challenger when it explodes 74 seconds after lift-off |
| Death of Simpson, Wallis Simpson, Wallis | |
| 24th April Death of Wallis Simpson |
| Election Clinton, William Jefferson Bill | |
| Arkansas Elected Governor of Arkansas |
| Government Reagan, Ronald Wilson | |
| Gulf of Sirte USAnaval forces enter the Gulf of Sirte which Libya had illegally claimed |
| Washington Provides $300 million for the AfghanMujahedeen |
| 7th Jan Washington Orders economic sanctions against Libya in retaliation for involvement in terrorism |
| 24th Mar Washington Libyan missiles are fired at USAaircraftin the Gulf of Sirte |
| 25th Mar Washington $20 million in military aid to Honduras is approved by Congress |
| 5th April Washington A bomb kills 2 USAservicemen in West Berlin, Libyan involvement is suspected |
| 8th April Requests permission from Margaret Thatcher to use USAaircraft in Britain to bomb Libya |
| 14th April A USAair strike is launched against Libya in retaliation for its acts of terrorism |
| 14th April Carried out by 16 F1-11s based in the UK on 5 terrorist targets |
| 6th Nov Reagan signs a Bill authorizing penalties for employers who hire illegal aliens |
| 12th Nov Washington Admits to the sales of arms to Iran |
| Joint Chiefs of Staff Rice, Condoleezza | |
| While an international affairs fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations , Rice serves as Special Assistant to the Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| Metallica Burton, Cliff | |
| 27th Sep Ljungby During the European leg of their Damage Inc. tour, Cliff Burton dies near Ljungby, Sweden when Metallica's tour bus skids off an icy road |
| Metallica Hammett, Kirk | |
| ..And Justice for All, the first studio album since Burton's death, was released, the album was a massive commercial success, reaching number 6 on The Billboard 200, their first album to reach the top 10 |
| When Ride the Lightning caught the attention of major labels, Metallica sign with Elektra Records, their first release with Elektra is Master of Puppets, which serves as their breakthrough album |
| Metallica Hetfield, James | |
| When Ride the Lightning caught the attention of major labels, Metallica sign with Elektra Records, their first release with Elektra is Master of Puppets, which serves as their breakthrough album |
| Metallica Newsted, Jason | |
| 28th Oct Jason Newsted, formerly of Arizona's Flotsam and Jetsam is asked to join, Newsted officially joins Metallica three weeks after Burton's funeral. |
| Metallica Newsted, Jason Curtis | |
| Founder Member of Metallica, bassist |
| Metallica Ulrich, Lars | |
| When Ride the Lightning caught the attention of major labels, Metallica sign with Elektra Records, their first release with Elektra is Master of Puppets, which serves as their breakthrough album |
| Military Aid Contras Reagan, Ronald Wilson | |
| 20th Mar Washington The Contra Aid Bill for $300 million for Nicaraguan rebels is rejected by Congress |
| Publication of Heller Heller, Joseph | |
| Publication of, "No Laughing Matter" |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Berry, Chuck | |
| 23rd Jan Chuck Berry is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Brown, James | |
| 23rd Jan James Brown is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Charles, Ray | |
| 23rd Jan Ray Charles is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cooke, Sam | |
| 23rd Jan Sam Cooke is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Domino, Fats | |
| 23rd Jan Fats Domino is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Holly, Buddy | |
| 23rd Jan Buddy Holly is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lewis, Jerry Lee | |
| 23rd Jan Jerry Lee Lewis is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Presley, Elvis Aaron | |
| 23rd Jan Elvis Presley is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Richhard, Little | |
| 23rd Jan Little Richard is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
| Scandal Meese, Edwin | |
| 20th Nov Initiates a review of the Iran Contra Affair on the orders of President Reagan |
| Scandal Poindexter, John | |
| 25th Nov Resigns after the discovery of the diversion of Iran arms sales funds to the Contras |
| 3rd Dec Refuses to testify before a Senate committee |
| Tour de France LeMond, Greg | |
| LeMond becomes the first American cyclist to win the race |
| US Open Navratilova, Martina | |
| Winner of the women's USAtennis open |
