In what’s now become a yearly tradition every December, I’m back ranking #1 hits from topical anniversary dates. This winter we’ll be doing 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015, and I’ll be ranking every ...

A new documentary delves into how the 1985 Chicago Bears turned a cheeky rap video into a pop-culture phenomenon—and helped unite a city on the cusp of a championship run. Long before NFL players ...

Don Pierson called 1985 the “most memorable season” not just for the Chicago Bears, but for any NFL team. The personalities, the injuries, the swagger, the statistics — all of the season’s highs and ...

Blind Date was a British dating game show produced by London Weekend Television. An unscreened pilot was made with comic Duncan Norvelle as presenter but it was eventually hosted by Cilla Black, who ...

Copy Cats was a British television comedy impressions sketch programme produced by LWT for ITV from 30 November 1985 to 5 December 1987. It was a revival of the quickfire sketch format of 1970s show ...

A 1985 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 with red interior, manual transmission, original paint, full records, and rare Japan pedigree makes this a standout survivor. Clean, low-mileage Nissan Z-cars from the ’80s ...

A set of previously unreleased live recordings captures the Minneapolis hardcore trio at peak ferocity. It’s a welcome corrective to the tinny production of their studio albums. Save this story Save ...

The eighties were a transitional period for Detroit. America was still licking its wounds after the Malaise malady, but beneath the polyester and the power ballads, something was stirring. Engineers ...

It has been more than a century since the Titanic sank in the icy waters of the North Atlantic. But the discovery of the ship itself is a much more recent chapter in history, one written by a team of ...

In the mood for some killer tunes from 1985? That was a pretty successful year for pop and rock music, and more than a few enduring hits made it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart and our ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Forty years ago, on November 4, 1985, a flood devastated the Roanoke Valley. The remnants of Hurricane Juan dumped more than six inches of rain in just 24 hours, causing the Roanoke ...