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Argentina bailed out
Emergency package helps Argentine avoid default on loans.
Holiday in San Francisco
Cooke visits San Francisco, his honeymoon destination during the Alcatraz mutiny of 1946.
No school prayers
School prayers amendment fails to win Senate approval.
'Where's the beef?'
Ad campaign slogan becomes a political statement.
Smiley Ratliff's escape bid, 1984
American millionaire Smiley Ratliff tries to buy Pacific island to get away from it all.
John Glenn and the presidency
Senator John Glenn tries for the Democrat nomination in the presidential race.
Americanisms
Translating American words across the Atlantic, how English language changes over time.
Chernenko is Soviet leader, 1984
Soviets choose 72-year-old Chernenko as their new leader.
Reagan wants second term
Reagan announces his intention to run again for president.
Do Russians want Reagan out?
Would the Russians prefer to see a Democrat in the White House this year?
