1. Challenger Explosion - Dude at school was going from class to class to tell them about it - no one believed him. (Regane addresses it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt4wDBoZtEY)

2. Reagan Being Shot - I was 10 and he was the president. It was pop culture - involving Jodie foster, Taxi Driver/etc. On TV for weeks.

3. The Day After tv movie and aftermath - That movie was WILD and it influenced Reagan to sign the SALT treaty. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-flashback-1983-day-terrified-919007

4. Iran Hostage Crisis - Another event I saw on TV everyday for months.

5. Muhammad Ali saves that dude from committing suicide; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFCH9QdMd2Y