Video: 'TV Land's Top 10 - Cheers Thanksgiving Food Fight.mp4'
(Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, 1986, 9:00-9:30 p.m. EST) — The gang gathers at Carla’s house for a Thanksgiving dinner of frozen turkey and overdone peas on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV sitcom series Cheers. Continue reading ‘Thanksgiving Orphans’ episode airs on ‘Cheers’ 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1986)
Video: 'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home' trailer
(Wednesday, November 26, 1986, 10:00 a.m. EST) — To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales as Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the fourth feature film based on Star Trek, was released today in U.S. theaters, including Loew’s State 1 theater in New York City.
Directed by Leonard Nimoy, the film starred William Shatner, Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig and Nichelle Nichols.
Video: 'Moonlighting s03e07 Atomic Shakespeare'
(Tuesday, November 25, 1986, 9:00 p.m. EST) — A boy hoping to watch Moonlighting but forced to study Shakespeare instead daydreams about the cast performing their own version of The Taming of the Shrew on tonight’s episode of the CBS sitcom series Moonlighting.
In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode #48 on its list of “TV’s Top 100 Episodes of All Time.”
Video: 'President Reagan's Press Briefing in the Press Room, November 25, 1986'
(Tuesday, November 25, 1986, 12:05 p.m. EST; during the Iran–Contra affair) — U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announced today that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Continue reading Iran arms payment found illegally diverted to Nicaraguan Contras 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1986)
(Saturday, November 22, 1986) — “Human” by The Human League peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, November 22, 1986) — “I Want to Make the World Turn Around” by Steve Miller Band peaked at #97 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, November 15, 1986) — “True Blue” by Madonna peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks.
(Saturday, November 15, 1986) — “Take Me Home Tonight” by Eddie Money (with Ronnie Spector) peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'President Reagan's Address to the Nation on the Iran-Contra Controversy, November 13, 1986'
(Thursday, November 13, 1986, 8:01 p.m. EST; during the Iran–Contra affair) — U.S. President Ronald Reagan, under intense domestic and international criticism, tonight defended what he called his “secret diplomatic initiative to Iran” and vigorously denied that the United States had sought to exchange weapons for American hostages in Lebanon. Continue reading President Reagan admits arms deal, but denies weapons were ransom 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1986)
Video: 'Hoosiers' trailer
(Monday, November 10, 1986, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Hoosiers, a sports film about a troubled coach who enlists the town drunk to turn a high school basketball team into winners, premiered tonight at the Circle Theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana. Continue reading ‘Hoosiers’ premieres in Indianapolis 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1986)
