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New York immigrants

New figures show massive increase in immigration into New York.

• 14 mins

National Football League strike 1982

A pay dispute over NFL television rights, and an overview of the sport.

• 15 mins

Jobless are main elections issue

Reagan woos the farmers but unemployment remains main election isue.

• 14 mins

Reaganomics 'a gimmick'

Nobel Prize winner labels Reagan's economic plans as 'a gimmick'.

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Mid-term elections

Mid-term elections leave Reagan without back-up.

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Vietnam veterans' memorial, 1982

Poignant memorial to Vietnam vets is unveiled in Washington.

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Voting for equal rights

Loss of Equal Rights Act blamed for anti-Reagan voting.

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Airline cartel claim

Law suit claims airlines fixed transatlantic prices.

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Kennedy quits presidential bid

Senator Kennedy bows out of next presidential election.

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Congress vote on MX missile

More research funding agreed for MX missile.

• 14 mins

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930

The protectionist Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.

• 15 mins

The Dull Men's Club, 1982

Founder of Dull Men's Club claims it's OK to be boring.

• 14 mins

China's spoilt brats

China's 'one child' rule leads to spoilt only children.

• 14 mins

Puerto Rican bombing in NY

New York bombs came from Puerto Rican terrorist group.

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Satellite communication

Global communication using the new satellite technology.

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Florida's changing fortunes

Tourist numbers to Florida fall as holiday money gets tight.

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Reagan u-turn on economy

Reagan says government must help economy in State of the Union address.

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Fear of appeasement, 1983

Appeasement fears are stumbling block to arms control.

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China-US relations

Relations between US and China depend on where you're viewing from.

• 14 mins

Who's next for President?

Looking ahead to the next race for the White House.

• 14 mins

Financial crisis of 1933

The 1933 financial crisis that led to a closure of all American banks.

• 15 mins

Queen Elizabeth and Pope John Paul II

Queen Elizbeth's trip to California and the Pope's visit to Central America.

• 15 mins

Reagan being Reagan again

President begins to move back to his original right-wing ground.

• 14 mins

The Squeal Rule

Goverment proposal to tell parents of contraceptive use in minors.

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Reagan's 'Star Wars' speech

President Reagan proposes a space-based missile platform.

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Intelligent computers

Looking forward to intelligent computers.

• 14 mins

Chicago's first black mayor

Democrat Harold Washington is elected Chicago's first black mayor.

• 14 mins

Slimmer social security

President signs new bill aimed at slimming down social security costs.

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El Salvador crisis

President ponders assistance for embattled El Salvador.

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Literacy rates falling

National commission finds literacy rates are falling across the US.

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