Ten Years Ago This Month
General Electric buys the parent company of NBC, giving Dave Letterman
fodder for almost another decade of Big Corporate Jokes.
Nancy Reagan replaces the White House dog again.
Ronald Reagan reveals that his dream cabinet would consist of
Secretary of State John Wayne, Defense Secretary Clint Eastwood, and
Treasury Secretary Jack Benny.
Culture Card
 | Michael Jackson | Rushed from a New York rehersal to the hospital after collapsing -- Witnesses said he looked "sheet-white" and "gaunt". This leave Insanity wondering what was out of the ordinary. |
| NetScape | Sell at $130 per share after Goldman and Sachs put it on the preferred list -- not bad for a company with a 3-page prospectus that says "don't invest here!" |
| 60 Minutes | Refyses to name names because the CIA doesn't want them to. You're slipping, guys... |
