Diego Maradona against England and lifting the trophy Photos: Getty Images; design: Eamonn Dalton This is the 13th in a series by The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World Cup.

As one reporter later recounted of Balloonfest '86: “It was like almost a volcano when it went off" Bettmann Archive/Getty Balloonfest '86 promised to raise publicity for the still-rebounding city of ...

Series EE savings bonds issued in 1986 will pay 4% until they hit final maturity during various months in 2016. Look at the top right corner of the savings bond to find the issue date. More than 12.5 ...

William Smith is a freelance writer currently living in the Midwest with his wife and daughter, where he spends too much time watching movies and then writing about them. He doesn't read your hurtful ...

It was one of the most tense and terrifying times in our country. It was like the tremulous gloom of wartime, our elders said. February 1986 was turbulent and stressful. Because he could no longer run ...

1986 was the best year in movie history. It just was, and this list will prove it. And before you get mad and start firing off angry missives in the comment section, remember, we're just having fun ...

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. Recently, David Plotz spoke with historian David Greenberg about his new book, John Lewis: A Life. They dug into ...

Mitch Gaylord first thrilled the world in 1984 when he led the United States Olympic gymnastics team to its Gold Medal victory. In addition to being the first American Gymnast in history to score a ...

I know banking, I was a teller at 20, and a shylock at 40. Some things should not be owned privately; they should be SOCIALIZED. These include things like highways, ports, courts, fire departments, ...

Mitch Gaylord is a perfect 10… literally! Exactly 40 years ago (on July 31,1984), the American icon became the first gymnast in U.S. history to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics, leading the U.S. men ...

Jeremy was last seen in a car with a man who would later be convicted of an unrelated murder National Center for missing and expoited children Jeremy Bright was visiting a beloved county fair in ...

The American space shuttle, Challenger, explodes on 28 January 1986, killing all seven astronauts on board. The five men and two women were just over a minute into their flight from Cape Canaveral in ...