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You recall the 80s? >> yes. a little bit. we take you back the big stories the laughs and the tears would bring it all back from 1981. there is so much to talk about. it is such a fun show to do. >> in particular what stands out we go over the movies and the pop-culture stuff. we go over the politics and there was a lot of stuff that was happening. we need to go back and look at the 80s. inflation was low.

Stockpiling and the shelves were bare. >> much of nothing. >> its like a soviet store during 1981. horrible. >> not a lot. pretty much all the produce is gone. there is peppers, artichokes, about it. >> very little meat. and whatever is in there, is super high priced, and extreme little produce, kind of scary. >> john: fox news alert and harsh reality even if leaders on the left admit it, shoppers stunned by the situation on store shelves but the inability to fill up your cart is only the beginn...

To the historical commitment on part of republicans to pass voting rights. i think we need to add a bit of historical nuance. even those trump thurman supported the voting rights, and even though ronald reagan supported it, ronald reagan in 1981, supported voting rights act with the stipulation that he wanted to eat some of the requirements. reagan, although he signed -- embraced the voting rights act, he foreshadowed the shelby decision. opening the door for where we are now. i want to be more ...

Airport. >> you have to understand what has happened here. the cold spring has been unleashed after 30 years. look, all of us have been fired upon. >> according to local police, at least 18 security officers were killed along with dozens of protesters as officials in kazakhstan declared a two week state of emergency. the unrest started over rising fuel prices at the end of 2021. but 12 amid broader frustration about government corruption. now the eu, the united states, and neighboring russia are...

Has served as a hub for backpackers for decades. bangkok—based author of lonely planet thailand guidebook joe cummings reminisces how significant the station has been for nostalgic tourists and train travellers. when i heard about this place closing, it was just... of all the things that have changed, this was the first one that to me felt personal. i started doing the lonely planet guide in 1981. i just thought the place was amazing. i think it was the first overnight train trip id ever taken...

She was positive and she wasnt the sharpest knife in the drawer, but she wasnt dumb. she was just terminally naive. >> reporter: off screen white married three times. she called her third husband, tv host allen ludden, the love of her life. they were together almost 20 years before ludden died of stomach cancer in 1981. >> and you never remarried. >> nope. when youve had the best, who needs the rest. >> reporter: a devoted pet lover, white was a longtime advocate for animal welfare. she called t...

♪ one whod watch over me ♪ >> reporter: on the mary tyler moore show, stealing performances was supposed to be a small and insignificant role to the americas happiest homemaker. >> it means ive been smiling for 11 years. >> reporter: the beloved golden girls. in a land of romantic comedies, lived a love story for the ages, meaning allen on game show password. >> the password tonight is. >> home. will you take me home? >> i certainly will. >> reporter: his death with cancer in 1981, never rem...

Excited. i am a graduate of morehouse. i am delighted you had the president of morehouse college on and happy new year and the like. so, yeah, so i think president biden made a great point with regards to the historical commitment on the part of republicans to pass voting rights. we need to add a little historical nuance. even though strom thurmond supported the voting rights act and ronald reagan supported the voting rights act as well, ronald reagan in 1981 supported the voting rights act with...

Masculinity. >> her second signature role was on the beloved series "the golden girls" as the comical rose my land. >> and they attacked chickens. >> i dont care about chickens, rose. she didnt call me chicken, she called me peacock. >> you look more like a chicken when youre angry, your neck sticks out. >> with "the golden girls" i got to play with those silly ladies every week and i loved rose . she wasnt the sharpest knife in the door but she wasnt done, she was just terminally naive. >> repo...

In the capital, bridgetown. roland butcher was born in barbados and moved to england when he was 13. he became the countrys first ever black test cricketer. fellow wrote a poem to me, really outlining what a shame it was to have picked a black man for england and so forth and so forth. and the other one was from a west indian fellow, who saw this selection as going back to the days of slavery. exploitation all over again. hes invited me for a knockabout on the beach. rolands debut was against th...