May 19, 2026
The year wasβ¦
1985βοΈ Law & Justice
Most Likely to Get Caught With Contraband: A New Jersey high schooler's purse search led the Supreme Court to rule that school officials only need reasonable suspicion, not probable causeβmaking locker checks a whole lot easier.
π Power & Headlines
Most Likely to Reform the System: This Soviet leader with a distinctive forehead birthmark took power and introduced glasnost and perestroika, kicking off reforms that would eventually reshape the entire Eastern Bloc.
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party
Learn more on Wikipedia βπ Science & Space
Best Deep-Sea Discovery: Robert Ballard and his crew found the most famous shipwreck in history resting 12,500 feet down in the North Atlantic, ending decades of mystery about its final resting place.
π΅ Top of the Charts
Most Star-Studded Recording Session: Forty-five music legends from Michael Jackson to Cyndi Lauper crowded into a studio to harmonize about famine relief, creating the charity single that united pop, rock, and soul for a cause.
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