Amy Brashear - The Incredible True Story of the Making of the Eve of Destruction

A list of “top Soviet nuclear targets” all over the United States of America.

A pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Arkansas. There is only one power plant in Arkansas, and we also have a silo. That means we’re a military target—a primary target—as in one that gets picked even in a “limited” nuclear war.

It was published in 1949 by George Orwell. He’s an English writer. We’re reading it in English class. We have to write our opinions on it every day. I’m having a hard time with it. Before what happened with my parents, I don’t think I cared if Big Brother was watching, but now—with the tiny town of Griffin Flat commenting on my family situation, I guess I’m more on the side of Winston Smith. Dana’s all, “I don’t get what the big deal is. Who wouldn’t want to be watched all the time? What do people have to hide?” But me? I think I don’t want people watching me, making me think a certain way. The rewriting history part? Well, that doesn’t sound half bad, given what’s happened to the Ratliff/Jennings family.

MTV stands for Music Television, which shows music videos. It launched in 1981. Trivia: “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles was the first music video ever shown.

Michael Jackson, Thriller , Epic, 1982. Zombies literally come to life.

A horror novel written by Stephen King. It was published in 1974. Seriously, it’s about high school and the struggles we girls go through and the revenge scenarios some of us imagine. Pretty smart for a guy who was writing about girls.

It’s a movie that came out in 1971 and starred Gene Wilder. It’s also a book but has a slightly different title, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . That’s by Roald Dahl and was published in 1964.

Prince and the Revolution, Warner Bros, 1984.

It’s a mail-order music club.

Hip-hop group from Queens, New York, consisting of Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell.

Hip-hop group from New Jersey consisting of Michael “Wonder Mike” Wright, Henry “Big Bank Hank” Jackson, and Guy “Master Gee” O’Brien. They are known for their 1979 hit “Rapper’s Delight , ” which is one of my favorites.

Hip-hop artist from Harlem, New York.

Hip-hop group consisting of DJ Grandmaster Flash and five rappers, Melle Mel, the Kidd Creole, Keith Cowboy, Mr. Ness/Scorpio, and Rahiem.

A song by Run-DMC. It was released in 1983 as a cassette single under Profile records. It was originally recorded by Kurtis Blow in 1980 for his self-titled debut album.

Whodini, Escape , Jive Records, 1984.

The metaphorical clock is maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. It all started back in 1947 as a way to predict how close the world is to global destruction. The original setting was seven minutes to midnight. Today it’s three minutes to midnight.

The tagline for Days of Our Lives, a soap opera on NBC .

A show on CBS that premiered this year.

An older government program that helped citizens in times of possible Soviet attack. They were responsible for the creation of duck-and-cover drills and the Bert the Turtle mascot, because you know when you see the flash, you’re supposed to duck and cover. My mom was told to hide under their desks in case of atomic attack, but today? We’re pretty much told not to bother. It was replaced by FEMA in 1979.

She-Hulk had her own comic books, but they were canceled in 1982. She became a minor character in other comics, including the Incredible Hulk. Two years ago, she was a member of the Avengers, and this year, she appeared in the April issue as a member of the Fantastic Four.

374-1 Blackwell, 347-2 Plummerville, 347-3 Hattieville, 374-4 Springfield, 374-5 Wooster, 374-6 Guy, 374-7 Damascus,* 374-8 Quitman, and 374-9 Pearson.

*On September 18–19, 1980, a Broken Arrow happened.

A 1983 major motion picture starring Matthew Broderick. David Lightman hacks War Operation Plan Response with the help of Jennifer, played by Ally Sheedy, and we as planet Earth almost went to DEFCON 1 and World War III.

A sci-fi movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It came out in 1982. It’s basically about a boy who befriends an alien and tries to get him home before the government kills them.

DEFCON 5: Normal Readiness. DEFCON 4: Above Normal Readiness. DEFCON 3: Air Force Ready to Mobilize in 15 Minutes. DEFCON 2: Armed Forces Ready to Deploy and Engage in Less than 6 Hours. DEFCON 1: Maximum Readiness.

Prince, 1999 , Warner Bros, 1982.

It’s a 1967 major motion picture drama starring Katharine Houghton, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn, and Spencer Tracy. In the film, a daughter brings home her black fiancé to meet her parents, who are white.

Alphaville, Forever Young , WEA, 1984.

40 Since 1952, it is regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. It helps stores get back in the black after being in the red all year.

Howard Hughes was an eccentric man, a recluse who wanted to be alone. He locked himself in a room for four months eating nothing but chocolate bars, drinking milk, and peeing in empty bottles. Oh, and he was obsessed with green peas.

American author who is famous for writing The Catcher in the Rye, published in 1951.

American author who is famous for writing To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960.

A magazine that was resurrected in February 1983.

Excerpt from Hamilton Stewart’s article, “Boudreaux Beauchamp, Obscure Author, ” Vanity Fair , January 1984.

The name of the secret informant who gave information to Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein that led to Watergate and the eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon.

A TV program that premiered in 1983 and was set around a musical group.

ABC soap opera set in Denver, Colorado. It premiered in 1981. It’s produced by Aaron Spelling and stars John Forsythe as oil magnate Blake Carrington; Linda Evans as his secretary/wife, Krystle; and Joan Collins as Blake’s ex-wife, Alexis.

Meaning to show how brave he was or how hard he was trying. Like how the Fonz wore swim trunks and his trademark leather jacket and literally jumped over a shark while on water skis. Two thumbs up. Ayyy. It was absurd because Fonzie already proved how brave he was by jumping over tons of barrels with his motorcycle in a previous episode. Honestly, I was only watching Happy Days because of how cute Ron Howard is. He has great thick red hair. Though I stopped watching when Ron left the show in 1980. The show was never the same again. It was canceled back in September.