One of the most fascinating "What if?" scenarios in U.S. political history occurred during the 1980 presidential election, when Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford considered a co-presidency.

THE '80S
The MCU is known for setting up future films in the end credits, but in the case of these genre movies, their end credit Easter eggs amounted to a whole lot of nothing.
Thirty-five years after Indiana Jones made his big-screen debut, Disney recently announced that both Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford have officially signed up for a fifth Indiana Jones film.
What began as director George Miller's ambitious action film about a solitary cop on a mission to take down a violent biker gang has evolved into the 'Mad Max' series—a post-apocalyptic sensory overload of a franchise.
For those who feel the need ... the need to read. Here are some fast facts about the film 'Top Gun.'
Patrick Duffy swore his oil tycoon character was gone for good. Nearly doubling his salary changed his mind.
When 'Dallas' debuted in 1978, the world wasn’t quite ready for the nighttime soap opera. The first season consisted of a five-hour mini-series, and the second season expanded into 24 episodes; both seasons had low ratings.
From the mid to late 1980s, the most ubiquitous road sign didn’t advise you to stop, obey the speed limit, or be mindful of crossing deer. Instead, it was diamond-shaped, used a black-on-yellow color scheme, and came with a stern warning for nearby driver
In late 1982, Samantha Smith—a 10-year-old from Maine—wrote a short letter to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov that made a huge impact.
The Apple Collection: Proof that innovative product design and a keen fashion sense don't always go hand-in-hand.
In 1983, Jim Henson unleashed a new kind of family entertainment on the world with 'Fraggle Rock'. Here are 17 things you might not know about the beloved series and its cast of characters.
Here are 13 fascinating facts about the movie that gave Nicolas Cage his first starring role.
Today, comic book movies are ubiquitous. But these comic book superheroes might never have made the move from the page to the screen if it weren't for the success of Richard Donner’s 'Superman: The Movie' (1978).
Musicians aren’t the only entertainers who like to flex their performing muscles; actors occasionally can’t resist the lure of regular MTV rotation.
It was no mystery to movie-goers when this 1985 movie about a board game flopped at the box office. But time has been kind to “Clue,” and you can discover more fun facts about the cult classic here.
For anyone living in the New York metropolitan area throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Crazy Eddie was inescapable.
Here's the story of how a box office dud ended up selling over three million copies of its soundtrack, and spawning a sequel.
John Hughes' original teen movie is officially twice as old as its protagonist. Here are some facts about 'Sixteen Candles.'
How Valerie Vomit, Julius Sneezer, and the rest of the gang enraged parents, offended everyone, and made more money off of boogers than Kleenex.
If you were tuned in to a television anytime between 1978 and 1986, you were likely exposed to the phenomenon that was NBC’s 'Diff’rent Strokes.'
On March 10, 1982, a certain facet of people were bracing for a series of global disasters—earthquakes, tidal waves, and violent storms—that they believed would be caused by an alignment of all nine planets.
The only thing we can't definitively answer about this beloved '80s sitcom is who's the boss. (Though Alyssa Milano has a guess.)
By February 1986, John Hughes had established himself as the king of teen movies with hits like 'Sixteen Candles,' 'Weird Science,' and 'The Breakfast Club.' Then came 'Pretty in Pink.'
When Atari released their video game adaptation of 'E.T. The Extraterrestrial' in 1982, they thought it would buoy their brand and help them compete with the growing home computer market.