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Nigel Mansell's Formula 1 title challenge gained momentum during the summer of 1986 as the Williams driver scored Grand Prix victories in Canada, France and Britain.

The 1986 Grand Prix season saw Williams, McLaren, Lotus and Benetton all win Formula 1 races

The 1986 F1 World Championship was decided in Adelaide, where Mansell came tantalisingly close to winning his first Grand Prix title.

Alain Prost and McLaren started 1986 as defending champions. The main threat to their Formula 1 title came from Williams.

Grand Prix racing lost a well respected driver in May, 1986. Elio De Angelis was killed driving a Brabham Formula 1 car.

As the Grand Prix season neared its conclusion it seemed increasingly unlikely that anyone would catch Williams driver Nigel Mansell.

With the 106th World Series set to begin on October 23, Suite 101 Baseball takes a look at the ten greatest games in Fall Classic History.

A sudden explosion of carbon dioxide under pressure caused Lake Nyos in Africa to emit a lethal gas that asphyxiated all living organisms within a 15-mile radius.

Freshman center "Never Nervous" Pervis Ellison guided Louisville to the second NCAA title in school history by knocking off Duke 72-69.

The 1986 New York Mets were poised to become the Next Great New York Baseball Dynasty. So why did they end up a One Hit Wonder?

Diego Maradona got some help from a higher power as he guided Argentina to their second World Cup triumph in eight years by beating West Germany 3-2 in the final.

Wallis Simpson, a twice-married American won the heart of the British monarch King Edward VII. His desire to marry 'the woman I love' caused a constitutional crisis.

Immortals exist in secret, and they battle one another through the centuries until only a few remain and are drawn together for the final battle - the Gathering

There are few movies in 80's with a better cast of young stars than Top Gun, but a quick look at the movie's title track "Danger Zone" will reveal an interesting pairing

His U.S. owners regretted selling him, but it was too late for Ferdinand. The 1986 Derby champ was "disposed of" in Japan after serving unsuccessfully at stud.

"Papa Don't Preach," "Take My Breath Away," "the Final Countdown" and "Kiss" are just some of the best 80's songs of 1986.

Finnish Raikkonen's dramatic last-minute F1 title win has closed the chapter in a season that stunningly resembled the events of 1986.

The 1986 Boston Red Sox World Series defeat remains the worst in baseball history. There is virtually no chance that any team will ever suffer a more agonizing loss.

The turbo era, the arrival of Senna, the loss of Bellof and McLaren dominance. The 1980s was a thrilling but turbulent decade in Formula 1 history.

Florida collected its first NCAA crown in school history by knocking off UCLA 73-57 and setting up a historic basketball-football double.

Argentina believes it has found a solution to its current problems in the 2010 World Cup qualification campaign. The answer is one word - Maradona.

Roger Clemens pitched for Boston from 1984-1996. Most of his awards were achieved as a member of the Boston Red Sox and his best seasons were with the Sox.

A culturally based world view and fear of death are important components of Terror Management Theory

Although these best films from the late 1980s did not leave as rich a legacy as other decades, the Academy did select some good, if not great, movies.

Michael Douglas won a well deserved Oscar for his portrayal of ultra rich businessman Gordon Gekko. Charlie Sheen played an eager and money hungry trader named Bud Fox.

Henri Toivonen's name is revered by rally fans the world over. His brief but brilliant career assured his place in rallying history.

Michael Keaton's recent 16mm indie Game 6 is, as cast and crew admit, a film fueled by love of the story.

Today, New Zealand exists has a sovereign state, yet the date when it became a sovereign nation has long me disputed between 1857, 1907, 1947 and 1987.

During the 1980s, female pop music groups including Pointer Sisters, Bangles, Go-Go's and Bananarama sang catchy pop music songs but scored only 3 top 10 hits.

Traditional Bengali culture contains a rich tapestry of musical genres. These range from plaintive folk melody to lyrical boatmen songs and the songs of mystics.

It's been more than twenty years since Leann Hunley appeared on the popular daytime soap "Days of Our Lives as Anna DiMera. What has she been up to since then?

Detroit and St. Louis entered the 1968 World Series with two outstanding pitchers. The Tigers had 31-game winner Denny McLain. The Cards' Bob Gibson won Game One.

Three outstanding Kentucky Derby champions from the 1980s were fillies Genuine Risk (1980) and Winning Colors (1988), and Alysheba (1987), who won after throat surgery.

North Carolina collected its fourth NCAA crown with an exciting 75-70 victory over Illinois to give coach Roy Williams his first championship.

Alexandre Daigle may be the poster boy for bad draft picks amoung NHL fans, but there has been more high draft picks that did nothing than you think.

The National Hockey League was founded in Canada and most of the players were born there. Yet no Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup since the 1992-1993 season.

This article brings together football history's greatest mistakes and a fantasy team of bullies, thugs, junkies and alcoholics to rival any team previously assembled.

Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has welcomed the appointment of Argentine football icon Diego Maradona to the position of national team manager.

German star Lothar Matthäus re-wrote the record books in winning the Euro1980 and 1990 World Cup but has had less success as coach.

Masters Tournament tickets are a rare find for good reason. Augusta National Golf Club has been a grand stage for some of the most dramatic moments in golf history.

It took 21 years for Red Sox fans to forgive Bill Buckner for 1986 World Series loss, yet Phllies fans embraced Mitch Williams after 1993 World Series collapse

In 2004, the Red Sox broke an 86-year "curse." In 2005, the White Sox ended a 99-year dry spell. Going into the postseason, the Cubs seemed like their turn was next.

Boston has the best ballpark, the best hitter ever, and the greatest player who ever lived. But there are many more reasons to love the Red Sox.

From Coach Bo Rein, to three former teammates killed in accidents, bizarre circumstances have shrouded LSU's history and left a legacy of sobering misfortune

Over the past twenty years, many have tried to adapt Watchmen into a blockbuster but most have failed. Will it be worth the wait?

In the history of Thoroughbred Horse of the Year awards, few fillies have won the honor. Will the 2008 season of the giant female Zenyatta loom over Curlin?

Voice of Les Shadoks dead at age 83.

Felix Magath's coaching career had plenty of highlights - starting as emergency man and going to doubles winner to Wolfsburg magician to Schalke hope.

Rapidly climbing the '80s pop music charts, bold voices of women soloists like Pat Benatar, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner and Sade won over millions of fans worldwide.

Since 1986 Uruguay's Ley de Caducidad, an "expiry" law, has protected members of Uruguay's military. October 2009 elections and the Supreme Court may change that.