publication date: Thursday, June 20, 2013 (part of Summer 2013)

category: Crime

clue: Subway won't hire him for any promotional appearances, but the NRA might.

explanation: Goetz controversially shot five men on a subway when he thought they were trying to mug him. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Steve Dunn

Nineteen Eighty-Four: Get in your time machine and head back to the heart of the 1980s, when Ronald Reagan lived in the White House, Dynasty and Dallas ruled the airwaves, and these five newsmakers made headlines that captured the public fascination.

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