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Three decades ago, the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger was one of the biggest stories of the year.

But that year also saw hearings in the Iran-Contra affair, the re-opening of the Statue of Liberty after a long renovation, the fall of President Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines, and the crash of Aeromexico Flight 498 above Los Angeles.

Photographers were also busy documenting the lives of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Halle Berry, Mike Tyson, and many others. Take a step into a visual time capsule now, for a brief look at the year 1986.

The singer Boy George poses with Mr. T. during the filming of an episode of the television show “The A-Team” on January 8, 1986.

A rare sight at London's Heathrow Airport on January 21, 1986: The entire British Concorde fleet in one picture. The occasion was the 10-year anniversary of British Concorde flight service, which began in 1976.

Arnold Schwarzenegger poses with his bride Maria Shriver following their wedding ceremony in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on April 25, 1986.

President Ronald Reagan at his desk in the Oval Office.

The first runner-up Halle Berry of Ohio (left) stands beside Christy Fichtner of Dallas, Texas, as Fichtner is named the 1986 Miss USA winner in Miami, Florida, on May 21, 1986.

Steve Wozniak, creator of Apple's first computer, sits by the new Apple IIgs in Cupertino, California, on September 16, 1986.

Princess Diana stands in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace on July 23, 1986, as guests gather to say farewell to the Duke and Duchess of York in the carriage enclosure behind the window. The Duke and Duchess of York were married that morning.

The crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger. All seven members of the crew were killed when the shuttle exploded during launch on January 28, 1986.

The space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after lifting off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 28, 1986.

Performers on the first episode of “The Late Show” pose with star Joan Rivers on October 9, 1986. From left: Elton John, Joan Rivers, Cher, and Pee Wee Herman.

The British actor Ian McKellen, in costume at the Ahmanson Theatre, appearing in “Wild Honey” in Los Angeles, on October 17, 1986.

A picture taken on May 20, 1986, in New York shows the Statue of Liberty and the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in the background.

The First Lady Nancy Reagan is joined by Kristeen Reft, 9, of Kodiak Island, Alaska, left, and Laurence Honore, 17, of Herdville, France, in the crown of the Statue of Liberty, on July 5, 1986.

Sean Penn and his wife, Madonna, stop to chat with reporters prior to the screening of Penn's new movie “At Close Range,” on April 17, 1986.

A black path runs through the Cerritos, California neighborhood in this August 31, 1986 photo, after a midair collision between an AeroMexico DC-9 and a small twin-engine plane.

Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver North, is sworn in on December 9, 1986, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on arms sales to Iran and diversion of profits to Nicaraguan Contra rebels.

The opposition presidential candidate Corazon Aquino waves from the podium as thousands of supporters cheer during a campaign rally in downtown Manila, Philippines, on January 27, 1986.

Hundreds of Filipinos storm the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday, February 25, 1986, after the resignation and departure of President Ferdinand Marcos.

The Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (center) holds hands with Cuban president Fidel Castro (right) and Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega, during a summit, on September 4, 1986, in Harare, Zimbabwe.

The Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (center) holds hands with Cuban president Fidel Castro (right) and Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega, during a summit, on September 4, 1986, in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Mike Tyson knocks down Trevor Berbick on November 22, 1986. It took Tyson two rounds to become, at age 20, the youngest heavyweight champion ever.

Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas in 1986.

Afghan girls wave to a convoy of Soviet armored personnel vehicles in Kabul, on October 17, 1986, as Red Army units returned to the Soviet Union.

The French high wire artist Philippe Petit takes a walk along the railing of one of the World Trade Center Towers in New York City on July 14, 1986.

Donald Trump (right) poses with New York City’s Park Commissioner Henry Stern holding a pair of ice skates that are intended for use at the Wollman Skating Rink Central Park in New York, August 7, 1986.

Lionel Richie, Sheila E., Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross sing ‘We are the World’ at the close of the American Music Awards on Monday, January 28, 1986, in Los Angeles.

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher stands in a British tank during a visit to British forces in Fallingbostel, some 120 kilometers (70 miles) south of Hamburg, Germany, on September 17, 1986.