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1988: James Brown's strangest interview?
On April 4, 1988, James Brown appeared on CNN and gave what might be his strangest interview ever.
1989: How CNN covered fall of Berlin Wall
Go inside CNN's coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989:
David Lee Roth without Van Halen (1986 interview)
In July 1986, David Lee Roth talked to CNN's Larry King about releasing his first solo album without Van Halen called "Eat Them and Smile."
1986: Oliver North and the Iran-Contra scandal
This November 1986 CNN report by the late John Holliman looks at the different views of Oliver North, who was at the center of the Iran-Contra scandal:
Donald Trump in 1987: 'I don't want to be president'
In a September 2, 1987, interview with CNN's Larry King, Donald Trump says he has no interest in being president and explains why he took out an ad ripping the George H.W. Bush administration. (corrected)
1989: Zsa Zsa details cop slap incident
Showbiz legend Zsa Zsa Gabor talks to Larry King about being charged with slapping a Beverly Hills police officer.
1987: Chernobyl ghost town
This 1987 CNN report goes inside a village still abandoned a year after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster:
1982: Cyanide confirmed in Tylenol pills
CNN's Jeff Flock provides the latest details on the Tylenol deaths in Chicago in this September 30, 1982 report:
1989: Exxon Valdez tanker spill
CNN reports on the March 24, 1989 Exxon Valdez tanker spill off the coast of Alaska:
1986: Space Shuttle Challenger explosion
From the CNN archive: Go behind the scenes and watch how CNN covered the 1986 explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
