
2003 marked the 70th anniversary of U.S.News & World Report. The following is a selection of images from the 1980s that represent national and world events as reported by U.S. News and offer a snapshot view of the magazine's history.

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The July 1 income-tax cut looks safer than ever. Top House Democrats are growing convinced that repealing the reduction at this late stage would jeopardize the fragile economic recovery and set them up for a pasting by angry voters in 1984.
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This gallery from our photo archive offers an inside look at the Reagan presidency.
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The following photographs were taken by U.S.News & World Report photographers throughout the 1980s.
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Despite a world of wars, terrorist actions, and assassination attempts, the 1980s brought about world-changing events, which culminated in the end of the Cold War and communism throughout eastern Europe. U.S.News & World Report followed these changes throughout the decade as seen in this selection of covers.
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