Summer Olympic Games the first athlete to ever win the distance double twice. Following the Soviet Union's 1979 invasion of Afghanistan, 66 nations, including the United States, Canada, West Germany, and Japan, boycotted the 1980 games held in Moscow. Eighty nations were represented at the Moscow Games – the smallest number since 1956. The boycott contributed to the 1980 Games being a less publicised and less competitive affair, which was dominated by the host country. In 1984 the Soviet Union and 13 Soviet allies reciprocated by boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Romania, notably, was one of the nations in the
The Reagan Diaries The Reagan Diaries The Reagan Diaries is a published version of diaries written by President Ronald Reagan while in the White House. The book was edited by Douglas Brinkley. For eight years as President, Ronald Reagan kept daily entries in his diary. He was one of the most prolific diarists of all the Presidents of the U.S. An edited version of the diaries reached #1 on the "New York Times" Bestseller List. Ronald Reagan was one of five American Presidents to have kept a consistent diary as President, and the only one to do so each day, never neglecting an