I still stick pins in my Ralph Nader doll every night. A major event, that may come later on your list, is the Tylenol tampering in the '80s. As a consequence we now have safety seals on peanut butter, tamper bands on milk and live with general fear and paranoia. None of that deregulation would have been possible without the breakup. The U.S. Postal Service strike gave postal employees greater benefits than other federal employees, who generally have a higher level of education.
Higher education is what usually commands a higher pay level.
It was the worst chemical accident ever. The worst U.S. environmental disaster. It led to largest U.S. environmental fine and cleanup. I think the fax machine is way overrated. I remember many of these events rather vividly, especially the crash of '87.