What Was Going On In Sports, Pop Culture Last Time Brewers Reached World Series?

It's been a minute. For the first time since 1982, the Milwaukee Brewers are going to the World Series, as they knocked off the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2026 National League Championship Series. A lot was different in 1982, not just in MLB, but in the sports world and society as a whole. With that in mind, here's what was happening in MLB, sports and pop culture the last time the Brewers were in the World Series (1982):