Here are the answers for modern times:

1.Walter Mondale
2. Farmers to call attention to struggling farms.
3. A recession

4. AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)

5. Osama bin Laden
6. Social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter
7. Climate change and global warming
8. Amazon and online shopping
9. Elon Musk and SpaceX
10. Black Lives Matter movement