We’ll Always Have the 80’s

Remember the tradition of asking your classmates and friends to sign your yearbook? No one really knew what to write. So, we relied upon things that happened that year and stood out at the time. Reading through them years later made it seem like a time capsule of that particular year.

VOTE: 80 Essential Hits From The ’80s

This is my list of the “we’ll always have” events and debuts for each Senior Class through the 80’s:

Class of 1980
Olympic Hockey Gold – Post It Notes and John Lennon.
Class of 1981
Diana & Charles-The Space Shuttle and Ronald Reagan.
Class of 1982
Thriller-David Letterman and E.T.
Class of 1983
Mario Bros.- Swatch Watches and Microsoft Word.
Class of 1984
Band Aid – The Macintosh Computer and the MTV VMA’s
Class of 1985
New Coke- Nintendo and Live Aid.
Class of 1986
Oprah Winfrey-Hands Across America and the Phantom of the Opera.
Class of 1987
The Simpsons-Prozac and Fox Broadcasting.
Class of 1988
Rain Man- Laser Eye Surgery and the Computer Virus.
Class of 1989
Tiananmen Square- Game Boy and the Berlin Wall.

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VOTE: 80 Essential Hits From The ’80s

Class of 1980

Class of 1981

Class of 1982

Class of 1983

Class of 1984

Class of 1985

Class of 1986

Class of 1987

Class of 1988

Class of 1989