Take a glimpse of 1984 in review! Wow, this should bring back some good (and bad) memories, including Mrs. Fisher's class?
A Few News Events of 1984
1/1 -- The court-ordered reorganization of AT&T into seven independent regional telephone companies takes place.
1/3 -- Captured U.S. navy pilot Robert Goodman is released by Syria following a personal appeal by the Rev. Jesse Jackson to Syrian President al-Assad.
1/17 -- The U.S, Supreme Court rules 5-4 that it is legal to record television broadcasts with a videocassette recorder.
1/19 -- The U.S. lifts economic sanctions which it had placed on Poland following the imposition of martial law in that country in December 1981.
1/25 -- Jesse Jackson hurts his chances of winning the Democratic presidential nomination by referring to New York City as 'Hymietown' during a breakfast with a Washington Post reporter.
2/9 -- Soviet leader Yuri Andropov dies after 15 months as general secretary and is replaced by Konstantin Chernenko.
2/11 -- The 40-month old war between Iran and Iraq escalates as Iran launches a major offensive; 500,000 troops are engaged in battle.
3/13 -- After winning primaries in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont, Democratic presidential contender Gary Hart wins six Super Tuesday contests.
3/20 -- A Soviet tanker hits mine off the coast of Nicaragua, and it is discovered that the CIA had assisted rebels in mining the country's harbors.
3/30 -- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous premieres and becomes one of the most popular television programs of the decade.
4/1 -- Soul singer Marvin Gaye is shot to death during an altercation with his father.
5/1 -- President Reagan concludes a 6-day visit to China during which the two nations formalize agreements on cultural exchange and economic development.
6/18 -- Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA album reaches the Billboard Top Ten, where it will remain for 84 weeks.
Top 10 Songs of 1984
Prince: When Doves Cry
Tina Turner: What's Love Got To Do With It
Culture Club: Karma Chameleon
Lionel Richie: Hello
Phil Collins: Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
Yes: Owner Of A Lonely Heart
Van Halen: Jump
Kenny Loggins: Footloose
Daryl Hall & John Oates: Out Of Touch
Cyndi Lauper: Time After Time
80's Fashions in Review
To recall the fashions we wore during our years in high school, please visit my favorite website: http://www.excitementmachine.org/jc/. This website is actual images from a 1980's J.C. Pennies catalog. What a riot!
You might be a child of the 80's if...
STAR WARS opens, you are still in the single digit years, and you think the creatures are WAY cool.
You know, by heart, the words to any 'Weird' Al Yankovic song.
Songs by Debbie Gibson still haunt you to this day.
You remember the days when 'safe sex' meant 'my parents are gone for the weekend!'
You remember 'Friday Night Videos' before the days of MTV.
While in high school, you and all your friends discussed elaborate plans to get together again at the end of the century and play '1999' by Prince over and over again.
You've ever conversationally used the phrase 'Jane, you ignorant slut'.
Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you actually learned the English language.
You ever dressed to emulate a person you saw in either a Duran Duran, Madonna, or Cyndi Lauper video.
The phrase 'Where's the beef?' still doubles you over with laughter.
Your hair, at some point in time in the 80's, became something which can only be described by the phrase 'I was experimenting'.
Going to keg parties no longer involves hiding out in the woods when the cops show up.
You ever wanted to be gagged with a spoon.
You remember trying to guess the episode of the Brady Bunch from the first scene.
You spent endless nights dreaming about being the Bionic Woman or Wonder Woman or the Six Million Dollar Man.
You had ringside seats for Luke and Laura's wedding (on General Hospital).
You owned a Jordache anything, or you remember when Jordache jeans were cool.
You actually know who Rick Springfield is.
You learned to swim about the same time Jaws came out and still carry the emotional scars to this day.
