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Which is your favorite decade?70's 80's or 90's |
axxxr Joined: Mar 21, 2003 Posts: > 500 From: Londinium PM, WWW
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I have to say my favorite decade is the 80's..It was a time in my life when i was growing up and having the time of my life.I cant say i enjoyed school back then but i did enjoy it to an extent.
The music in the 80's was just so new and fresh with artists like michael jackson-wham-tpau-boy george and many others.magical years i will never forget.share your 80's or any other favorite decade stories and experiences good or bad.
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Here are some 80's moments to refresh your memory
Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR, The US boycotts
Post-It Notes are introduced by 3-M
The first all news service started by Turner Cable Network begins
John Lennon is assassinated by Mark David Chapman
Brook Shields whispers, "You know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing." the ad was banned.
Ronald Reagan is elected, defeating Jimmy Carter, and takes credit for freeing the Iranian hostages in his innaugural speech.
Poland has massive strikes, eventually the unions become legal, censorship is lessened.
About 125,000 Cubans leave Cuba for America, most are criminals hand picked by Castro's men, only a few are relatives of those in America.
RU-486, the abortion pill is released in France.
The US Supreme Court allows patents on living organisms.
Mt. Saint Helens erupts, killing 60 people.
CNN is launched as the first all news network
ABSCAM, FBI agents pose as rich arabs and bribed politicians with cash for favors.
Richard Pryor gets badly burned trying to freebase cocaine.
Small pox is considered eradicated by the World Health Orginization.
Sadam Hussein launches war against Iran for close to a decade over oil rights.
Japan passes the US as the largest automaker
Bill Gates licenses MS-DOS to IBM, makes next to nothing on the deal. The pair buys the rights to a simple operating system manufactured by Seattle Computer Products and use it as a template. The money is made later from licensing it to third party clone makers.
SEPTEMBER 22, 1980 - Procter and Gamble Co. announces a recall of its Rely brand tampons when federal studies conclude their use increases chances of toxic shock syndrome.
Genetic Engineering of insulin began clinical trials.
US suspends grain sales to the Soviet Union in respond to their support of the war in Afghanistan.
President Carter attempted a helicopter rescue of the hostages in Iran, failing miserably.
US hockey team beat Russia for the gold in the Winter Olympics.
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haynesycop Joined: Mar 10, 2004 Posts: > 500 PM |
i was only born in 84 but i love 80's music, the music was just really great, alot better than the 70's althought 70's music is good too
my mums mad on the osmonds so i was kind of brought up on 70's and 80's music
spandau ballet, duran duran, culture club and wham are my favs |
Jezzaj Joined: Apr 16, 2003 Posts: 321 From: UK PM |
born in the 70's but love the 80's |
axxxr Joined: Mar 21, 2003 Posts: > 500 From: Londinium PM, WWW
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One of my fav band was wham..they were real trendsetters for there time..And George michael is still going strong.
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