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Time Capsule 1980s

By kshelm24

  • Toys

    1. Game Boy was released to North America on July 31, 1989. 2. The Nintendo Entertainment System costed $200 in the 1980s. 3. The Game and Watch was only produced from 1980-1991.

  • Fashion

    1. Parachute pants were Trousers with nylon pretty much 2. Tracksuits in the late 1980s were being replaced with shell suits, still made out of Nylon 3. Jelly shoes are made out of PVC Plastic and that's it

  • Music

    1. In the early 1980s, band members told the press that the band (Toto) was named after the dog in The Wizard of Oz 2. Richard Paul Astley was born on February 6th in 1966. And made the song Never gonna give you up in 1987 3. During the 1980s, and a bit of the 1790s, the Dexys Midnight Runners made many changes, and made 7 singles. One of these is Come On Eileen.

  • NES / Technology

    NES / Technology
    1. They are only $100 today for a bundle on eBay. 2. Nearly 30 million consoles were sold in the U.S. by December 1991 3. NES launched at a totally reasonable $199.99 in the 1980s

  • Michael Jordan / Athlete

    Michael Jordan / Athlete
    1: He was born on February 1963 2: He attended Emsley A. Laney High School 3: He is the fourth of five children.

  • Mount Saint Helen blows up / News Event

    Mount Saint Helen blows up / News Event
    1. During the past 4,000 years, Mount Saint Helen has erupted more than any other volcano. 2. St Helen is located in Washington, about 55 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon, and 95 miles south of Seattle. 3. Over the last 500 years Mount St Helen has had 4 major eruptions and many minor ones.

  • The Shining / Movie

    The Shining / Movie
    1. It was filmed in Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado 2. They would have to earn 30 million dollars to make profit off the shining 3. They changed the room number in the shining because the hotel was worried that people may not want to use that room after seeing the movie.

  • Jimmy Carter / President

    Jimmy Carter / President
    1. He was born on October 1, 1974 2. Played basketball at Plains High School. 3. His full name is James Earl Carter, Jr.

  • Stephen Amell / Actor

    1. He was born on May 8, 1981 2. He is a Canadian actor 3. He is best known for portraying Hawk Eye from The Avengers.

  • Ferrari Testarossa 1986 / Transportation

    Ferrari Testarossa 1986 / Transportation
    1. It’s an Italian sports car 2. Testarossa is Italian for redhead 3. The price of the Testarossa in the US was $181,000 in 1989

  • The Simpson / TV Show

    The Simpson / TV Show
    1. It took only 2 days to make The Simpsons intro in 1989 2. The show is in its 29th season and began in 1989 3. The Simpson family first appeared as shorts in The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987