1. BACK IN THE DAY...

2.  The 1980s were all about the ME, ME, ME! generation. Also deemed the “splurge generation” by Thomas Wolfe.  This was the “How much stuff can I have?” decade.

3.  Sandra Day O’Connor first woman justice.  Geraldine Ferraro first woman presidential candidate.  Jesse Jackson first African-American presidential candidate.  Televangelist Jim Bakker was sentenced to 45 years for selling bogus lifetime vacations.  “Just Say No” campaign against drugs

4.  1981 Princess Di married Prince Charles in London.  Trump Tower was built in New York.  1983 Columbia University, the last all male Ivy League school, began accepting women.  Rock Hudson died of AIDS in 1985  Cable, MTV, and rap were born.

5.  By 1987, Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' brought $39.9 million while 'Irises" brought $53.9 million dollars!

6.  1980 – The hepatitis-b vaccine  1981 - MS-DOS and the first IBM-PC.MS-DOSIBM-PC  1982 - Human growth hormone genetically engineered.  1983 - The Apple Lisa, the soft bifocal contact lens invented; the first Cabbage Patch Kids sold; Programmer Jaron Lanier first coins the term "virtual reality".Apple LisaCabbage Patch Kids  1984 - The CD-ROM and the Apple Macintosh inventedApple Macintosh

7.  1985 - Windows program invented by Microsoft.Windows  1986 - A high-temperature super-conductor invented by J. Georg Bednorz and Karl A. Muller; Synthetic skin invented by G. Gregory Gallico, III; Fuji introduced the disposable camera.super-conductordisposable camera  1987 - The first 3-D video game and disposable contact lenses invented.  1988 – Digital cell phones, doppler radar.  1989 – High definition television.

8.  Cosby Show Cosby Show  Cheers Cheers  Roseanne Roseanne  A Different World A Different World  America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest Home Videos  Golden Girls Golden Girls  The Wonder Years The Wonder Years  Empty Nest Empty Nest  60 Minutes 60 Minutes  Unsolved Mysteries Unsolved Mysteries

9.  Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi  Every Breath You Take- The Police  Beat It – Michael Jackson  Piano Man – Billy Joel  London Calling – The Clash  When Doves Cry – Prince & the Revolution  Jump – Van Halen  Call Me – Blondie  I Love Rock and Roll – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts  Walk This Way – Run-D.M.C.