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5. New Coke. For reasons best known to them, the Coca-Cola company decided in 1985 to change the formula of its massively popular soft drink, dubbing the modern concoction “New Coke.”
Old School Gems. The 1980s were a time of big hair, neon colors, and bold choices, and filled with everyday items that, looking back, have taken on a new life as cherished relics.
The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was the decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989.. The decade saw a dominance of conservatism and free market economics, and a socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and towards laissez-faire capitalism compared to the 1970s.
That '80s Aesthetic From gargantuan TV consoles to now-archaic answering machines, there were plenty of things you could find in just about every house during the 1980s. Here are some of the most ...
1974 – Watergate scandal: Ford pardons Nixon for any crimes he may have committed against the United States while president, believing it to be in the "best interests of the country." 1974 – Restrictions are removed on holding private gold within the United States. 1975 – President Ford signs The Helsinki Accords.
May 22 – Pac-Man, the best-selling arcade game of all time, is released. May 23 – Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining, based on the 1977 novel of the same name, is released. May 24 The New York Islanders win their first Stanley Cup, from a goal by Bobby Nystrom in overtime of game six of the Stanley Cup playoffs' final round.
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
Clockwise from top-left: people welcoming six freed hostages back to the United States, as a result of the "Canadian Caper"; the 1980 Summer Olympics are held in Moscow, Soviet Union in what is now Russia; Pac-Man is released in the arcades becoming the highest-earning arcade game of all time; Iraq invades Iran initiating the Iran-Iraq War; students of Gwangju, South Korea uprise in response ...