Cosby Show premieres. | |
Madonna's performance of "Like a Virgin" at the VMA's. | |
Geraldine Ferraro is first woman Vice President running mate. | |
Regan re-elected in landslide election. | |
Stonewashed jeans are introduced. | |
The first megabit chip is produced at Bell Labs. | |
The Soviets boycott the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. | |
Mary Lou Retton wins two gold, two silver and two bronze medals. | |
January 28, Michael Jackson's hair catches fire during the shooting of a Pepsi commercial. | |
Run DMC are the first rap group to have a certified gold album. | |
Bob Geldof, founder of "Band Aid", releases "Do They Know It's Christmas" with all proceeds going to relief effort in Ethiopia. | |
Vanessa Williams becomes first black Miss America. A title that is taken away after nude photos of her surface in Penthouse. | |
Apple computer releases the Macintosh personal computer. | |
Tipper Gore forms the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center). | |
The First Video Music Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall September 18th. | |
Fashionable foods: iced cappuccinos, wine spritzer, sushi, bagel dogs, and Tofutti. | |
Break dancing was a huge craze - inspiring the film Breakin'. | |
L'Oreal introduces "Free Hold Styling" mousse to the world. The mousse industry does 100 million dollars in business. | |
"Where's The Beef!?" takes the country by storm. | |
Guess? Jeans send young girls into a spending frenzy making a question mark on the back pocket of your jeans a necessary fashion statement. | |
| 1983 :: 1985 | |
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