80s History #1 - A lot of stuff happened in the 80s.
 

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Thread about all the historic happenings in the 80s. Historic and infamous, happy or tragic, it all goes here.

America's Best History U.S. Timeline, 1980-1989
The 1980s - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com

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Fun thread. Great idea

Thanks. I always come across certain events and things but there was never any proper threads for them. I thought this would be perfect.

It is perfect.

On this date in 1983, CD players and CDs are released in the U. S.

Oh cool! So fun. They were expensive then.

yeah they were ridiculously expensive.

Hard to believe. They're cheap now.

The first cell phone available to the public goes on sale on this date in 1983.

Back to the 80s: First Cell Phone Made Available for Sale Commercially in 1983 (Motorola DynaTAC 8000x) – Kickin’ it Old School – Kickin' it Old School - 80s Pop Culture

That's cool. Never had one

I miss that phone!

You had one?

On this day in 1985, "We Are The World" was released. Over 20 million copies sold and the single raised over $50 million dollars.

Back to the 80s: ‘We Are the World’ 25th Anniversary & Original Versions – Kickin’ it Old School – Kickin' it Old School - 80s Pop Culture

That's amazing.

They re-made the song a few years ago for Katrina or something. Most of the people I couldn't identify.