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1980's Entertainment

By Mchamplin

  • Rubik’s Cube

    Rubik’s Cube
    Rubik’s Cube debuts at the International Toy Fair

  • Dallas

    Dallas
    83,000,000 viewers tune in to find out Who shot J.R.? on “Dallas”

  • Pac-Man

    Pac-Man
    Pac-Man video game is released

  • CNN

    CNN
    Ted Turner establishes CNN

  • John Lennon

    John Lennon
    John Lennon is murdered

  • IBM

    IBM
    The first IBM-PC released

  • Calvin Klein

    Calvin Klein
    Calvin Klein’s first underwear ad featuring Tom Hintnaus stops traffic in Times Square

  • Michael Jackson

    Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson releases “Thriller”

  • Madonna

    Madonna
    Madonna performs “Like a Virgin” at the first-ever MTV Awards

  • Nike releases the Air Jordan 1

    Nike releases the Air Jordan 1
    Nike releases the Air Jordan 1

  • RUN DMC releases “Walk This Way”

    RUN DMC releases “Walk This Way”
    RUN DMC releases “Walk This Way”

  • “Headbangers Ball” debuts on MTV

    “Headbangers Ball” debuts on MTV
    “Headbangers Ball” debuts on MTV

  • “The Simpsons” debuts

    “The Simpsons” debuts
    “The Simpsons” debuts

  • CDs outsell vinyl records and tapes for the first time

    CDs outsell vinyl records and tapes for the first time
    CDs outsell vinyl records and tapes for the first time