Do you remember what it was like back in 1980?  Here are some facts to help you go back in time, when your only worry on a Saturday night was, where are we all going after we get kicked out of Friendly's parking lot???:


US President:  Jimmy Carter
US Vice PResident:  Walter F. Mondale

Top Songs in 1980
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
Lady - Kenny Rogers
Call Me - Blondie
Rock with You - Michael Jackson
Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
Starting Over - John Lennon
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

On TV in 1980
That's Incredible
Benson
Too Close for Comfort
The Facts of Life
Hart to Hart
Dallas
Magnum, P.I.

Academy Award Winners in 1980
Best Picture: Ordinary People, Directed by Robert Redford
Best Actor: Robert De Niro in Raging Bull
Best Actress: Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter

Prices in 1980
Bread: $0.51/loaf
Milk: $1.60/gal
Car: $7,574
Gas: $1.22/gal
House: $76,400
Stamp: $0.15/ea
Avg Income: $23,974/yr
Min Wage: $3.10/hr