Flashback
Our class was special and the years we spent at school were a unique time in history.
Let's Go back in time to 1983 ........
United States invades Grenada
President Ronald Reagan proposes the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI).
The video game Mario Bros. was first released as a Nintendo arcade game in Japan
The US deploys Cruise Missiles in Europe at the Greenham Common Air Force Base in England
Brinks Mat warehouse robbery at Heathrow Airport making off with three tons of gold bars valued at $37.5 million
IRA Bomb Exploded outside Harrods on December 17th during the pre Christmas Shopping Season
The first mobile phones, are introduced to the public by the Motorola Company.
ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet.
Final Episode of M*A*S*H airs record 125 million watch
Cabbage Patch Dolls are sold in shops and become a success
IBM releases the IBM PC XT
Space Shuttle Challenger is launched Maiden Flight
The worlds most popular word processing programme is launched Microsoft Word.
Following on from the start of the recession in the US Unemployment Rises to 12 million.
In Ethiopia following the worst drought in history the death toll reaches a staggering 4 million.
Yearly Inflation Rate USA3.22%
Year End Close Dow Jones 1258
Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 11.00%
Average Cost of new house $82,600
Median Price Of an Existing Home $70,300 -
Average Monthly Rent $335.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 96 cents
Dodge RAM 50 Truck $5665.00
Volkswagen Rabbit $6,994.00
Ford Mustang $6,572.00
Timex Sinclair Color Computer $179.99
Milk 2% Gallon $1.35
Kraft Singles Cheese (12) $1.49
Mens Leather Shoes $39.99
Chicago, Illinois - Townhouse 2 bed 1 bath $47,000
Average Income per year $21,070.00