Duval Class of 1980 Blog: Flashback 1980

POTPUURRI

Rubik's Cube was in
Yellow ribbons were displayed for concern of the hostages in Iran
Largest audience on record for a regular series learns Who shot JR on "Dallas", it was JR's girlfriend Kristin.
Calvin Klein Ad, Brook Shields: You know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing!
Quote: Ronald Reagan to Jimmy Carter during a TV debate "There you go again…Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
"Donahue" becomes the most widely watched TV talk show in America
Fashion returns to the Preppy Look with the basics: challis skirt, navy blazer, button down shirt
Thousands mourn the death of John Lennon who was shot by a former mental patient.

The cordless phone and front-wheel-drive compact cars were new.
IntelliVision was the popular Video Game

PRICES

Cost of a new home: $76,400.00

Cost of a new car: BMW 320: $12,000
Median Household Income: $17,710.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.15
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $1.25
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.91
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $2.16

POPULAR TV
1 ) 60 Minutes
2 ) Three's Company
3 ) That's Incredible
4 ) Alice
5 ) M*A*S*H
6 ) Dallas
7 ) Flo
8 ) The Jeffersons
9 ) The Dukes of Hazzard
10 ) One Day at a Time
11 ) WKRP in Cincinnati
12 ) Goodtime Girls
13 ) Archie Bunker's Place
14 ) Taxi
15 ) Eight Is Enough
16 ) Little house on the Prairie
17 ) House Calls
18 ) Real People
19 ) CHiPs
20 ) Happy Days

MOVIES

Star Wars -The Empire Strikes Back
Superman II
9 To 5
Stir Crazy