The 1980s
What Was Happening
1980
The dawn of a new decade as the world shifted right and disco died
1981
Royal weddings, attempted assassinations, and the birth of MTV
1982
The Falklands, Thriller, and the dawn of the CD age
1983
Star Wars in space, Return of the Jedi on screen, and the mobile phone arrives
1984
Orwell's year arrived — and Big Brother was watching, but so was everyone else
1985
Live Aid, Live Earth, and the world watched together
1986
Chernobyl's shadow, Maradona's hand, and a space shuttle's final flight
1987
Black Monday, the Great Storm, and Rick Astley on repeat
1988
Pan Am 103 falls from the sky as acid house and rave culture explode
1989
The Wall falls, the world changes, and nothing would ever be the same