I LOVE 1986

#7 in my I love the 80s series

SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER explodes killing all astronauts on board
CHERNOBYL Russian nuclear power plant accident
GOODWILL GAMES begin
HANDS ACROSS AMERICA publicity campaign where strangers and neighbors hold hands for 15 minutes for the purpose of unity (I assume the hand sanitizer was invented after this)
SMOKING is banned from all public transportation departments throughout the u.s.
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME MUSEUM opens in Cleveland,Ohio
IBM introduces the laptop computer
MIKE TYSON becomes youngest heavyweight champion ever (our love affair with America's favorite rape felon begins)...sarcasm people...
OPRAH WINFREY debuts her talk show ( and this is the first step of how she will eventually be designated on the $25 bill)

TOP GUN PLATOON. CROCODILE DUNDEE ALIENS. COLOR OF MONEY
are the movies of choice for the year

JANET JACKSON. GLORIA ESTEFAN. ROBERT PALMER. THE BANGLES conquer airplay on the radio

CHEERS FAMILY TIES. COSBY SHOW keep NBC #1 on TV

DRAKE. LINDSAY LOHAN. LADY GAGA. USAIN BOLT. OLSON TWINS are born

My birthday was on a Thursday October 16th.What was my view of the world at the time?..."I love girls soooo of much!!!"...

Author's Note

GREATEST DECADE EVER

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[R.E. Ray]

Another good one, KC. I graduated from high school in 1986, so I remember all of these things. ZZ Top was my favorite band, and like so many others, I never liked the "new" Van Halen much. All great memories. Thanks for creating this piece!