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If you were born during the Gen X years—1965 to 1980—the Illinois State Museum might feature your old Trapper Keeper.
THE '80S
From slap bracelets to finger-sized skateboards, these are the distractions that filled teachers' desk drawers in the '90s.
In 1986, Keanu Reeves starred in a three-hour made-for-television adaptation of the operetta 'Babes in Toyland.' One critic declared he "looked understandably embarrassed each time he is required to join in another dreary song."
Madonna wasn't yet a household name when she opened the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards by humping the stage, leading some people—including her own management team—to believe her career was over.
Calico Critters—or Sylvanian Families, as they're known outside North America—took the toy market by storm in the 1980s.
That famous Toys "R" Us jingle that you can hum from memory? One of the world's most successful authors helped write it.
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The 1984 made-for-television movie 'Threads' depicted a post-nuclear wasteland that forced some viewers to look away from the screen.
From ’80s one-hit wonders like Dexys Midnight Runners to ’90s one-hit wonders like Vanilla Ice—and beyond.
Princess Diana's famous royal wedding dress—with its 25-foot train and 10,000 pearls—isn't often seen by the public, but a new exhibition at Kensington Palace promises to change that.
You know "We Got The Beat," "Vacation," and "Our Lips Are Sealed," but do you know the story of The Go-Go's—the history-making all-girl band behind the hits?
Radio personality Dr. Demento spent four decades curating weird novelty songs for an enraptured audience—including a young "Weird" Al Yankovic.
From Biff in 'Back to the Future' to James Spader in pretty much everything, audiences in the 1980s loved to hate a bully.
Just turning one row of the Guinness World Record holder for the largest Rubik's Cube on Earth is a serious feat.
In the 1980s, shopping malls across America hosted everything from video game demonstrations to fans screaming for Patrick Duffy.
Why have one TV show when you can have two? And why just have a plain old TV crossover when you can have a really weird TV crossover?
Studio executives threatened to fire director Ridley Scott after he pitched his original ending for 'Alien.'
The biggest hit that pop band a-ha ever had was actually a reworked idea. 'Take on Me' had failed three times before.
Betty White’s Rose Nylund makes a great lawn decoration any day of the year—but especially on Valentine’s Day.
National Treasure™ Betty White broke barriers starring as an “elderly” woman on 'The Golden Girls' at the ripe young age of 63.
The Bedazzler—a rhinestone-stamping arts and crafts tool—promised to turn plain pairs of jeans into designer duds. If you squinted.
Treat your Golden Girl to some fun toys, mugs, and accessories based on the classic show about four women living together. Any 'Golden Girls' fan would love all the items on this gift guide this holiday season.
'A Christmas Dream' aired in 1984 and sees Mr. T as a sidewalk Santa who teaches Emmanuel Lewis a little something about the kid's 'bad attitude.'
Baby Alive, a popular realistic doll, boasted of what toy company executives referred to as the "eww factor." It made a number two in its diaper.
In Tracy, California, Tom BetGeorge has turned the song "Take on Me" by A-ha into an unofficial holiday bop.