1981 Snapshot
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The Vibe
Pop Culture
Royal Wedding
Slang
"Like, totally"
Price Check
Gas: $1.31
Notable Deaths
Bob Marley, Anwar Sadat, Natalie Wood
Music & Style
MTV Launch
World Affairs
Air Traffic Strike
Central American
Yearly Summary
- Global Events: Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer marry in a 'fairytale' wedding. President Reagan and Pope John Paul II both survive assassination attempts. The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, launches.
- Culture & Mood: MTV launches with the words 'Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll,' changing the music industry forever. The mood is high-energy and visually driven.
- Fashion & Slang: Leg warmers and headbands. If you're excited, you say 'Radical!'
- Fun Fact: The first IBM Personal Computer (PC) is released, and Donkey Kong introduces the world to a character named 'Jumpman'—later known as Mario!