Flashback to '85

Take a trip down memory lane to the year we graduated!

What we were dancing to…
  • #1 Song of the Year: Careless Whisper – George Michael
  • Other Chart-Toppers:
    • Like a Virgin – Madonna
    • Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
    • Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears
    • We Are the World – USA for Africa
    • Shout – Tears for Fears
    • Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams
    • Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds (The Breakfast Club soundtrack)
    • Take on Me – A-ha (with its groundbreaking music video!)
What we were watching at the theater…
  • Back to the Future – “Great Scott!”
  • The Breakfast Club – "Don't you forget about me..."
  • Rocky IV – "If he dies, he dies."
  • The Goonies – "Goonies never say die!"
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II – More action from Sylvester Stallone
  • Cocoon – Sci-fi heartwarmer
  • The Color Purple – Oscar-nominated drama
  • Witness – Harrison Ford’s hit thriller
The TV Shows We Loved…
  • The Golden Girls premiered!
  • Miami Vice brought neon suits and cool crime-fighting
  • Moonlighting had Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd bickering (and flirting!)
  • Growing Pains and Who's the Boss? became sitcom staples
  • Knight Rider and The A-Team kept action lovers entertained
  • Cheers was in its prime
  • Saturday morning cartoons? He-Man, G.I. Joe, The Smurfs
The Sports Champions we cheered for…
  • Super Bowl Champs: San Francisco 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins (38-16)
  • World Series Winners: Kansas City Royals won their first-ever championship
  • NBA Champions: L.A. Lakers, led by Magic Johnson, beat the Celtics
  • NCAA Football Champs: Oklahoma Sooners (coached by Barry Switzer!)
  • NCAA Basketball Champs: Villanova pulled off a historic upset over Georgetown
What was going on in the world…
  • President: Ronald Reagan was sworn in for his second term
  • Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union, introducing glasnost and perestroika
  • Live Aid concerts raised millions for African famine relief (featuring Queen’s legendary performance!)
  • The Titanic wreck was discovered in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Microsoft released Windows 1.0, setting the stage for the future of computing
  • The first .com domain name (Symbolics.com) was registered, starting the internet era
New Tech and Trends we experienced…
  • The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) hit U.S. shelves—Mario became a household name
  • CDs started to replace cassette tapes
  • The first cell phones (big and bulky!) were hitting the market
  • Coca-Cola introduced "New Coke"—a marketing disaster that led to the return of Coca-Cola Classic
  • The Ford Taurus and Chevy Astro Van made their debut

What do you remember most about 1985?

Share your memories at the reunion!