The Day I Was Born

Have you ever wondered: What was going on in the world the day I was born? What were the hit songs that year? What was the price of bread, a gallon of milk, or a gallon of gas? Well, you can go to this website to find out. http://dmarie.com/timecap/ Here's my info:

Tuesday March 13, 1984

Top News Headlines This Week:
Mar 13 - Last day of 1st-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird Mar 13 - Western Australia beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield Mar 13 - WA beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield - nothing really interesting

Top Songs for 1984:
Against All Odds by Phil Collins
When Doves Cry by Prince - love this song!
What's Love Got to Do with It by Tina Turner
Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.
Like a Virgin by Madonna
Karma Chameleon by Culture Club
Jump by Van Halen
Footloose by Kenny Loggins - love this song too!
I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!

1984 Prices:
Bread: $0.54/loaf Gas: $1.20/gal
Milk: $1.94/gal House: $97,000
Eggs: $1.16/doz Stamp: $0.20/each
Car: $11,450 Avg. Income: $31,052/year
Min. Wage: $3.35/hour - can you believe these prices! I find it interesting that everything has at least doubled except for the Min. Wage and Avg. Income.

Academy Award Winners:
Best Picture: Amadeus Directed By Milos Forman
Best Actor: F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus
Best Actress: Sally Fields in Places In The Heart

On TV in 1984:
Family Ties
St. Elsewhere
Cheers
Miami Vice
Night Court
Cagney & Lacey
Knight Rider
The Cosby Show
Hill Street Blues
Remington Steele

Hot New Toys in 1984:
Body Boggle - does anyone know what in the world this is?
Sweet Secrets Lockets
Axis & Allies
Rollerblades - yes, I loved these!
GoBots
Sweet Secrets Transformable Jewelry - transformable jewlry, no way; why don't we still have this?!
WWF Action Figures

Top Books in 1984:
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Robin McKinley