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The 1980s: A Decade That Defined Us

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What did the 80s give us?rubics cube

1. Rubik’s cube. As of January 2009, 350 million cubes have sold worldwide making it the world’s top-selling puzzle game. Does anyone still have one?

2. Ted Turner created first 24-hour news channel, CNN.

3. MTV launched in 1981. “I want my MTV!”

4. Madonna. Her career began when she performed LIKE A VIRGIN at the first annual MTV Music Awards. Between her controversial attire and the way she crawled and rolled around on stage, she got everyone talking and made herself a household name. All I remember is all the coverage over Madonna and Sean Penn and Dennis Rodman and…

5. Bill Gates introduces the world to Microsoft and Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak create Apple.

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