My 20th High School reunion is this fall. Damascus High School – Class of 1986 They have a listing of events from 1986
1986 Kings Dominion Concert Schedule
May 25 Robert Palmer / Belinda Carlisle $4
June 1 Ready for the World / Zapp/Roger / Sly Fox / Eugene Wilde $4
June 22 Jimmy Buffett $5
July 6 New Edition $5
July 13 Starship $4
July 19 Air Supply $4
July 20 Billy Ocean and Meli’sa Morgan $5
July 27 Patti Labelle $6
August 3 Eddie Rabbit / Exile / Janie Frickie / TG Sheppard / Sylvia $4
August 17 David Copperfield $4Things that Happened in 1986
The US officially observes Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday for the first time
The space shuttle Challenger explodes moments after lift off, killing 6 astronauts and a teacher
A major nuclear disaster occurs at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union
Japanese video game maker Nintendo introduces its games to America
US warplanes bomb Libyan headquarters in retaliation for terrorist attacks
The Soviet Union launches the Mir space station
IBM unveils the PC Convertible, the first laptop computer
Charlotte Church, The Olsen twins, and Lindsay Lohan are born
Chicago Bears win Superbowl XX
Top Gun is the top grossing film
“That’s What Friends Are For” by Dionne & Friendsspends the most time at the top of the US charts
ALF, the Oprah Winfrey Show , and Pee-Wee’s Playhouse premiere
3 thoughts on “Signs of the Times”
1986? Why you’re just a baby!
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I graduated in 1978 from HS. And now, I suddenly feel very, very old. I think I’ll go take a nap.
Well, that is only 8 years earlier which, I am realizing now that our latest freshman class were mostly born in 1988, is a relatively small gap.
But it is true, I am a young ‘un by many standards. The two most common questions I get asked in my job:
(1) What is a nice looking Jewish boy like you doing with a name like ‘Christian’?
(2) How old are you?
The Lappy 486, weighing in at an extremely portable 42 pounds…