I was working out at Curves today and noticed they put up on a board "Prices from 1987" and then proceeded to list the following items. I've added some extra tidbits of info because I thought it was very interesting.
Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 8.75%
Average Cost of new house $92,000.00
Average Income per year $24,350.00
Average Monthly Rent $395.00
Average Price for new car $10,3055.00
1 gallon of gas 89 cents
1 LB of Bacon $1.80
US Postage Stamp 24 cents
Dozen Eggs 65 cents
The World's Population reaches approx five billion (5,000,000,000)
Disposable Contact Lenses became available for commercial distribution
Televangelist Jim Bakker Scandal
The Simpsons seen on TV for the first time
Popular Films:
Three Men and a Baby
Fatal Attraction
Beverly Hills Cop II
Lethal Weapon
The Last Emperor
Wall Street
Dirty Dancing
RoboCop
Moonstruck
Popular Musicians:
Michael Jackson with " BAD "
Lionel Richie
Janet Jackson
Heart
Whitney Houston
George Michael with " Faith "
Aretha Franklin
George Michael
U2 with " With or Without You "
In my mind I thought, wow...I was going to college and moving to California from Oregon in 1987. I really didn't seem that long ago, but yet, they talk about it now like it was some era back in the olden days! Am I really getting that old?!?!?!? Talk about a "blast to the past"!!!
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