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86-DOS released
1980
dos1
x86dos
Anime first episode
1980
tsurikichisanpei
California Pacific Computer Company begins publishing Akalabeth
1980
ultima
Moscow
1980
olympic
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (2nd) series
1980
scoobydoo
Sherlock Holmes becomes public domain in the U.K.
1980
sherlockholmes
Superman II
1980
Movie
dccomics
superman
Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics
1980-02-12
Sport
olympic
usa
Lake Placid
1980-02-14
olympic
Ultraman 80 first episode
1980-04-02
ultraman
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
1980-05-21
Movie
starwars
'LucasArts'
Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics
1980-07-19
Sport
olympic
russia
MIL-STD-1815 standard
1980-12
adalang
CGA introduced
1981
display-cga
Comic strip in Daily Star
1981
judgedredd
First appearance in 2000 AD (issue #228)
1981
roguetrooper
First minicomic
1981
motu
NBC TV series 2nd season
1981
buckrogers
Original manga
1981
captaintsubasa
RFC 791
1981
tcpip
The Cray Blitz program achieves a master rating.
1981
chess
The Evil Dead film
1981
evildead
Ultima is published box while Akalabeth re-published in a box.
1981
ultima
Johnny Mnemonic published in Omni
1981-04
cyberpunk
First official Space Shuttle launch
1981-04-12
spaceage
Maiden flight (STS-1)
1981-04-12
nasaspaceshuttle
For Your Eyes Only
1981-06
Movie
007
Raiders of the Lost
1981-06-12
Movie
indianajones
86-DOS bought by MS; MS-DOS 1.0 released
1981-07
dos1
dos2
'Microsoft(Microsoft Games Studios;Xbox Game Studios;Microsoft Games)'
Heavy Metal (film)
1981-08
heavymetal
Anime first episode
1981-10-14
uruseiyatsura
Conan the Barbarian movie
1982
Movie
conanthebarbarian
Doctor Who 5th Doctor
1982
Series
doctorwho
First Game (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back)
1982
starwars
'LucasArts'
First Gineiden novel
1982
gingaeiyudensetsu
Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (TV movie)
1982
flashgordon
John Carpenter's The Thing film
1982
thething
Spain
1982
soccer
worldcup
Tron
1982
Movie
cyberpunk
tron
Tsurikichi Sanpei anime last episode
1982
Series
tsurikichisanpei
286 introduced
1982-02-01
Technology
cpu-286
cpu-8086
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982-06-04
Movie
startrek
Blade Runner (movie)
1982-06-25
cyberpunk
Macross Saga first episode
1982-10-03
macross
Original manga
1982-12-20
akira
ANSI/MIL-STD 1815A (Ada 83) standard
1983
adalang
C++ published
1983
cpplanguage
Final Yamato (animated film)
1983
Movie
spacebattleshipyamato
Manga last issue
1983
tsurikichisanpei
Masters of the Universe 1983 cartoon first episode
1983
Series
motu
Origin Systems is founded to publish Richard Garriott's games
1983
Business
ultima
Ravenloft module published
1983
ravenloft
Superman III
1983
Movie
dccomics
superman
First episode
1983-02-05
aurabattlerdunbine
M*A*S*H TV series last episode
1983-02-28
mash
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
1983-05-25
Movie
starwars
'LucasArts'
Octopussy
1983-06
Movie
007
AfterMASH first episode
1983-09-26
mash
Mospeada (New Generation) first episode
1983-10-02
macross
3½" floppy disk created
1984
Technology
3.5disk
5.25disk
BattleTech created by FASA
1984
battletech
Conan the Destroyer movie
1984
Movie
conanthebarbarian
EGA introduced
1984
display-cga
display-ega
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
Movie
indianajones
IRIS 1000 released. Uses IRIS GL, the predecessor of OpenGL.
1984
opengl
Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics
1984
Sport
olympic
usa
Sarajevo
1984
olympic
The Jungle Book film by Disney, second re-release
1984
junglebook
The Karate Kid movie
1984
karate
karatekid
The Terminator movie
1984
terminator
The Transformers (G1) cartoon first episode
1984
transformers
Last episode
1984-01-21
aurabattlerdunbine
The NeverEnding Story
1984-04-06
Movie
theneverendingstory
Southern Cross (The Masters) first episode
1984-04-15
macross
Ghostbusters
1984-06
Movie
ghostbusters
Gremlins movie
1984-06
gremlins
gremlins-series
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984-06-01
Movie
startrek
William Gibson Neuromancer published
1984-07-01
cyberpunk
W*A*L*T*E*R pilot
1984-07-17
mash
MS-DOS 3.0 released
1984-08
dos1
dos2
dos3
dos4
x86dos
'Microsoft(Microsoft Games Studios;Xbox Game Studios;Microsoft Games)'
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
1984-11-25
starwars
'LucasArts'
Dune (David Lynch)
1984-12-14
Movie
dune
386 introduced
1985
Technology
cpu-286
cpu-386
cpu-8086
Dark/Modern Age of Comic Books begings
1985
Comics
comic
dccomics
europeancomic
marvel
Doctor Who 6th Doctor
1985
Series
doctorwho
First OVA
1985
uruseiyatsura
Garry Kasparov defeats Anatoly Karpov to become world champion and chess continues in pop-culture
1985
chess
She-Ra: Princess of Power
1985
motu
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo series
1985
scoobydoo
Yellow Book CD-ROM format created
1985
3.5disk
cdrom
Young Sherlock Holmes film
1985
sherlockholmes
First episode
1985-01-23
thundercats
Mobile Suit Z Gundam first episode
1985-03-02
gundam
AfterMASH last episode
1985-05-31
mash
A View to a Kill
1985-06
Movie
007
Back to the Future
1985-07-03
Movie
backtothefuture
Third anime's first episode
1985-10-12
gegegenokitaro
Windows 1.0 released
1985-11-20
microsoftwindows
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
1985-11-24
starwars
'LucasArts'
Aliens
1986
Movie
alienfranchise
Aliens movie
1986
alienmovie
Defenders of the Earth (cartoon; first episode)
1986
flashgordon
First Arkanoid
1986
breakoutlike
First Gineiden manga
1986
gingaeiyudensetsu
First graphical MMO
1986
mmog
First TV commercial
1986
californiaraisins
Mexico
1986
soccer
worldcup
Space station Mir (Мир) launched
1986
spaceage
spacestation
The Real Ghostbusters first episode
1986
Series
ghostbusters
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
transformers
Dragon Ball (anime) first episode
1986-02-26
dragonball
Highlander movie
1986-03-07
highlander
Urusei Yatsura anime last episode
1986-03-19
Series
uruseiyatsura
The actual event
1986-04
chernobyl
Sekai Daikessen! Jr. World Cup OVA
1986-07-12
captaintsubasa
Gall Force: Eternal Story (film)
1986-07-26
gallforce
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986-11-26
Movie
startrek
California Raisins figures (set 1)
1987
californiaraisins
Doctor Who 7th Doctor
1987
Series
doctorwho
Dragonlance sourcebook published
1987
dnd
dragonlance
End of main Gineiden novel series
1987
gingaeiyudensetsu
Evil Dead II film
1987
evildead
Forgotten Realms published
1987
forgottenrealms
ISO-8652:1987 standard
1987
adalang
Kamen Rider Black first episode
1987
kamenrider
Manga last album
1987
uruseiyatsura
Masters of the Universe live action film
1987
motu
Predator (film)
1987
predator
Rogue Trooper board game
1987
roguetrooper
The California Raisins Sing the Hit Songs album (Priority Records)
1987
californiaraisins
VGA introduced
1987
display-ega
Where's Wally? (Where's Waldo?)
1987
hiddenobject
whereswally
The Living Daylights
1987-06
Movie
007
RoboCop (movie)
1987-07
robocop
Street Fighter arcade release
1987-08-30
1on1fighting
streetfighter
Extreme Ghostbusters first episode
1987-09
Series
ghostbusters
TV cartoon
1987-09
madballs
Star Trek: The Next Generation (first episode)
1987-09-28
Series
startrek
Devilman Tanjo Hen OVA
1987-11-01
devilman
Gall Force 2: Destruction (film)
1987-11-21
gallforce
Windows 2.0 released
1987-12-09
microsoftwindows
Akira animated film
1988
Movie
akira
Aura Battler Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well (OVA)
1988
aurabattlerdunbine
Buck Rogers XXVC
1988
buckrogers
Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics
1988
Sport
canada
olympic
California Raisins figures (set 2)
1988
californiaraisins
Christmas with The California Raisins (Priority Records)
1988
californiaraisins
Greyhawk Adventures published
1988
dnd
greyhawk
Gunbuster anime OVA
1988
gunbuster
Manga ended
1988
captaintsubasa
Manga started
1988
bastard
Meet the Raisins: The California Raisins I TV special
1988
californiaraisins
Meet the Raisins! album (Priority Records)
1988
californiaraisins
Phobos 1 & 2 orbiters launched
1988
mars
Pup Named Scooby-Doo series
1988
scoobydoo
Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics
1988
Sport
korea
olympic
Starship Troopers (OVA)
1988
starshiptroopers
Sweet, Delicious, & Marvelous album (Priority Records)
1988
californiaraisins
Calgary
1988-02-13
olympic
Willow movie
1988-05-20
willowseries
MS-DOS 4.0 released
1988-06
dos1
dos2
dos3
dos4
x86dos
'Microsoft(Microsoft Games Studios;Xbox Game Studios;Microsoft Games)'
Ten Little Gall Force (OVA)
1988-07-03
gallforce
RoboCop: The Animated Series first episode
1988-10-01
robocop
Gall Force 3: Stardust War (film)
1988-11-02
gallforce
TLBT animated film
1988-11-18
thelandbeforetime
486 introduced
1989
cpu-286
cpu-386
cpu-486
cpu-8086
AD&D 2nd ed published
1989
adnd
dnd
ANSI X3.159-1989 (a.k.a. ANSI C / C89)
1989
clanguage
Batman
1989
Movie
batman
dccomics
First pkzip release
1989
zip
Ghostbusters II
1989
Movie
ghostbusters
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
Movie
indianajones
Last of Donald M. Grant editions of Howard's stories
1989
conanthebarbarian
Licence to Kill
1989
Movie
007
Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf movie
1989
scoobydoo
Shadowrun 1st edition
1989
shadowrun
Shin Captain Tsubasa anime
1989
Series
captaintsubasa
Spelljammer published
1989
dnd
spelljammer
The California Raisin Show animated series (13 Episodes)
1989
californiaraisins
The Karate Kid TV series
1989
karatekid
The Little Mermaid
1989
Movie
disney
thelittlemermaid
Rhea Gall Force (film)
1989-03-21
gallforce
Dragon Ball (anime) last episode
1989-04-12
Series
dragonball
Dragon Ball Z (anime) first episode
1989-04-26
Series
dragonball
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989-06-09
Movie
startrek
Back to the Future Part II movie
1989-11-22
Movie
backtothefuture
hoverboard
Gall Force: Earth Chapter (OVA)
1989-12-25
gallforce