Olympics Archives - The 1980's https://the1980s.fans/tag/olympics/ Celebrating the 1980's Wed, 26 May 2021 16:58:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://the1980s.fans/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1980s-FB-Small-150x150.png Olympics Archives - The 1980's https://the1980s.fans/tag/olympics/ 32 32 Carl Lewis – Los Angeles 1984 Olympics https://the1980s.fans/carl-lewis-los-angeles-1984-olympics/ https://the1980s.fans/carl-lewis-los-angeles-1984-olympics/#view_comments Tue, 11 May 2021 00:56:27 +0000 https://the1980s.fans/?p=704 Highlights from the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics as Carl Lewis wins gold in the 100m, 4x100m relay and long jump events.  Carl Lewis, as one of only four Olympic athletes to have won nine Olympic gold medals, is widely recognized as one of the greatest athletes of all time.

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Highlights from the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics as Carl Lewis wins gold in the 100m, 4x100m relay and long jump events.  Carl Lewis, as one of only four Olympic athletes to have won nine Olympic gold medals, is widely recognized as one of the greatest athletes of all time. At the 1984 Los Angeles Games, Lewis emulated his boyhood idol Jesse Owens by winning gold in the 100m, the 200m, the long jump and the 4x100m relay. A superstar was born.   Source: Youtube

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Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison

Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison

80's Music

“Every Rose Has Its Thorn” is a power ballad by American glam metal band Poison. It was released in October 1988 as the third single from Poison’s second album Open Up and Say… Ahh!.

Mr. Microphone Commercial

Mr. Microphone Commercial

80's Pop Culture

Mr. Microphone: a short-range hand-held radio transmitter that would broadcast over an FM radio. The nearby radio(s) would therefore amplify the sound coming from the Mr. Microphone. Though not the first microphone to broadcast over the radio, it was by far the most popular, remaining on the market for over a decade.

Stripes Movie Trailer – 1981

Stripes Movie Trailer – 1981

80's Movies

Stripes is a 1981 American war comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, Sean Young, and John Candy.

Stand by Me – Trailer 1986

Stand by Me – Trailer 1986

80's Movies

Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age film directed by Rob Reiner and based on Stephen King’s 1982 novella The Body, with a title derived from Ben E. King’s song. The film stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell and Kiefer Sutherland.

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]]> https://the1980s.fans/carl-lewis-los-angeles-1984-olympics/feed/ 0 Miracle on Ice Highlights https://the1980s.fans/miracle-on-ice-highlights/ https://the1980s.fans/miracle-on-ice-highlights/#view_comments Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:07:17 +0000 https://the1980s.fans/?p=271 The "Miracle on Ice" was an ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. It was played between the hosting United States and the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980

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The “Miracle on Ice” was an ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. It was played between the hosting United States and the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, during the medal round of the men’s hockey tournament.  Source: Youtube

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Stripes Movie Trailer – 1981

Stripes Movie Trailer – 1981

80's Movies

Stripes is a 1981 American war comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, Sean Young, and John Candy.

Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison

Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison

80's Music

“Every Rose Has Its Thorn” is a power ballad by American glam metal band Poison. It was released in October 1988 as the third single from Poison’s second album Open Up and Say… Ahh!.

Hungry Hungry Hippos commercial

Hungry Hungry Hippos commercial

80's Pop Culture

Hungry Hungry Hippos (or Hungry Hippos in some UK editions) is a tabletop game made for 2–4 players, produced by Hasbro, under the brand of its subsidiary, Milton Bradley.

The Facts of Life Opening and Closing Season 2

The Facts of Life Opening and Closing Season 2

80's TV

The Facts of Life is an American television sitcom created by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon and a spin-off of Diff’rent Strokes that originally aired on NBC from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it one of the longest-running sitcoms of the 1980s.

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