On This Day: June 23, 1989 — Tim Burton’s Batman Premieres
On June 23, 1989, Tim Burton’s Batman opened with a record-shattering $40.49M weekend, redefining the blockbuster and birthing the modern superhero movie.
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Trapper Keeper Mead: 7 Reasons This 80s Binder Ruled
The Trapper Keeper Mead sold 75 million units between 1978 and the late 90s. Here’s why this 80s binder ruled every locker, hallway, and lunch table.
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On This Day: June 20, 1986 — The Karate Kid Part II Premieres
The Karate Kid Part II opened wide on June 20, 1986, and ended its first weekend with $12.6 million in the bank — a franchise record at the time, more than half a million dollars above what the original earned in its 1984 debut. By Labor Day, John G. Avildsen’s sequel had outgrossed The Karate…
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On This Day: June 18, 1983 — Sally Ride Becomes First American Woman in Space
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride launched aboard Challenger STS-7 to become the first American woman in space — 22 years after the Soviet Union, after a press tour of indignities, and after years of mastering the shuttle’s robotic arm.
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On This Day: June 11, 1982 — E.T. Lands in Theaters
On June 11, 1982, a wrinkly little alien with a glowing fingertip and a heart-light walked into 1,103 American theaters and walked back out with $11,835,389 in three days — and Hollywood was never the same. The E.T. 1982 release wasn’t supposed to be a phenomenon. Steven Spielberg’s small, personal film about a lonely boy…
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On This Day: June 6, 1984 — Tetris Is Born in Moscow
On June 6, 1984, Soviet engineer Alexey Pajitnov finished Tetris on an Elektronika 60. The story of how it leaked out of Moscow and became gaming’s most-played game ever.
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Larry King Live Debut: 7 Wild Facts From June 3, 1985
On June 3, 1985 — exactly five years to the day after CNN signed on — a former Miami radio host named Larry King sat down in a folding chair on Ted Turner’s struggling cable network and started talking to the governor of New York. There were no flashy graphics, no panel of pundits, no…
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On This Day: June 1, 1980 — CNN’s Bold 24-Hour Debut
On June 1, 1980, Ted Turner launched CNN from an Atlanta mansion and promised 24-hour news ‘until the world ends.’ Inside the first hour of cable news.
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On This Day: May 31, 1985 — The Only F5 to Hit PA
The May 31, 1985 tornado outbreak dropped 44 twisters, killed 90 people, and produced the only F5 ever recorded in Pennsylvania.
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Miami Vice: 9 Reasons the 1984 Show Defined 80s Cool
Miami Vice premiered Sep 16, 1984 and rewired 80s style, music, and TV. Inside Crockett, Tubbs, the Ferrari, and why it still pops.
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The Iranian Embassy Siege: What the SAS Did When Cameras Were Rolling
Iranian Embassy siege: on May 5, 1980, the SAS stormed Princes Gate live on TV in 17 explosive minutes. Seven wild truths about Operation Nimrod, Thatcher, and the day Britain met its most secret regiment.
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Why 80s Nostalgia Hits Harder Than Any Other Decade
Forty years later, the 80s refuse to take the hint. From MTV to Stranger Things, here’s why this decade became forever.
