80s Movies
This movie hero made his debut in 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Indiana Jones
This Minneapolis-born musician released the 1984 album Purple Rain to accompany the film of the same name.
Prince
This crime drama that aired from 1984 to 1990 followed a pair of vice cops working in Miami.
Miami Vice
This volcano erupted in Washington State on May 18, 1980, killing 57 people.
Mount St. Helens
This 1980 sports comedy stars Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and an animatronic gopher.
Caddyshack
This continent is also the name of a 1982 hit single by the band Toto.
Africa
This animated family made its debut on The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987.
The Simpsons
This musician and activist was fatally shot by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980.
John Lennon
This 1986 sci-fi sequel features characters named Ripley, Bishop, and Newt.
Aliens
This band's hit songs included "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Wanted Dead or Alive."
Bon Jovi
This series' opening narration describes its protagonists as former members of a "crack commando unit" who now "survive as soldiers of fortune."
The A-Team
This space shuttle exploded on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members on board.
The Challenger
In Back to the Future, Marty uses this time-traveling automobile to travel back to 1955.
A DeLorean
This singer's hit songs included "Like a Prayer" and "Papa Don't Preach."
Madonna
This hugely popular daytime talk show premiered on September 8, 1986.
The Oprah Winfrey Show
In 1982, the United Kingdom and Argentina went to war over these islands in the South Atlantic.
The Falkland Islands
This building is the setting for the 1988 action movie Die Hard.
Nakatomi Plaza
Over 40 music artists, including Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen, came together to record this charity single in January 1985.
We Are the World
Over 350 million viewers tuned into this series' fourth season in order to find out who shot J.R.?
Dallas
This former vice president was the 1984 Democratic presidential nominee, losing to Ronald Reagan.
Walter Mondale