MAIN THREAD: Back in The Day and General Discussion

So we're gonna go with the "back in the day" thread this week. And no, you instigating bastard, you're not getting a mention. It can be anything from technology, to games both board and video, cartoons, tv shows, celebrities, world events, politicians, rasslin events or gimmicks/characters, cars, music, photography advances, the sky's the limit. For example, computers. They were ridiculously basic compared to today's standards, but you have to start somewhere and that would've been a good thing to get in on the ground floor as far as investing. You had the Berlin Wall taken down and the Challenger explosion. The Cold War. The Vietnam War. Ronald Reagan. Ross Perot. Jerry Springer. Atari. Arcades. I could go on forever, but you get the idea. So share your memories, your fondness of particular people, places, things, or events, or even products that were basic in design but evolved into amazing advances (like HDTV!). And yes, anything else y...