This Week in 80’s History

Posted on August 13, 2022

It’s time to take a look back at This Week in ’80s History! It was on this week in:

1981 – The IBM Personal Computer went on sale in the United States with the low low price tag of just $1,565.

1984 – “Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker, Jr. would Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts.

1984 – Red Dawn premiered in theaters. Starring Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, Lea Thompson and Jennifer Grey, Red Dawn would become the first movie to earn a PG-13 rating.

1988 – Young Guns starring Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips and Charlie Sheen was released in theaters! A classic 80’s movie and one of the best soundtracks of the era.

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