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MTV music television started a rock revolution in the ’80s by playing non-stop music videos
MTV, a 'round-the-clock television channel for viewers who grew up on rock 'n' roll, started with a library of 400 music videos, and went on to delight millions of viewers.
These vintage home pregnancy test kits used test tubes & had a two-hour wait (1978-1987)
On the way to today's super-simple, pregnancy test sticks that give results in minutes, women had to use these chemistry set-style vintage home pregnancy test kits, then wait hours for a result.
Plates full of memories: Vintage Corning Corelle Livingware & Expressions dish sets from the ’70s & 80s
Whether new or vintage, millions still love Corelle dishware from the Corning company (also behind Pyrex & Corningware). See some of the dish patterns available during the seventies & eighties!
3 easy vintage dessert recipes: Chocolate tunnel cake, Honey almond squares & Peach snowball (1982)
One pan! One mix! No more than 3 things to add and no more than 35 minutes of your time! Three cake recipes: Chocolate tunnel cake, Honey almond squares & Peach snowball.
See 20 Walkmans & other portable tape players that made headphones the ultimate fashion accessory
Walkmans and other portable cassette tape players - 'personal stereos' - were hugely popular in the '70s and '80s, and packed more sociological punch than a load of hula hoops.
See how ‘suntan’ became the big beauty buzzword, starting in the ’50s
Companies promoted it. Celebrities touted it. Everyday people paid attention, and then spent hours in the sun, trying to get the perfect suntan.
12 easy dinner recipes & desserts from the Impossible Pie recipe booklet (1982)
The Bisquick 'No time to cook' recipe book, featuring Impossible Pies: Bacon, quesadilla, cheeseburger, brunch, seafood, lasagne, taco, green bean, zucchini-tomato, brownie, buttermilk, cheesecake
‘The Greatest American Hero’ swooped in to save America with laughs – and a catchy theme song (1981)
On the '80s TV show The Greatest American Hero, an average guy got a suit that gave him superpowers... but then he loses the instruction book. Believe it or not, the show was a hit.
The famous, fabulous Fotomat drive-up photo stores of the ’70s & ’80s
You didn't go into a Fotomat Store - you stopped by it. The corner store was for toothpaste and funny books, and the Fotomat Store was for film & developing. Take a look back!
Spooky stickers: 16 vintage Halloween sticker sheets from the seventies & eighties
Before individual stickers-by-the-yard became popular in the '80s, sets like these Halloween sticker sheets were the big thing with kids! Take a look back at these vintage treats here.
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