Justin Robinson and the Hokies are looking to make the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. (Photo by Ivan Morozov)It’s been a long time since 1985 and 1986. A few of you reading this probably weren’t even born yet. I turned two in ’85, and three in ’86, so I don’t remember anything that happened in those years. But I was curious, so I looked it up, and here’s a little refresher…
Calvin and Hobbes debuted in newspapers
Route 66 was removed from the US Highway system
Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union
The Nintendo Entertainment System was released
The Challenger exploded
The Iran-Contra Affair
Mike Tyson became the Heavyweight Champ
Top Gun was released
I feel like all those things should be in the fourth verse of We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel.
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