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1980 - 45 years ago |
1 | March 2, 1980  | KISS KISS BANG BANG 2005 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | KISS KISS BANG BANG March 2, 1980 Date of The Embrey Star newspaper headline: Los Angeles Film Crew Invades Embrey. |

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2 | March 27, 1980  | THE GODFATHER PART III 1990 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | THE GODFATHER PART III March 27, 1980 International Herald Tribune headline: "New Pope Announces Investigation Into Vatican Bank Affairs". |

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3 | March 27, 1980  | THE GODFATHER PART III 1990 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | THE GODFATHER PART III March 27, 1980 The New York Times newspaper headline: "John Paul I Outlines Administrative Overhaul - Vatican Bank Being Restructured". |

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4 | May 3, 1980  | SUMMER OF 84 2018 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | SUMMER OF 84 May 3, 1980 Date of Cape May Chronicle newspaper headline: Fears Grow in Hunt for Missing Seaport Teen. |

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5 | October 7, 1980  | FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | FOR ALL MANKIND October 7, 1980 Chicago Herald Recorder newspaper headline: SOVIETS EXPAND ZVEZDA LUNAR BASE. |

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1981 - 44 years ago |
6 | May 14, 1981  | FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | FOR ALL MANKIND May 14, 1981 Newspaper headline: POPE FELLED BY ASSASSIN'S BULLET. John Paul II was shot and killed today in Saint Peters Square. |

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7 | May 15, 1981  | ROCKY III 1982 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | ROCKY III May 15, 1981 The Bulletin newspaper headline:ROCKY and THUNDERLIPS RAISE $75,000 FOR YOUTH CLUB. |

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8 | August 15, 1981  | FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | FOR ALL MANKIND August 15, 1981 Newspaper headline: NASA Prepares for Launch of First Space Shuttle. |

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9 | October 8, 1981  | FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | FOR ALL MANKIND October 8, 1981 Newspaper headline: Sadat Recovering After Assassination Attempt. |

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1982 - 43 years ago |
10 | September 30, 1982  | SUMMER OF 84 2018 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | SUMMER OF 84 September 30, 1982 Date of World Wide Journal newspaper headline: Cannibal society in our sewer system? |

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11 | December 2, 1982  | CODE 8 2019 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | CODE 8 December 2, 1982 Date of The Lincoln Times newspaper headline: WHAT IS PSYKE? |

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1983 - 42 years ago |
12 | May 23, 1983  | BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II 1989 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II May 23, 1983 Date of Hill Valley Telegraph newspaper original headline: EMMETT BROWN COMMENDED. |

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13 | May 23, 1983  | BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II 1989 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II May 23, 1983 Date of Hill Valley Telegraph newspaper original headline: EMMETT BROWN COMMITTED. |

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14 | May 28, 1983  | HAVEN 2010 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | HAVEN May 28, 1983 Date of The Haven Herald newspaper headline: Who Killed the Colorado Kid? Visible during opening credits. |

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15 | August 6, 1983  | TAKING LIVES 2004 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | TAKING LIVES August 6, 1983 Date of Montreal Chronicle newspaper headline about tragic car accident. |

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16 | October 1, 1983  | LONGLEGS 2024 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | LONGLEGS October 1, 1983 Date of newspaper headline: Satanic Cult on the Oregon Coast. |

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1984 - 41 years ago |
17 | February 4, 1984  | THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 1963 Comic Books | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN February 4, 1984 Date of Daily Bugle headline: "WHERE ARE THEY?!? Still No Word on Missing Heroes" |

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18 | March 12, 1984  | FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | FOR ALL MANKIND March 12, 1984 Los Angeles Chronicle newspaper headline SPACE BOOM: NASA EXPANDS CONSTRUCTION IN EARTH ORBIT. |

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19 | July 9, 1984  | DAY OF THE DEAD 1985 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | DAY OF THE DEAD July 9, 1984 Date of The Southern Globe newspaper headline: The Dead Walk! Date on newspaper indicates a Friday, but July 9, 1984 was actually on a Monday. Recreated by Paragon FX Group using scans sourced from surviving copies of the original props. Copies sold on their website. |

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20 | October 8, 1984  | GHOSTBUSTERS 1984 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | GHOSTBUSTERS October 8, 1984 Date of USA Today headline" Ghost Fever Grips New York" |

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21 | October 13, 1984  | FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | FOR ALL MANKIND October 13, 1984 Date of headline: MURDER & IRA CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY. |

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1985 - 40 years ago |
22 | January 14, 1985  | CASTLE ROCK 2018 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | CASTLE ROCK January 14, 1985 Date of Castle Rock Call newspaper headline that Henry Deaver reads on microfilm, about Dale Lacy: "New Warden at Shawshank." |

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23 | March 11, 1985  | LONGLEGS 2024 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | LONGLEGS March 11, 1985 Date of the Morning Times newspaper headline: Father Kills Family and Self. |

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24 | April 30, 1985  | FLETCH 1985 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | FLETCH April 30, 1985 Date of newspaper headline: Police Chief Karlin Indicted / Jane Doe's Testimony Brings First Degree Murder Charge. |

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25 | July 11, 1985  | STRANGER THINGS 2016 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | STRANGER THINGS July 11, 1985 Date of Journal Tribune headline: SCANDAL ROCKS SMALL TOWN. |

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26 | July 12, 1985  | STRANGER THINGS 2016 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | STRANGER THINGS July 12, 1985 Date of Journal Tribune headline: MAYOR UNDER FIRE! |

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27 | July 15, 1985  | STRANGER THINGS 2016 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | STRANGER THINGS July 15, 1985 Date of Indianapolis Gazette headline: THIRTY DEAD, and article: Hero Chief Dies in Fire. |

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28 | October 10, 1985  | WATCHMEN 2019 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | WATCHMEN October 10, 1985 New York Gazette headline: Manhattan Leaves Earth For Mars. |

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1986 - 39 years ago |
29 | February 22, 1986  | 2:22 2017 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | 2:22 February 22, 1986 Date of New York Leader newspaper headline: Numbers Guy Jake Redmond is suspected of protecting New York Mobsters. |

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30 | March 17, 1986  | FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | FOR ALL MANKIND March 17, 1986 Date of headline: POLARIS SPACE TOURS LAUNCHES. |

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31 | March 26, 1986  | FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | FOR ALL MANKIND March 26, 1986 Date of headline: New Soviet Boss. |

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32 | April 17, 1986  | FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | FOR ALL MANKIND April 17, 1986 Date of headline: RED TIDE Soviets Expand Influence into America's Backyard. |

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33 | April 18, 1986  | 2:22 2017 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | 2:22 April 18, 1986 Date of the New York Leader newspaper headlines: Woman and Police Officer Gunned Down in Grand Central Station / New York Singer Evelyn Mills murdered by Ex-boyfriend Jake Redmond / New York Cop Noah Marks gunned down in Grand Central. |


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34 | May 15, 1986  | BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME 2010 Video Games | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME May 15, 1986 Date of Hill Valley Telegraph newspaper headline: TANNEN GANG RUNS WILD. Doc and Marty return to 1986. Doc drops Marty off at home and goes to bank to stop estate sale. But they soon find that something they did in 1931 allowed Kid Tannen to escape his date with justice. As a consequence, the Tannens have been unchecked in Hill Valley for over 50 years. Doc and Marty head back to the past, to the day that Kid Tannen was supposed to be arrested to figure out what went wrong and fix it. |

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35 | June 30, 1986  | FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | FOR ALL MANKIND June 30, 1986 Date of headline: Michael Jordan 1st pick NBA draft. |

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36 | September 27, 1986  | DUMB AND DUMBERER: WHEN HARRY MET LLOYD 2003 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | DUMB AND DUMBERER: WHEN HARRY MET LLOYD September 27, 1986 Harry meets Lloyd. Date of Providence Hill Scholar high school newspaper headline: New School Library Opens. |

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1987 - 38 years ago |
37 | March 4, 1987  | FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | FOR ALL MANKIND March 4, 1987 Date of newspaper headline: Pollard Guilty of Spying Sentences to Life in Prison. |

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38 | April 16, 1987  | FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | FOR ALL MANKIND April 16, 1987 Date of headline: Helios Wins NASA Mining Contract. |

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39 | May 28, 1987  | TAKING LIVES 2004 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | TAKING LIVES May 28, 1987 Date of Michigan Herald newspaper headline: Body found in Huron Ann Arbor yesterday. |

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40 | June 16, 1987  | FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | FOR ALL MANKIND June 16, 1987 Date of headline: CHINA SET TO OPEN FIRST MOON BASE NEXT MONTH. 4:37. |

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41 | October 6, 1987  | RUNAWAY JURY 2003 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | RUNAWAY JURY October 6, 1987 Date of Gardner Post newspaper headline: Nine Killed in School Shooting. |

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42 | December 26, 1987  | CASTLE ROCK 2018 TV Series | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | CASTLE ROCK December 26, 1987 Date of microfilm newspaper headline that Henry Deaver reads: "Nightmare on Christmas: The Fire at Shawshank". |

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1988 - 37 years ago |
43 | November 9, 1988  | BRIDE OF CHUCKY 1998 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | BRIDE OF CHUCKY November 9, 1988 Date of Lockport Guardian headline: Serial Killer Fatally Shot. |

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44 | November 10, 1988  | CHILD'S PLAY 1988 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | CHILD'S PLAY November 10, 1988 Date of South Side Chicago Tribune newspaper headline: THE LAKE SHORE STRANGER FOUND. |

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45 | December 23, 1988  | SCROOGED 1988 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | SCROOGED December 23, 1988 Date of Electronic Media newspaper headline: "How crafty is Cross?" and Daily News headline: "IBC KILLS OLD WOMAN". Frank Cross is visited by the ghost of his mentor Lew Hayward, an unloved miser who died from a heart attack seven years prior. Lew warns him three more ghosts will appear to him over the next day to help Frank avoid the same fate. |

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46 | December 27, 1988  | CURSE OF CHUCKY 2013 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | CURSE OF CHUCKY December 27, 1988 Date of newspaper headline: Serial Killer Gunned Down, about Charles Lee Ray. According to the article, he was killed early in the morning that same day, on Tuesday. |

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47 | December 29, 1988  | CURSE OF CHUCKY 2013 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | CURSE OF CHUCKY December 29, 1988 Date of newspaper headline: Is this doll cursed? Boy says Chucky did it! |

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1989 - 36 years ago |
48 | November 3, 1989  | HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS 1995 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS November 3, 1989 Date of Warren County Gazette newspaper clippings on Tommy Doyle's wall. Headline: Jamie Lloyd Feared Dead in Police Station Massacre. |

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49 | November 7, 1989  | BATMAN 1989 Film | 20th Century: 80s | Headlines |
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 | BATMAN November 7, 1989 Date of Gotham Globe headline: BATMAN CRACKS JOKER'S POISON CODE! |

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