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Pac-Man Turns 40

Pac-Man Turns 40

Pac-Man, the biggest video game of all time, ruled the ‘80s.The Pac-Man arcade game.It was May 22, 1980, and American kids – as well as their poor, bewildered parents – had no clue what was about to hit them.Pac-Man, the revolutionary video game releas…

California Raisins

California Raisins

A fruitful career for the singing, dancing, anthropomorphized California Raisins began with a 1986 TV ad.A group of singing, dancing, anthropomorphized raisins launched a sensational career after singing the 1968 Marvin Gaye song, “I Heard It Through t…

California Raisins

California Raisins

A fruitful career for the singing, dancing, anthropomorphized California Raisins began with a 1986 TV ad.A group of singing, dancing, anthropomorphized raisins launched a sensational career after singing the 1968 Marvin Gaye song, “I Heard It Through t…

Cabbage Patch Kids

Cabbage Patch Kids

Near riots broke out in stores with the introduction of Cabbage Patch Kids, the ‘80s toy craze that was born to be a wild success with kids and adults alike.Young and old alike went wild for Cabbage Patch Kids. Police were even called into some stores …

Rubik’s
 Cube: In 1980, It Was Hip to Be Square

Rubik’s Cube: In 1980, It Was Hip to Be Square

Invented by famed Hungarian professor Ernõ Rubik, the puzzle that was once just a fad has become an indelible part of pop culture.Rubik’s Cube was invented by Ernõ Rubik in Budapest, Hungary in 1974. By 1978, the Cube was circulating in the playgrounds…