Fun Facts from 1981...

Since you already fired up your time machine to see President Ronald Reagan throw out the first pitch, let's stick around in 1981 and look at some fun facts about that year:

1. MTV showed it's first video (Video Killed the Radio Star)
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark was the #1 movie at the box office
3. Jesse's Girl by Rick Springfield was the #1 song on the Billboard Chart when baseball resumed
4. Prince Charles married Lady Di
5. Luke and Laura got married on General Hospital, which had almost as many viewers as Charles & Di
6. Donkey Kong and Frogger were the top 2 most popular arcade games
7. Lech Walesa was Time Magazine's Man of the year.
8. Iran released their American hostages in January just after President Reagan took office
9. Justin Timberlake, Brittney Spears and Paris Hilton are born (I'm really starting to hate 1981 again)
10. The first Space Shuttle flight occurred
11. Hill Street Blues and Dynasty were the biggest shows on TV
12. Two wacko's attempt to assassinate President Reagan and Pope John Paul II respectively.
13. The average cost of a new home was 83,000
14. Gas cost $1.38 per gallon
15. Average America Salary was just under $20,000