The Eighties

Cleveland's first independent TV station was WKBF, Channel 61, which began broadcasting on January 19, 1968. Competition from Cleveland's second independent TV station, WUAB Channel 43, combined with a soft economy, set the stage for a merger of the two stations with the channel...

The Tea Men were established in New England in 1978 as an expansion team in the old North American Soccer League (NASL). Stadium issues forced the team to relocate to Northern Florida in 1980. In 1983, they left the for the American Soccer League,...

???The Olympic Drive-In on St. Charles Rock Road in the County has been the target of frequent raids by police and of a newly formed decent films committee in an attempt to close the theatre for allegedly showing obscene films," said a newspaper report...

The Pittsburgh Hardhats played in the??American Professional Slo-Pitch League (APSPL) from 1977 to 1980. The league sought to capitalize on the popularity??of softball as recreational??sport by turning it into a professional spectator sport. Several teams featured several Major League Baseball players??on their rosters.

The Women's Professional Basketball League played for three seasons from the fall of 1978 to the spring of 1981 and was the first professional women's basketball league in the US. OS15780

The Cleveland Stars joined the American Soccer League in 1972. In 1974, they became the Cleveland Cobras. The team folded after the 1981 season.

The program known as 120 Minutes ran on Music Television from 1986 to 2003. It was cancelled abruptly but returned in 2011 on the channel's sibling feed where it ran for two more years. After the channel became more mainstream in the 1980s, thanks...

The International Hockey League (IHL) was, along with the American Hockey League (AHL), the sports top developmental circuit. Founded in 1945, it started in smaller markets, but eventually had teams in big cities, some with NHL teams. Over expansion and financial strains caused the...

The Minnesota Norseman were members of the??American Professional Slo-Pitch League??from 1977-1980. In their first season they were known as the Goofy's. A new owner changed the name to Norsemen for the 1978 season. Their home field was Midway Stadium in St. Paul.

Jenny are you there? Who else called 867-5309 for a good time?   OS18568

Whether it was the sweeping drama of Dallas and Knots Landing or the Friday night fun of Full House and Perfect Strangers, the Lorimar logo was a staple of the silver screen. This shirt features the iconic, interconnected typography that signaled high-stakes drama and...

A throwback to the smartest show on TV. This 3-2-1 Contact T shirt celebrates the iconic PBS series that made science, math, and curiosity feel exciting instead of homework. Before streaming, before cable guides, this was the show you watched because it was actually...

A vintage-inspired Sambo’s Restaurant logo tee, pulled straight from classic mid-century American roadside culture. For those who remember the chain, studied graphic design history, or went down a nostalgia rabbit hole late one night. Printed on a soft, comfortable shirt with a timeless look...

The Detroit Turbos were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1994, winning the MILL Championship in 1991.  OS16586

GamePro magazine debuted in 1989 covering all aspects of the video game industry. One of its most popular features was its video game reviews which ranked games on a scale of 1 to 5. Starting in October 1990, each score was accentuated with a...

The Screamin Demon (later just the Demon) was a looping shuttle coaster (one that does not make a complete a circuit) that opened in 1977 at Kings Island just north of Cincinnati. It moved to Camden Park in New Jersey in 1988 and closed...

A sincere Yippee-ki-yay to everyone who disagrees.

The original St. Louis Steamers joined the the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) as an expansion team in 1979 and played until 1988. At its peak of popularity the team was drawing crowds of over 17,000 to the St. Louis Arena. READ MORE ???*Shirt...

The original St. Louis Steamers joined the the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) as an expansion team in 1979 and played until 1988. At its peak of popularity the team was drawing crowds of over 17,000 to the St. Louis Arena. READ MORE *Shirt...

The original Cleveland Force were charter members of the first Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) in 1978. They folded in 1988. In 1989, the Crunch were formed as an expansion team and in 2002 were renamed the Force. READ MORE

Noted for its violent themes, Splatterhouse made its arcade debut in 1988, followed by a series of games for home systems and computers. It was one of the first video games to come with a parental advisory sticker.

The Pan Am games are held every 4 years during the summer before the Olympics, as athletes from North and South America compete in a variety of events. The 1987 games were held in Indianapolis.

Toledo, Ohio was in the International Hockey League’s minor league hockey for nearly four decades from 1947 to 1986. The Toledo Mercurys were the original franchise (1947-1962), followed by the Blades (1963-1970), then the Toledo Hornets (1970-1974) and finally the Goaldiggers (1974-1986). OS16150

The world champions of 1986. ITC11161

After the demise of the city's North American Soccer League team, the Whitecaps, a new club was founded in B.C.'s largest city. Originally, the team was going to be called the United. That name was rejected, though, in favor of Eighty-Sixers (also stylized as...

Australia???s Wonderland opened on December 7, 1985, as the sixth member of the Kings Entertainment amusement park family. The park???s design was based mostly on Canada???s Wonderland. Indeed, it's signature coaster The Bush Beast was a replica of Canada's Wild Beast. Both rides were...

How sharp are your turns on the mower? OS16339

Massillon, Ohio, a community just west of Canton and known as hotbed of football, hardly seems like the place one would find a tiki restaurant. However in 1960 a gentlemen named Emil Chapanar opened the Bali Hai. It quickly became Northeast Ohio's premier tiki/Polynesian lounge....

Wright Airlines, founded in 1966, is considered to be America's first regional airline, as well as the nation's first commuter airline. Based at Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport, it flew until 1984.

I Luv Video opened in 1984, the hey day of video rental stores in America.