The Eighties

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.

Grandma's butter tub was anything but butter. OS18231  

It;s 11:58 EST on a tuesday in 1987, these words echoed across the nation. RIP OS18225

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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...

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.

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

Red Barn was founded in 1961 in Dayton. The chain, which served hamburgers and fish in addition to fried chicken, grew to over 400 locations in 19 states before shutting down in 1986. Their characters were called the Hungries.

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....

Their 1984 Cinderella season was caught short in the League Championship Series, but in 1985, Kansas City finished 91???71 and won the championship. They??are considered to be one of the greatest teams ever.??

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.

Portside was a an entertainment and shopping district in downtown Toledo. It opened in May 1984 to much fanfare, including parades on both land and water. Though it was a popular regional destination, it was unable to pull shoppers away from suburban malls. It...

The American Soccer League (ASL) was established in 1933. A league with the same name was established in 1921, but ceased operations after its 1932 season. The second ASL lasted until 1983. Two subsequent leagues used the name. ASL II, for most of its...

While it was known for most of its existence as the St. Louis Arena, from 1977 to 1983 it was known as the Checkerdome. Opened in 1929 it closed in 1999, replaced by the Kiel Center (now the Scottrade Center). Over the years it...

Two Pesos was a Tex-Mex restaurant chain that opened in 1982 in Houston.  OS16122

The Ohio Mixers were a basketball team based in Lima, Ohio. They began play in December 1982 as an expansion franchise in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). The spent two seasons in Northwest Ohio before moving south to Cincinnati, where they became known as...

Burger Chef was a fast-food hamburger chain that started in Indianapolis in 1958. At its peak in the mid 1970s, it was second only to McDonald's in the number of nationwide locations in the U.S. In the early '70s, it attempted to enter the...

The Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo debuted in 1982 and has since become one of the top such displays in the U.S. ?? *A portion of sales from all Team Fiona and Cincinnati Zoo products benefits the Zoo in the care of...

The Westlake Drive-in opened in the summer of 1950 on 10th St., near what is today the intersection with I-465. It closed in 1982. Today the site is occupied by a medical building and a home improvement center.