Timeline: 1986 - Chernobyl, The Challenger and Hands Across America

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  • Weird History presents Timeline 1986 - we're going back to '86, prime 80s, when we would see terrible tragedies such as the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion and Chernobyl meltdown. But it wouldn't be all bad news, 1986 would also see such highlights as the inception of Pixar, Clint Eastwood became mayor and great movies like Top Gun and James Cameron's Aliens. Check out the news, sports, culture, and entertainment in the year 1986.
    #year1986 #Timeline80s #weirdhistory

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  • @WeirdHistory
    @WeirdHistory  4 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    What was your favorite memory of 1986?

    • @nimbysep7602
      @nimbysep7602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      My favorite memory was getting clean

    • @yuothineyesasian
      @yuothineyesasian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Probably my birth.

    • @0michelleki020
      @0michelleki020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Not existing at that time lol.

    • @shawncreel8888
      @shawncreel8888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Kindergarten

    • @seay_biscuit
      @seay_biscuit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeeeeeeaaahhhh booooyyyeee was my favorite.....

  • @jacockistitsworth9392
    @jacockistitsworth9392 4 ปีที่แล้ว +871

    This is why I prefer TH-cam over traditional TV.

    • @quintenwhyte6660
      @quintenwhyte6660 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @80sHairMetalFan
      @80sHairMetalFan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      TV is garbage. I cut the cable over 10 years ago and never missed it.

    • @bossracing3387
      @bossracing3387 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      this guy does a great job

    • @_gungrave_6802
      @_gungrave_6802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That all depends though because youtube does have an obscene amount of garbage youtubers out there. I mean TH-cam is basically just like Cable TV when it comes to the content. The only difference is that its kind of harder to find channels on youtube that are of a good quality.

    • @chrisrj9871
      @chrisrj9871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@_gungrave_6802 (Cough Cough *Logan Paul* Cough)

  • @CGmcfc
    @CGmcfc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +745

    1986: Let's all hold hands!
    2020: Don't even breathe in my direction

    • @JenniferMenendez522
      @JenniferMenendez522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      🤣 That was I was thinking!

    • @timthegem
      @timthegem 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The President of the U.S. has authorized trillions in spending on it, so be careful. Even implying that it's a "hoax" makes a spectacular case against him.

    • @Novella1
      @Novella1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I also create videos and recently released a new one that I've been working on for a while. If you have time, please check it out! It means a lot to me and I'm sure you'll like it :)

    • @some1namedno1
      @some1namedno1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @whyputaname2 We have devolved by acknowledging a global-wide virus?

    • @some1namedno1
      @some1namedno1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@timthegem Trump is a failure of a president AND a human being.

  • @jtmichaelson
    @jtmichaelson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +418

    I left home at 17 that year. Met my first wife. Left broadcast school. All huge mistakes. But hey, the music was fun.

    • @itzelescobedo1468
      @itzelescobedo1468 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      lol

    • @skontheroad2666
      @skontheroad2666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I'm sorry for you. Especially as the music must bring up terrible memories.

    • @imhighandwatchingyoutube8909
      @imhighandwatchingyoutube8909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      But what kind of person have you become because of it?

    • @jallan1472
      @jallan1472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Indeed it was 👍🏾

    • @wisedred
      @wisedred 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Your first wife was a huge mistake? Sorry you got me hooked

  • @allysonkitchens5840
    @allysonkitchens5840 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Too many great memories of 1986. Graduating from college, moving to another state for grad school that fall. I couldn’t wait to go, but missed my family and our cats. Making new friends, seeing Top Gun, falling in love for the first time. Enjoying my independence, but feeling joy when my family came to visit. My parents were still in their 50s and pretty healthy. My sister turned 18 and we enjoyed getting to know each other as adults. I won’t ever forget this day or the Challenger explosion.

    • @NorbertoFontanez
      @NorbertoFontanez 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ...well I'm glad you enjoyed '86 kid 'cause mine began with tragedy, and didn't get any better throughout the following months, and ended the same way it started. I can't seem to remember anything after the Statue of Liberty🗽 100th celebration but remember the Challengers recovery operation vividly...5 1/2 months out at sea. President Reagan gave our team a month of R&R, and we ALL got HAMMERED.... I was drunk for twenty days. ... I hope I didn't bore you with all this stuff.
      ..... I hope you achieved most of your goals, and expectations in your life😎🤙be safe, and STAY SAFE✌️

  • @Ronnie06spartan
    @Ronnie06spartan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Hope this series continues into the '90s, '00s, '10s, and '20s! Reminds me of those old "I Love the '80s" shows from VH1

  • @carljohnson7168
    @carljohnson7168 4 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    The intro music always gives me chills, which is a good thing. It fits the 80s vibe.

    • @KentKaliber
      @KentKaliber 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I don't know what it is, but that INTRO MUSIC literally brings tears to my eyes!!

    • @sloppytotsbloppyflops6030
      @sloppytotsbloppyflops6030 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Carl Johnson is not from the 80’s

    • @overtaxed3628
      @overtaxed3628 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KentKaliber So from where are they using that intro music, would be nice to know. And yes it sound turbo nostalgic, so 80's.

    • @MsDudette21
      @MsDudette21 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@overtaxed3628 it's supposed to sound nostalgic cuz it fits the theme. the channel probably made it themselves. otherwise, its some generic 80s sounding music in the public domain lol

    • @love2000amglam
      @love2000amglam 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought this was a old program off TV for a moment. 😂

  • @MrTangent
    @MrTangent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    I miss the 80’s. Most of all because I was young and innocent and both of my parents were still alive.

    • @eyesopen6797
      @eyesopen6797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      💖

    • @donaldwood7449
      @donaldwood7449 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wha whuaaaaahhhhh 🎺

    • @MrTangent
      @MrTangent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Donald Wood You think it’s funny to mock someone’s sadness? Your loved ones will also die one day.

    • @MrTangent
      @MrTangent 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Donald Wood How’s Owen these days?

    • @donaldwood7449
      @donaldwood7449 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mr. Tangent take a pill Debbie Downer. This vid had nothing to do with parents dying.

  • @bluebear1985
    @bluebear1985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Here are the top 10 songs of 1986, according to the Billboard Year-End singles chart:
    10. Addicted to Love- Robert Palmer
    9. Kyrie- Mr. Mister
    8. Burning Heart- Survivor
    7. Party All the Time- Eddie Murphy
    6. How Will I Know- Whitney Houston
    5. Broken Wings- Mr. Mister
    4. On My Own- Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
    3. I Miss You- Klymaxx
    2. Say You, Say Me- Lionel Richie
    1. That's What Friends Are For- Dionne and Friends (Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Elton John, and Stevie Wonder)

    • @Kat-tr2ig
      @Kat-tr2ig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great, now Kyrie is going to get stuck in my head for the rest of the day

    • @bluebear1985
      @bluebear1985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Kat-tr2ig You're welcome. 😀

    • @daveyboy_
      @daveyboy_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Pretty crap list considering all the great releases by great artists.

    • @bluebear1985
      @bluebear1985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@daveyboy_ There were other great songs on the list that year, but for some odd reason they didn't rank as high.

    • @SweetLilWren
      @SweetLilWren 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for the impromptu musical memory trip your post took me on

  • @sie4431
    @sie4431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    It's weird when you start to see things you remember. I didn't realise that challenger and Chernobyl happened in the same year

    • @ahuddleston6512
      @ahuddleston6512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, come to think of it

    • @douglasgriffiths3534
      @douglasgriffiths3534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The Challenger was in January, and Chernobyl was in April. I remember both, and took part in Hands Across America. I remember the 80s fondly, especially the music, fashion, and movies. I remember the debut of MTV on August 1. 1981. It was channel 61 on cable in Phoenix, AZ where I lived at the time. The first video was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles. I still have most of my clothes bought back then (yeah, they still fit fine---I'm thinner now), and my collection of Swatch watches I bought back then, which all work just fine. The only thing I didn't like about the 80s was shoulder pads---I removed them. (Jan Griffiths).

    • @evenberg8499
      @evenberg8499 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Come to think of that "Chernobyl" is Ukrainian for "Wormwood" - the active ingredient in Absinth.

    • @enigma9971
      @enigma9971 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's prophecized in Revelation ​@@evenberg8499

  • @johnnymoraes23
    @johnnymoraes23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wooow... movies of 1986... Top Gun, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Aliens. What a great year for movies.

  • @iquitnonewnamesleft2774
    @iquitnonewnamesleft2774 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    L. Ron Hubbard decided to "drop his body to continue his research on another planet ~~ having learned to do it without a body" ~~Cool trick! That was classic LOL

  • @t_albino
    @t_albino 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Weird History, could you do one for every year from 1901-2020? I'd love to know what the kids were getting down to in 1904! But seriously, these are very well researched and narrated...reminiscing is a whole lot of fun

  • @gothicblacktears99
    @gothicblacktears99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I was born in 1986. I've been anxiously waiting for this. Thanks for the great video. Never disappoints :)

    • @kimberlycomfort6027
      @kimberlycomfort6027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me too!

    • @mikhailjeffers7378
      @mikhailjeffers7378 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kimberlycomfort6027 me three

    • @NorbertoFontanez
      @NorbertoFontanez 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You really missed out on alot of historical events, charlie 😎🤙👉🥃🥃🥃🗽

  • @GodofWarChuka
    @GodofWarChuka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I was in middle school. My whole life was my few friends, fishing, playing a few sports, watching a lot of Wrestling. And playing lots of Nintendo!

  • @djadiejazz
    @djadiejazz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Growing up in the 1980's as a young teen was a gift and privilege it was the most exciting and colorful decade of all. There was no internet or cellphone and life was simple but for some reason people were happy there was a positive vibe in the air thank you for the great memories may God bless you and your family.

  • @crystalkittykat3581
    @crystalkittykat3581 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    This guy is my favorite TH-cam narrater. 👍

    • @toribern816
      @toribern816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah he’s hilarious 😂

    • @joshlewis575
      @joshlewis575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He does have tremendous cadence n obviously a unique voice. Every time I click 1 of their vids n its not him narrating I'm disappointed

    • @1976seanr
      @1976seanr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He sounds like Colbert

    • @mikefromuniontown3809
      @mikefromuniontown3809 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah they got the RIGHT VOICE just terrible content

    • @cymeezer619rmh4
      @cymeezer619rmh4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I love his narration. Perfect level of sarcasm without crossing into snark.

  • @nyrikah
    @nyrikah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    My sister was born this year. Interesting to see what happened in 1986. Also I would love to see a Weird History video about computer viruses!

  • @koonzipher4692
    @koonzipher4692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I love these, been watching since 1980 episode. This is quality TH-cam entertainment for sure!

  • @smbake
    @smbake 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I was sitting in tenth grade health class when the Challenger exploded. Will never forget the teacher wheeling in a tv so we could watch it and her crying her eyes out.

    • @mercy4us
      @mercy4us 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amazing. I had the exact same experience but I was in 1st grade. She wheeled in the tv for us all to watch and cried after the explosion.

    • @smbake
      @smbake 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mercy4us Wow first grade and you still remember it. It definitely was one of those 'where were you' moments, kind of like the JFK assassination or the moon landing for our parents.

    • @devinrivers5808
      @devinrivers5808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was in third grade when the space shuttle exploded, we were watching the launch because of that school teacher, that was a sad 😢 day..it was all over the news😢

    • @ForPetesake552
      @ForPetesake552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same experience, but I was in the 4th grade.

    • @Darkwolfe73
      @Darkwolfe73 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here, sixth grade, TV wheeled in on a cart - in Art class. Teacher cut the feed immediately and started crying.
      Having a teacher on board brought it to almost every school, and as a result shaped a generation.

  • @drewpaschal9294
    @drewpaschal9294 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    This one needs to have the audio re-synched. It gets off at ~5:13 and the rest of the video is off from then on. Really wanted to go ish this one.

    • @ramblingrahema2125
      @ramblingrahema2125 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I was just going to see if anyone else caught that or if I was going crazy.

  • @jothishprabu8
    @jothishprabu8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Honorable Mentions: Platoon, Blue Velvet, Big trouble in Little China, The fly

  • @Chewie316
    @Chewie316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The Challenger explosion was crushing. I worked at the PBS station in NY and we were doing a simulcast of the launch with local schools since they were sending a teacher to space, then tragedy struck. I was depressed for a month straight. 😢

    • @keirandunwoodie8138
      @keirandunwoodie8138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was the same seeing the planes fly into the twin towers

    • @mikefromuniontown3809
      @mikefromuniontown3809 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is one crazy conspiracy theory complete with updated pics its so nuts its almost plausible. Yet it was a huge TRAGEDY!

    • @mgal6234
      @mgal6234 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude I was on the front parking lot of our school because I live right next to Cape Canaveral...still have PTSD from it.

    • @keirandunwoodie8138
      @keirandunwoodie8138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      M Gal, I'm sorry you experience that

    • @mgal6234
      @mgal6234 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      keiran dunwoodie Aw thanks. We all go through trauma...unfortunately it’s part of life. It’s what makes us stronger, hopefully!🙂

  • @hensolo5212
    @hensolo5212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    I think you guys should do a vid on Chernobyl, it’s really interesting

    • @OffendingTheOffendable
      @OffendingTheOffendable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hbo did it

    • @shattaredentertainment4782
      @shattaredentertainment4782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just the facility. Not the meltdown.

    • @lr8786
      @lr8786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You can find plenty of chernobyl documentaries on youtube.

    • @rexlint2520
      @rexlint2520 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree. They should do it. Would be better than what's already on TH-cam

    • @TiborRoussou
      @TiborRoussou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@OffendingTheOffendable Discovery Channel did a Zero Hour episode of this back in 2004.

  • @katalina7826
    @katalina7826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The pans labyrinth reference was such a pleasant surprise lol. Love how this series connects people and events to things that happen later in history

  • @imanistrong4054
    @imanistrong4054 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I was in second grade when the challenger tragedy happened. We had recess all day and didn't understand why. Then they did the Punky Brewster episode.

  • @TheStrykerProject
    @TheStrykerProject 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    My favorite memory: graduating from highschool and moving with friends from "Tiny-Town", MT to the big city of Seattle, WA. What a fantastic year!

  • @Flickawho
    @Flickawho 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    These have been so much fun to watch.

  • @white6062
    @white6062 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Weird History is one of my favorite channels and the Timeline series is one of the best they do! Please do the 90’s next! Best narration too!!

  • @samcyr7314
    @samcyr7314 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Sound/video don't match.

  • @MarrisaPlays
    @MarrisaPlays 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I am apparently a 37 yr old child. I STILL giggle to myself when i hear the word "Uranus"

    • @SZPWS1777
      @SZPWS1777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Because it's URANUS, not mine ! :0P

    • @Mehrunes86
      @Mehrunes86 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Happy i'm not the only one.🙂

    • @testplay9628
      @testplay9628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Damn these years were the best

    • @asusmctablet9180
      @asusmctablet9180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Should change the name to something less funny.
      Like Urectum.

    • @chayden153
      @chayden153 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm a 23 year old adult and "Uranus" still makes laugh like an immature child

  • @chris92282
    @chris92282 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I love the added sarcasm by this narrator. He kills me!! Lol!!

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I always thought Mac Tonight died in a knife fight with Ronald, finally settling their beef over who the real Mcdonalds mascot was...

    • @kellyweingart3692
      @kellyweingart3692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lol

    • @ryansylvan9277
      @ryansylvan9277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Everyone knows the real McDonald's mascot is Grimace.

    • @NewMessage
      @NewMessage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ryansylvan9277 I know 3 Fry Guys with switchblades who might argue...

    • @ryansylvan9277
      @ryansylvan9277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NewMessage but just remember
      Grimace 's right hand man is the hamburglar who is packin heat.

    • @IAmAnEvilTaco
      @IAmAnEvilTaco 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ryan Selvyn but did you know grimace originally had 4 arms?

  • @SpiritBanger
    @SpiritBanger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    4:30 I remember in fourth grade, my clarinet teacher was talking about The program that he applied for under NASA. I think he said he was part of the final selection and he was chosen as a secondary on that mission in case someone dropped out for whatever reason. If he wasn't lying he dodged a bullet that day.

    • @chasingplastic6285
      @chasingplastic6285 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was in 3rd grade but the teacher the grade above in 4th was one of the ones in the final runnings as well. The whole school was excited for her....then we saw it live....all excitement of the whole thing was quickly gone. Such a sad day in my childhood....RIP to them all

    • @OldHeathen1963
      @OldHeathen1963 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chasingplastic6285 😓

  • @juliemccauslin5807
    @juliemccauslin5807 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +121

    Y'all need to clean up your video - your clips are all out of place

    • @little.zayzay
      @little.zayzay 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Yeah I thought something was wrong with my phone for a second

    • @sasabear1986
      @sasabear1986 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Yeah this is really bad. Started off great. They are 45 second behind on all clips. Couldn’t continue to watch. Ruined it.

    • @ericrendulic8132
      @ericrendulic8132 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      It is still off.

    • @thedragon9326
      @thedragon9326 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It wasn't always like this. I guess some audio clips were removed and everything after it was pushed up. Maybe a youtube glitch?

    • @skunx8600
      @skunx8600 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      i cant even finish watching it, how do you not fix and reupload this

  • @xeokym223
    @xeokym223 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Is it just me or is the audio out of sync with the visuals?

  • @malachigordon253
    @malachigordon253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    Wonder if they're gonna do a 90s version 👀

    • @mydogsnameislucy768
      @mydogsnameislucy768 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      No doubt. Too big of a hit not too.

    • @PrimiusLovin
      @PrimiusLovin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      A 70s version would also be highly appreciated!...

    • @SweetLilWren
      @SweetLilWren 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤞

    • @darealberrygarcia
      @darealberrygarcia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      80s & 90s were the most transformative years for the American culture & world

    • @PrimiusLovin
      @PrimiusLovin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@darealberrygarcia Precisely the point, because I've always been somewhat curious about the decade that preceded and set up the 80s to be what they were!
      E.g, 70s Disco music paved the way for a great deal of music genres that were popular in the 80s.

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Yep I remember Hands Across America there was a lot of gaps. We were driving on the Westside of Columbus Ohio on the freeway and from the freeway we can see people holding hands down on the street.

    • @haroldvoss5886
      @haroldvoss5886 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So I assume you are from Leola? Maybe?? ... I am not but dated a girl from there in the early 90's,
      I was raised in Grant county though, ...

    • @ablemagawitch
      @ablemagawitch 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They used Ribbon to cover distance some of thin population areas and areas that were in harsh environments...

    • @scotsmith2391
      @scotsmith2391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was part of the line in Memphis, TN where i was temporarily stationed in the Navy

    • @grapeshot
      @grapeshot 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@haroldvoss5886 nope actually I'm from the Mount Vernon Avenue area.

    • @betheniek5
      @betheniek5 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you believe it would ever happen again? Just asking for a personal opinion. I heard the term "hands across america" in ways to poke fun but I wonder of unity will ever really be a thing in such a way

  • @xflip94
    @xflip94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I was hearing that uranus joke in my head before you said it.

    • @conniebauer4128
      @conniebauer4128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How is the Star Trek Enterprise like toilet paper? They both circle Uranus and look for Klingons.

    • @jamesholmstrom5837
      @jamesholmstrom5837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was saying the joke as a kid the day it was announced.

    • @xflip94
      @xflip94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jamesholmstrom5837 guess this one's been around ever since they found Uranus for the first time. Pretty sure the people who named it knew what they were doing 🤔

  • @Seanne411
    @Seanne411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The year I was born. Wish I could experience more of the 80's. Such a fantastic decade!

  • @MichelleMoonMaddox
    @MichelleMoonMaddox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the best thing on TH-cam right now. Thank you so much.

  • @SweetLilWren
    @SweetLilWren 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The 80s Timeline series is my favorite part of Sundays now! Thanks

  • @jaydedjen110
    @jaydedjen110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I remember that moon guy scaring the *SHIT* out of me when I was a kid.

    • @quintenwhyte6660
      @quintenwhyte6660 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @BajanGirlBeautiful
      @BajanGirlBeautiful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too! Just today I was thinking about his role in Pan's Labyrinth

    • @cougarhunter33
      @cougarhunter33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I used to torture my step brother with the notion of the Noid coming to get him.

    • @BajanGirlBeautiful
      @BajanGirlBeautiful 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cougarhunter33 that gave me so many nightmares...still makes me shudder til this day

    • @mrsrobophile
      @mrsrobophile 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here. Ditto the Q-bert commercial where the family morphs into Q-berts.

  • @proudamerican4050
    @proudamerican4050 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love how you go by the year's calendar of events and not just random happenings. Such a great series WH!

  • @hiddeouterr
    @hiddeouterr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This has to be one of the best youtube channels.

  • @doriangraye1971
    @doriangraye1971 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love these 80's Timeline videos. I was 9 years old in 1980 to my high school graduation in 1989. They were my formative years. It's pretty wild.

  • @mikatu
    @mikatu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    And don't forget, in 1986 Somewhere in Time was released! One of the best albums of all time.

    • @garynewcomb8649
      @garynewcomb8649 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you!! The best album of 86!!

    • @Destroyer_13
      @Destroyer_13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Also Master of Puppets and Reign in Blood

    • @joshuabrown3361
      @joshuabrown3361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Powerslave is my all time favorite Maiden album.

    • @tonyfriend7413
      @tonyfriend7413 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joshuabrown3361 GARBAGE Music..

    • @Spineburger
      @Spineburger 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And Peace Sells

  • @jamesmoss3424
    @jamesmoss3424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Chernobyl disaster was a sad one.

    • @IAmAnEvilTaco
      @IAmAnEvilTaco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Not great, not terrible.

    • @shihtzu291
      @shihtzu291 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@IAmAnEvilTaco - I like that that's very witty as I liked and got the box set.

    • @anoniconoclast2030
      @anoniconoclast2030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@IAmAnEvilTaco nuclear plants are horrible not terrible!

    • @pandamasterli8026
      @pandamasterli8026 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wait until you see go at throttle up.

  • @hkbabel
    @hkbabel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    NOT my favorite 1986 memory, but the Challenger explosion is my "Kennedy" moment, saw it real time on TV during lunch Sophmore year @ college, burned in my brain forever.

    • @Chris-js6oz
      @Chris-js6oz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too. I was 17 at home skipping school. I was so upset I called my dad at work. He was a Captain in the Air Force. He was so somber and didn't even ask why I was home. Sad day!

    • @animegirl2349
      @animegirl2349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I didn't get born until 93. But I understand what you mean with it being burned in your brain forever. I saw 9/11 on the TV in first grade and will never forget it.

    • @erinthevirgo
      @erinthevirgo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My Kennedy moment was 9/11, I was a freshman in high school during biology class. Never forget how time seemed to stand still and everything froze for a day. My teacher wheeled in the classic tv strapped to the cart and we all just sat there glued to it, terrified and in shock.

    • @rvrandy1710
      @rvrandy1710 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Type in Challenger crew still alive

    • @emilyservice4670
      @emilyservice4670 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rvrandy1710 lol or 911 first responders and there accounts of what’s they saw from the ground when the second tower fell

  • @BaleshNTP
    @BaleshNTP 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    why is no one mentioning the audio is like 2 minutes out of sync? what happened?

    • @NeidlichesSchwert
      @NeidlichesSchwert 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Same here.

    • @ZD8604
      @ZD8604 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Bots, probably. Gassing up the video. Huge mistake that should have been flagged four years ago.

  • @MrPhilm00r
    @MrPhilm00r 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was in first grade. Class was watching Challenger, as many were. Our teacher calmly walked up and turned off the TV when the explosion occurred. She later explained what happened. I remember being so terrified.
    Also this: 18:11 Epic

  • @migue4793
    @migue4793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I hope they do the 50s, 60s, 70s, 90s, 00s and 10s like this. Very educational. 1986 is my birth

    • @jamiebizness1
      @jamiebizness1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The search bar is an amazing and powerful tool .

  • @williamm402
    @williamm402 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This series is a big win can’t wait to see what’s next

  • @DRAKKENFIRE22
    @DRAKKENFIRE22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The most memorable part of 1986 for me was the premiere of "The Transformers: The Movie". Still the best Transformers movie ever made! Optimus Prime's death was one of the saddest days for me.

    • @lr8786
      @lr8786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Is that the animated movie? Still better than micheal bay.

    • @ConstitutionalCrank708
      @ConstitutionalCrank708 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      100%

    • @Zanaaa50
      @Zanaaa50 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I went to see it it with my dad, siblings and 2 cousins for my 11th birthday! We lost our minds that day!

  • @twistedimagev2
    @twistedimagev2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy you included Keith Haring in this!!! Far too few people know about the legend that he was.

  • @JaygeSattler
    @JaygeSattler 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Okay. I have checked on my computer at work. The video is screwing up @ the 5:06 mark. Where the Zelda commercial shows up (or rather doesn't). From there the audio is completely off & the video is unwatchable. This doesn't seem to happen on my phone, so I'm not sure what's going on exactly, but a reupload is probably in order. Thanks guys.

  • @187mrsmith
    @187mrsmith 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You know what I realized in the 80s every year was a good year for movies 🎞📽🎟

    • @osaji922
      @osaji922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The great thing about that period of time was that a movie like Ferris Bueller could be a big hit where as now, it'd probably tossed into obscurity on a streaming service with a bunch of other mostly bad to mediocre films. Sadly, if a film doesn't have CGI, it most likely won't get the type of marketing commercial films get.

    • @bicyclist2
      @bicyclist2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      American culture slowly died off in the 90's.

  • @toothpastehombre
    @toothpastehombre 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I can't get enough of these. My daughter just asked what I'm watching because I kept saying "No way!" and "Wow" every couple of minutes

  • @Jpdrums317
    @Jpdrums317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Been waiting for this one. Love this series. My birth year. Do the 90’s too please!

  • @JaredtheRabbit
    @JaredtheRabbit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    1986 was a landmark year in terms of animated movies- "An American Tail", produced by Don Bluth and his team and distributed by Universal Pictures, was the highest grossing animated movie of all time for a couple years.

  • @thepaleone
    @thepaleone 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Is the audio a full minute behind for everyone or is that just me..? Started talking about Capone's vault at the 10 minute mark but didn't actually show the clip titled 'Opening of Al Capone's Vault' until the 11 minute mark.

  • @carmenalexandradelcoro2566
    @carmenalexandradelcoro2566 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I was born in late '79. The 80s was such an awesome time to be a kid...except for the Challenger. I remember our teacher telling us and all of us kids just bawling our eyes out. I was 6 years old.

  • @gofast3209
    @gofast3209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    86 was when I discovered the greatest music ever!! Heavy metal....hair bands...glam metal...or whatever term you want to use. best music ever!!

  • @mistyberrier949
    @mistyberrier949 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m really looking forward to these videos! Thank you so much for putting this series together! I love it!

  • @darththaurer
    @darththaurer หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Shame that the video becomes unwatchable after it gets out of sync. Been binging these videos today after finding them out.

  • @R.AContrerasMA
    @R.AContrerasMA 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The video is not synced with audio. Good content as always.

  • @mental_loop9813
    @mental_loop9813 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is great, just great. I appreciate you.

  • @chipskylark172
    @chipskylark172 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Ahhhhh I love these idk why. They are so well put together

    • @Cerebrosity
      @Cerebrosity 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chip Skylark Because they ROCK!

  • @trevordavis9390
    @trevordavis9390 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    The girth of William “The Refrigerator” Perry lmfao

    • @mikefromuniontown3809
      @mikefromuniontown3809 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Very few of US were 300 + pounds back then...now.... meh! GMO, NINTENDO, CABLE, AUTOMATION and all the LABOR JOBS WENT TO SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN Steel and cars and more!

    • @seatspud
      @seatspud 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hey, it also got him his own G.I. Joe figure.

    • @MsMC-vr1jd
      @MsMC-vr1jd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I used to live down the street from William Perry. He was a very nice, friendly guy.

    • @forthecarson1655
      @forthecarson1655 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Go Tigers

    • @scotsmith2391
      @scotsmith2391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      does lmfao stand for "Laughing my fat ass off" in this case?

  • @thomasmeehan4581
    @thomasmeehan4581 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    A shame this video went sideways so early. Looks like the Legend of Zelda ad got edited in wrong. Oh well. What can ya do? Great series!!

  • @acerimmer8338
    @acerimmer8338 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    WTF??? Does anyone else have the audio and video messed up? Around the 5:00 mark it jumps ahead about 2 minutes.

  • @njasanie23
    @njasanie23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Back to school one of the movies during that era that was featured at the university of Wisconsin don’t know why that school but yea

    • @philrow9652
      @philrow9652 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I loved that movie..

  • @raytotherose10101
    @raytotherose10101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    im happy to know my obsession with the 80s wasnt unique.

  • @chitoim2332
    @chitoim2332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Finally 86 in the house!!! 86 baby's

  • @prometheusunbound7628
    @prometheusunbound7628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I am currently writing a novel set in 1986 (my favorite year--I turned 21). I've been doing a lot of research in the written word, but this video helped me to remember visually some of the things I'd forgotten. Be sure I'll be referring back to this video as the novel progresses. Thank you!

  • @leekrpg
    @leekrpg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love these timeline 80's uploads. Great memories & nice reminders !!

  • @shyguy23000001
    @shyguy23000001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    These videos keep getting longer and I love it.

  • @ET_Bermuda
    @ET_Bermuda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Weird. Last night I had the song "Mac the Knife" stuck in my head for no apparent reason.

  • @EastNewsful
    @EastNewsful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Man does someone know what the names of the background music they fit the video so much! and Weird History thank you so much for this series! love the timeline :D!

    • @supreme0778
      @supreme0778 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "Hotshot" and "Ace Invader" by Richard Lacy & Sarah Mac are 2 of the background songs 80's Soundtrack

    • @EastNewsful
      @EastNewsful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@supreme0778 thanks for takling your time to find out about it ! :)

  • @douglasgriffiths3534
    @douglasgriffiths3534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I saw "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" the day it opened. It was the most hilarious film I had seen in a long time. I have the director's cut on DVD now. Still a great classic movie, as is "The Breakfast Club" (1985). (Jan Griffiths).

  • @tonycariello8478
    @tonycariello8478 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I challenge whomever you are out there to watch the other content on this channel. Quite an interesting and informative compilation of historical stories,...GREAT STUFF!!

  • @jamesmmcgill
    @jamesmmcgill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    After 1989, do the 90s please...

    • @HighSockDavid
      @HighSockDavid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      What about the seventies(yes do 90s after 80s)

    • @quanbrooklynkid7776
      @quanbrooklynkid7776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HighSockDavid that as well

    • @HighSockDavid
      @HighSockDavid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Burleon there is a reason the 90s is called the forgotten decade

    • @jamesmmcgill
      @jamesmmcgill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Burleon yeah, but the 90s were forgotten by most people. So we need to look back to the 90s to see what really happened on that decade.

    • @jamesmmcgill
      @jamesmmcgill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@HighSockDavid yes, the prequel to the 80s and 90s.

  • @olipirard
    @olipirard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    That year the comet of Halley was visible.
    We will have to wait until 2061 to see it back.

    • @Zanaaa50
      @Zanaaa50 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, that should have been in this video!

  • @The_OG_BlackMajik
    @The_OG_BlackMajik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Balloons and ALF on my 4th birthday. September 26th 1986, what a gift!

    • @SweetLilWren
      @SweetLilWren 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      May I be the first, to wish you a happy birthday this year even though it's significantly earlier than is apropos

  • @mentor397
    @mentor397 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I don't know about favorite, but Challenger was the most pivotal for me.

  • @malcolmforsythe6440
    @malcolmforsythe6440 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the best channels I've ever subscribed to and Timeline is the most interesting series I've seen in years. Keep up the great work!!!!

  • @riderfkc2835
    @riderfkc2835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I'm teary eyed man, maybe after timeline 1989 I can finally rest in peace

    • @Icutmetal
      @Icutmetal 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Huh??

    • @loganw4633
      @loganw4633 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m also interested in this comment

    • @maxadkins3870
      @maxadkins3870 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Suicide pact??? You up for it?

    • @honeypiegaming1753
      @honeypiegaming1753 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maxadkins3870 yep

    • @maxadkins3870
      @maxadkins3870 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@honeypiegaming1753 we should see if we could get more ppl and exchange social media info and live stream our suicides at the same time on whatever day 1989 comes out....

  • @reeseterry5432
    @reeseterry5432 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I was ten in 1986...most memorable year of my childhood. No better time in the world to be a kid! I wish my kids were able to experience that kind of childhood. I feel sorry for kids now.

    • @lr8786
      @lr8786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I blame social media and downward spiral of moral and ethics in our society.

    • @chadmensa
      @chadmensa 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was eleven that year, and was always SO bored. I dreamed of a day, far in the future, when I could get on my Commodore computer and look up information on any topic that interested me... The only good thing about growing up in the '80s was being a young adult(and musician) in the '90s.

    • @amandaengelman5168
      @amandaengelman5168 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      For real. I try so hard to give my kid an 80s childhood, but the world gets in the way. Luckily he loves 80s movies and TV shows.

    • @johnnyonthespotroberts5290
      @johnnyonthespotroberts5290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was 10 as well!!! Best memories

    • @SpocksBro
      @SpocksBro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @José Menendéz Come on. Are we living in the same world by any chance? The youth is getting indoctrinated with ideologies like critical race theory and gender studies who's consequences we are living through right now. Not only is it unscientific garbage but also causes more division than there has been in a long time. The US is on the brink of civil war because of it. People being silenced, canceled, smeared into silence all in the name of social justice and all because of the inability of people to use their own f'in brains. I wouldn't bring a child into this madness even if i was offered 100 millions to do it and i pity anyone that has to grow up in some of our current societies.

  • @msandoval8027
    @msandoval8027 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Best historical channel on TH-cam!!!

  • @ChimpityChoo
    @ChimpityChoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done. This 80's recap was the best one yet

  • @nationofvillians1620
    @nationofvillians1620 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, Wierd History. These videos are time capsules that are awesome to watch.

  • @kylepproductions
    @kylepproductions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Who else waits for these for what feels like nine months

  • @sassykaren7587
    @sassykaren7587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This was absolutely one of the very best years of my life! I wasn’t expected to graduate high school because my grades were so close to failing. I had passed all my classes except for one (English) and my teacher said she wouldn’t tell me my grade and I would just have to wait and see at graduation if I would get my diploma or not. I sweated it out for days and was scared I wouldn’t graduate. So the day comes and it’s getting closer to my name and then finally they say my name. My mom shouted so loud in the auditorium “thank you Ms McKibben”! Sorry so long but that lead me into adulthood and so many things, good and bad, has happened since then. But that’s one day I will never forget. Thank you for a great video

    • @SweetLilWren
      @SweetLilWren 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fantastic story!

    • @sassykaren7587
      @sassykaren7587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your Friendly Neighborhood Bitch, Karen thank you so very much for your reply fellow Karen. I’m glad you enjoyed it and I hope you have a wonderful day 🌹

    • @johnnyrottenpiss
      @johnnyrottenpiss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sassykaren7587 This is a year I vividly remember. My oldest brother graduated high school. And I graduated from Bon Jovi "Slippery When Wet" to Metallica's "Master of Puppets" when another one of my brothers brought it home from his job at the record store in the mall (remember malls and record stores?). I was 8.

    • @sassykaren7587
      @sassykaren7587 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Johnny Rottenpiss thank you so much for your reply. I listened to all kinds of music back then. As long as it wasn’t classical, opera or show tunes, I listened to it. It wasn’t until around 1988 that I was turned on to the newer metal like Metallica. I definitely remember the Sam Goody stores and the malls. Back then going and hanging out at the mall or arcade were our social networking. We didn’t need a cell phone back then but now it’s so strange because it’s like we can’t live without it. I hope you have a wonderful day 👍

    • @johnnyrottenpiss
      @johnnyrottenpiss 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sassykaren7587 1988 was the year I discovered Led Zeppelin when I was helping a lady set up for a garage sale and she let me go through her college-aged daughter's record collection and take what I wanted. Led Zeppelin "IV" and Black Sabbath "Paranoid" were two specific albums I took. As soon as I heard those albums, I knew I wanted to play guitar (though I was relegated to singer/harmonica/keyboards in my first rock bands).
      Also, I appreciate you delightful responses. It's nice to interact on TH-cam with someone other than hostile trolls that just try to incite. So, thank you for that.

  • @Kat-tr2ig
    @Kat-tr2ig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was in the 1st grade in 1986 and grades 1-3 gathered in our classroom to watch the Challenger launch. I was very confused when it exploded, there was complete silence and the teachers tried to figure out what to do. It's true, anyone old enough in 1986 remembers that moment.

    • @N_0968
      @N_0968 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Katie Frank Anyone who wasn’t behind the iron curtain and heard nothing about the rest of the world. :)

  • @JeremiahSpeaks
    @JeremiahSpeaks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great job on this one. this is definitely making me miss and love the 80's If you have time I would love a 90's version and also a full video on the Night Stalker. Thank you again for the hard work put into this and I love you brother

  • @richardjohnson8197
    @richardjohnson8197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ahhh the memories! If you weren't alive to experience the 80's then you simply won't understand. Great time to be alive.

  • @kerrajohnson3203
    @kerrajohnson3203 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    No mention of Janet Jackson's "Control" album? Anyway, I wanna know what happened to those missing fisherman.

    • @kingsford3657
      @kingsford3657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kerra Johnson I just read on Wikipedia that they were later found drowned.

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "Slippery When Wet"

    • @kerrajohnson3203
      @kerrajohnson3203 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jp3813 I don't get it. What does Bon Jovi have to do with this?

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kerrajohnson3203 1986

    • @MrTinkasaurus
      @MrTinkasaurus 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kingsford3657 oh that's sad :(

  • @benjaminheeter3831
    @benjaminheeter3831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is a great series. Nostalgia overload hehe

  • @McCoy-00
    @McCoy-00 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love these types of videos, if it was a documentary, then some parts of some years would be skimmed over.

  • @jennSalvate
    @jennSalvate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The year I graduated🎓
    Miss the 80's so much!!