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Rapid Rubik’s Cube solvers in 1981 0 (0)

The Rubik’s Cube was a popular Christmas gift item, as CBC News reported in 1981 — though there were already kids who were pretty skilled at solving it. ➤ Read more on CBC Digital Archives: https://www.cbc.ca/archives/trendy-toys-holidays-yesteryear-1.5832493 ➤ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CBC-Subscribe — About CBC: Welcome to the official YouTube channel for CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster. CBC is dedicated to creating content with original voices that inspire and entertain. Watch sneak peeks and trailers, behind the scenes footage, original web series, digital-exclusives and more. Connect with CBC Online: Twitter: http://bit.ly/CBC-Twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBC-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBC-Instagram — We encourage thoughtful comments and respectful discussion. Before [See More…]

Entertainment MTV TOP 100 MUSIC VIDEOS OF THE 80's

The Very First Two Hours Of MTV 0 (0)

Your parents had to have let you stay up till midnight Friday/Saturday August 1, 1981 to have ever seen this. This probably all seems totally quaint and archaic now but this collectively blew us ALL away back in the day 🙂 EDIT: Had to remove about 3.5 mins of this due to a claim by “April Wine”…I really tried to get them to understand that this was an historical archive, *not* an attempt to steal money from their band….They didn’t want to hear it…All the other artist were totally ok with this but “April Wine” said FU. Go Figure : [See More…]

Entertainment Real People Channel

1981 Real People Get High on Yourself 0 (0)

During “Get High on Yourself Week” on NBC, the cast of Real People gave the following introduction. The song, which creator Robert Evans called “The Woodstock of the 80’s” is elsewhere on YouTube. All TV promos, news clips, airchecks, etc. remain the sole property of the respective copyright holders. No videos are for sale, nor do they imply challenge to ownerships. They are intended strictly for entertainment, educational, and historical purposes, and fall under the “Fair Use” guideline. Defying description, Real People went on to become a huge hit for NBC during its five years, giving rise to many imitators [See More…]