Although the Rubik’s Cube came out in 1974, its reach exploded during the 1980s, and almost every kid had the puzzle toy. Almost every kid also experimented with trying to scrape the stickers ...

Although plenty of great characters and storylines were introduced in that period, such as “The Night Gwen Stacy Died” or Doctor Strange meeting God, the beginning of the 1980s saw many of ...

The 1980s were a golden era for toys, with action figures like He-Man and the Transformers capturing the hearts of kids (and some adults, too) across the globe. But what many don’t realize is ...

The American Dairy Association North East has a new set of Dairy Ambassadors, including Chemung County native Serenity Conklin. Conklin was among a trio named to the 2025-26 New York State Dairy ...

“The stone that the builder refused shall become the chief cornerstone.” This powerful message of transformation and resilience is more than a biblical reference; it tells the journey of the ...

Neilson is the author of “Raised in Ruins,” a memoir of growing up in the 1980s on the site of an abandoned cannery. Nancy Lord is a Homer-based writer and former Alaska writer laureate.

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Known locally as the "Circus Blizzard of 1980," nearly 14 inches of snow fell in Norfolk, the most since 1892. The 1979/1980 winter season was already a snowy one, with over nine inches of snow in ...

perhaps they owe much of that success to the stellar releases that kicked off the decade. Read about all of these and more in our list of the Top 15 Hard Rock and Metal Albums of 1980.

Festival-goers spend the week watching parade floats, listening to live music and dancing. In 1980, the Krewe of Bacchus delighted crowds with their uniquely detailed parade floats. Inspired by ...

In the 2004 film, Miracle, Kurt Russell, who plays Herb Brooks, talked about the best moment of the 1980 Olympics experience, and he refers to the team gathering together on the podium saying ...