Class of 1980
1980
Price of a Gallon of Gas: $1.19
Average In-State CA College Tuition: $300
Price of a Big Mac: $2.50
What was new in innovation, culture and education?
Domestic Camcorders and Fax Machines
Ronald Reagan becomes President, The “Miracle on Ice” (US vs. Russia Ice Hokey) in the Lake Placid Winter Olympics, Mt. St,. Helens erupts, John Lennon is shot and killed in New York.
President Jimmy Carter signs the Refugee Education Assistance Act into law as the "Mariel Boatlift" brings thousands of Cuban and a small number of Haitian refugees to Florida.
PHS Hall of Fame recipients: Victor Hugo Zayas, and Jeffery Belk.
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