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Remembering the '80s in Connecticut
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US President Ronald Reagan waves from the back of his limousine to a line of people on the street as he heads toward a campaign stop in Fairfield, Connecticut, 26th October 1984.
Photo: Ronald Reagan Library/Getty ImagesUS President Ronald Reagan waves from the back of his limousine to a line of people on the street as he heads toward a campaign stop in Fairfield, Connecticut, 26th October 1984.
US President Ronald Reagan waves from the back of his limousine to a line of people on the street as he heads toward a campaign stop in Fairfield, Connecticut, 26th October 1984.
US President Ronald Reagan waves from the back of his limousine to a line of people on the street as he heads toward a campaign stop in Fairfield, Connecticut, 26th October 1984.
Where has the time gone? Things sure have changed since the '80's.
Cell phones were rare. There was no Facebook, no Google, no Twitter, no Netflix. ESPN was in its infancy. There was no email. Only snail mail. It took days to receive a letter.
Instead of building walls, we watched as the Berlin Wall came down. "Must See TV" meant watching the Cosby Show on Thursday night.
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We've combed the archives in search of images reminiscent of life in Connecticut 30 years ago. And, while much has changed, some of the names from those days are still making news today.
Scroll through the gallery above to see what was happening in the Nutmeg State back then.
