4. 1983: Cabbage Patch Riots, MTV Rules, and Michael Jackson’s Moonwalk

Imagine a year where shoppers brawled over dolls, a pop icon moonwalked into history, and the very first mobile phone cost nearly $4,000. That was 1983. But beneath the shoulder pads that were still going strong, there were scandals that rocked Hollywood and technology that quietly started to change what our future would look like.


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