How many years ago was 1980?

How long ago was 1980?

To put into perspective how long ago 1980 was:

• The teenagers that existed in 1980 are now 57–63 years old.
• Four decades have passed since then.
• Movies came on VHS tapes.
• America's involvement in the Vietnam War had only ended seven years previously.
• Most offices were still using typewriters. It wasn't until the nineties that PCs began to take over.
• In 1980, nobody knew that AIDS existed.
• The Internet wasn't invented yet.
• Motorists had to rely on printed maps and directions to get to places. GPS systems didn't appear until more than a decade later.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 65 inches since 1980.
• There have been roughly 2,288 weekends since then.
• Names such as Madonna, Metallica, Phil Collins, George Michael, Michael Keaton, and Diego Maradona were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Escape (Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes, "Rock With You" by Michael Jackson, "Do That To Me One More Time" by Captain & Tenille, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen, "Another Brick In The Wall" by Pink Floyd, and "Call Me" by Blondie.
• Films such as "Stir Crazy", "Flash Gordon", "Private Benjamin", "Hopscotch", "The Exterminator", and "Smokey and the Bandit II" were playing at movie theaters in 1980.
• Margaret Thatcher was still the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• The Earth has travelled 198 billion miles through space since 1980.
• Most cars didn't have electric windows.
• Costco didn't exist.
• There was no such thing as "Chicken McNuggets."
• Although TV remote controls existed, many homes did not have them.
• Microwave ovens were only starting to become a common fixture in kitchens.
• There was no such thing as "Gangsta rap".
• The term "serial killer" hadn't been coined yet.
• Bob Marley was still alive.
• Video games such as "Galaxian", "Pac-Man", and "Missile Command" were released that year.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 110 centimeters since 1980.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 88–132 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 176 seasons of weather.
• Camcorders weren't a thing yet. Video cameras were heavy and often had to be mounted on special supports.