How many years ago was 1986?

How long ago was 1986?

To put into perspective how long ago 1986 was:

• The teenagers that existed in 1986 are now 51–57 years old.
• Three decades have passed since then.
• Although the Internet existed in 1986, most people didn't even know what it was.
• People were still listening to music on portable cassette players called Walkmans.
• Cellphones were very uncommon.
• Movies came on VHS tapes.
• Mullets were "everywhere".
• The Soviet Union still existed.
• Most offices were still using typewriters. It wasn't until the nineties that PCs began to take over.
• 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 57 inches since 1986.
• There have been roughly 1,976 weekends since then.
• Names such as Johnny Depp, Guns N' Roses, Morgan Freeman, Keanu Reeves, Kylie Minogue, Dr. Dre, R. Kelly, Bruce Willis, and Nicolas Cage were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Say You Say Me" by Lionel Richie, "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick & Friends, "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston, "Kyrie" by Mr. Mister, "Sara" by Starship, and "These Dreams" by Heart.
• Films such as "Rocky IV", "Out of Africa", "Iron Eagle", "The Color Purple", "Down and Out in Beverly Hills", and "Pretty in Pink" were playing at movie theaters in 1986.
• Ronald Reagan was still the President of the United States.
• Margaret Thatcher was still the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• The Earth has travelled 171 billion miles through space since 1986.
• Most cars didn't have electric windows.
• Although TV remote controls existed, many homes did not have them.
• Microwave ovens were only starting to become a common fixture in kitchens.
• Video games such as "The Legend of Zelda" and "Paperboy" were released that year.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 95 centimeters since 1986.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 76–114 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 152 seasons of weather.