Class of 1986
1986
Price of a Gallon of Gas: $ .86
Average In-State CA College Tuition: $1,326
Price of a Big Mac: $1.80
What was new in innovation, culture and education?
Nintendo Game Boy is introduced.
The Hands across America movement, box office hits were Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Top Gun.
Christa McAuliffe is chosen by NASA from among more than 11,000 applicants to be the first teacher-astronaut, but her mission ends tragically as the Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after its launch, killing McAuliffe and the other six members of the crew.
PHS Hall of Fame recipients: Jacqui Marty, Jud Beuchler.