Biggest events from decades gone by

Decades from years gone by, the music, the movies, the events, we’re all about the past ’bout the past because… well, who doesn’t cherish great memories from back in the day?

Old school, throwbacks, classics, they’re different for everyone, it just depends on what decade you were born.

While we don’t live in the past, we certainly do cherish it. All the great TV shows, movies, man’s accomplishments that got us this far and of course, the music!

This section takes you back in the day, back to a time when most of our listeners were born as well as the eras of music heard here on The Beat Chicago

Click any year below to be transported back in time to see the top news stories and world events, winners in sports, prices of homes, the top TV shows, movies and songs in the year, prominent figures we lost in that year and more.

1970 |1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979

1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989

1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999

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