What Does 1981 Look Like in America?

In 1981, Ronald Reagan is serving as the President of the United States and kids everywhere are obsessed with their new GI Joe dolls. Teenage friends roller skate to the nearest arcade to play Pac-Man, which was on the up and up at this time. On July 27th, 1981, Adam Walsh, who's six years old, is kidnapped from a Sears store in Hollywood, Florida. In October, the metal band Metallica forms and becomes a thing in Los Angeles, California. Despite the fact that 1981 seems like a seriously fun time, murder was about to come knocking on its door on Halloween night.

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