School's out F-O-R-E-V-E-R!!

1986, I have been in school since 1986 and today I am DONE with school, testing, cramming, studying, flash cards, mnemonics, group projects, taking lecture notes, and busy work.

A few educational things that have changed since I started school

1. Email
2. Facebook/Myspace
3. On-line lecture notes
4. Laptops
5. On-line classes
6. Texting and twittering
7. Scientific calculators

Random facts about 1986:

1. The first federal Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was observed.
2. Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch
   
3. Out of Africa won Best Picture at the 58th Academy Awards
   
4. Chernobyl nuclear plant explodes, creating the world's worst nuclear disaster
5. Iran–Contra affair
6. Gas was $0.86/gallon
7. Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked
8. Smoking was banned on all public transport including trains, planes, buses and coaches
9. IBM unveiled the PC Convertible, i.e. a lap-top
10. Halley's comet "returned' to Earth
11. "Papa don't preach" was #1 for several weeks
12. "The Cosby Show" was the most popular show on TV