This year, MacDonald Hardwoods celebrates 30 years of providing quality hardwood floors to the good people of Colorado. In honor of this auspicious occasion, we though we’ d take a look back to what was happening in 1986 when Macwoods got its start:
Colorado Population: 3.2million, 59% of the current 5.4million (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
Denver’s population: 500,090, 75% of the current population of 663,862 (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
John Elway begins the 3rd year of his 16-year career as a quarterback with the Broncos
US Population: 240.1 million, 75% of the current population of 321.65 million
Ronald Reagan has just completed the first year of his second term as President of the United States
The Iran–Contra affair, in which the U.S. is reported to have secretly sold weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of 7 American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon, comes to light
Smoking is banned on all public transport including trains, planes, buses and coaches
The first federal Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed
Approximately 6.5 million people hold hands along a path across the continental United State for Hands Across America
World Population: 4.95 Billion, 69% of the current 7.4 Billion
The Soviet Union launches the Mir space station
Biggest nuclear accident in history occurs at the Soviet Union’s Chernobyl power station
The Oprah Winfrey Show comes on the air
The Fox television network is created
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame holds its first ever induction ceremony. Inductees include Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, James Brown, Ray Charles, and other rock icons
Top Gun is the highest grossing film. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Platoon, The Fly, and Pretty in Pink are also released this year
The Howard Stern Radio Show enters national syndication
Lady Gaga, Lindsay Lohan, and the Olsen twins are all born in 1986
Dr. Who is on its 6th Doctor
“We Are the World,” wins 2 Grammys; Whitney Houston releases “The Greatest Love of All “
Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove wins the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Mike Tyson wins his first title, becoming the youngest Heavyweight Champion in history
A Super Bowl XX ad costs $550,000. 30-second spots during Super Bowl L in 2016 are expected to sell for as much as $5 million
Jack Nicklaus becomes the oldest golfer to ever win the Masters Tournament
US Debt: $2.1 Trillion, 12% of the current $18.1 Trillion
Average price of a new house: $89,430
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.22
Average cost of 5 lbs of potatoes: $1.00
Average cost of gas: $1.24/gal
Base price of a Ford Mustang: $7,452
Median Household Income (in current dollars): $24,897
Hundreds of thousands watch as the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch
Halley’s Comet passes closer to the Earth than it ever has before during its second visit to the solar system in the 20th century
IBM unveils the PC Convertible, the first laptop computer
Camcorders start to become common household items
Tandy 600 Portable Computer can be purchased for $1599.00
Human Genome Project is launched
A lot has changed since we first opened our doors three decades ago. But one thing has not – we were then are are now proud and grateful to b able to serve the Denver community and look forward to doing so for decades to come.
