Same with the 80s. My Gramma who was a school teacher in 1933 taught me out of a 100 yr old dictionary. In all the times I've moved, I've managed to hold onto that huge, leather-bound book.
30 years ago when I learned about the fall of Rome, I thought "how cool would it have been to be there in person and see what happened live?" Fuck me if I'm not finding out
Fellow escapee here - no one's believed me yet how unhinged they are. Hugs!