Do the 1980's count as Modern Times?

Living memory is generally modern times I suppose.

1966 is when it is thought the modern age began, when in Britain we ceased to be shackled by our Victorian past, and in America the civil rights movement began to bite.

But you could argue the eighties, with the development of the underclass , and Thatcherite greed.


Then again about 2000 and the introduction of the INTERNET, and a worldwide society. Interest in global issues.

The present age is grim. We are just commodities now, to be exploited.
At this traces back to the eighties
So let’s settle for that.

I would say so.
Kinda shocking that the 80's ended nearly 40 years ago though.
Also worth a thought is the fact that Gen.X became adults in the 80's

Yes Compared to the 1950’s when we didn’t have a landline… they got electricity wired to the farms a month before I was born. We were pumping water from a well outside of the house, heating water for dishes, baths and laundry on a propane cook stove, took baths in a portable metal tub. by a wood burning stove in a back room, no air conditioning, doing laundry in a wringer washing machine and hanging it out to dry on a clothesline, grew most of our food, baked our own bread, pies etc and didn’t frequent restaurants, made most of our clothing and did simple things for fun

I think most Modern Histroy courses start with the topic of World War 1 .. And that started in 1914.. So i guess anything after 1914 is modern history..

1966 is when it is thought the modern age began, when in Britain we ceased to be shackled by our Victorian past, and in America the civil rights movement began to bite.

But you could argue the eighties, with the development of the underclass , and Thatcherite greed.


Then again about 2000 and the introduction of the INTERNET, and a worldwide society. Interest in global issues.

The present age is grim. We are just commodities now, to be exploited.
At this traces back to the eighties
So let’s settle for that.

They were the best of times

bygone era to me...

Around 1500. Type "when did the modern age begin" in most search engines and the year 1500 is the approximate starting period for the modern era, as opposed to the Medieval and Ancient eras that preceded it.

I think in comics the 80's was the start of the Modern age in comics, Gold was the 30's to 50's, 60's to 70's was the Silver Age.

More like the beginning of a new era.😇
80's: The Decade That Made Us
Remember, this NatGeo special.📡📺📹

Yes. Unless you're joking, modern starts before that by a lot.

It would depend on context I would think

I loved the 80s. Modern indeed.

Yes. Because I can remember it.

Now that incandescent light bulbs are a thing of the past everything is ancient history. Who listens to AM radio anymore?
Landline telephones aren't even maintained anymore. Haven't written a check in years.

No

Considering that there are still people alive who remember the 1930s & 40s, yes. The 1980s is relatively recent.

Yes