US President Ronald Reagan waves from the back of his limousine to a line of people on the street as he heads toward a campaign stop in Fairfield, Connecticut, 26th October 1984.
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Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson during Wildlife Demo Benefit For The World Wildlife Fund at Greenwich Polo Club in Greenwich, Conneticut, United States.
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Composer Leonard Bernstein swings on 1986 outside of his Fairfield, Connecticut home. Bernstein's most recognizable affiliation was as the longtime music director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition, Bernstein was noted for writing the music for the highly acclaimed musical, West Side Story.
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Debris lies below the Mianus River bridge June 28, 1983 in Greenwich, Connecticut, after an100-foot section of the northbound bridge gave way, sending vehicles 70 feet into the river below and killing three people.
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Donald Trump, real estate mogul, entrepreneur, and billionare poses in the foyer of his home in August 1987 in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Tennis player Ivan Lendl, a 26 year old Czechoslovakian, runs up the steps on the grounds of his Greenwich, CT mansion, alongside his German Shepherd Viky, April 1986.
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Victorious. Manhattan U. S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani won his battle with Stanley Friedman corruption scandal case in New Haven, CT. Rudy Giuliani and wife Donna Hanover.
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The search for dead and missing continued Saturday, April 25, 1987 at the site of a building collapse in Bridgeport, Conn. An apartment building under construction collapsed Thursday killing at least 12 and leaving 16 missing.The cranes are yellow, the up beams at left are green.
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Harvard's Tim Perry in the middle of a pitch to Silas Myers during The Game at the Yale Bowl, November 18, 1989.
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Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performing in New Haven, Connecticut on March 24, 1984.
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Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York attend World Wildlife Fund Benefit on September 19, 1987 at the Greenwich Polo Club in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Presidential candidate and Governor Michael Dukakis shakes hands with the crowd after delivering a campaign speech in New Haven, CT., on Oct. 20, 1988.
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Actress Tatum O'Neal, actor Christopher Atkins and actor Vincent Spano attend the "Superman III" Premiere Party to Benefit the Connecticut Friends of Special Olympics and Marrakech on June 15, 1983 at the New Haven Lawn Club in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Dick Ebersol, Susan Saint James, and son Charles Duncan.
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Liberace during Liberace Book Autographing - October 6, 1986 at Caldor's in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States.
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Rodney Dangerfield and Paul Newman during Hole in The Wall Gang Camp Benefit Baseball Game in Westport, Connecticut, United States.
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A group of Ku Klux Klansmen start burning a cross in East Windsor, Connecticut.
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Donald Trump, real estate mogul, entrepreneur, and billionare, relaxes at his home with his wife, Ivana Trump, in August 1987 in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Profile headshot of American jazz musician Art Blakey (1919 - 1990) smiling while playing drums during a performance at the Stamford Center for the Arts, Stamford, Connecticut. Cymbals are visible in the foreground.
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Actress Sandy Dennis in the kitchen of her home with some of her cats gathered around her.
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George Bush speaks at Yale University March 1, 1980 in New Haven, Connecticut. Bush graduated with a B.A. in Economics in 1948.
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President Bush gets the once over from his mother Dorothy during his visit to her home.
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Waves from Long Island Sound break over a car stopped by power lines brought down by the tree on New Haven Avenue in Milford, CT, as Hurricane Gloria struck the Conneticut shoreline, 9/27.
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Entertainer Wayne Newton leaves the Federal Building in New Haven, Conn., after testifying before a federal strike force grand jury investigating activities of Frank Piccolo of Bridgeport, Conn.
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George McGovern, left, poses with an old campaign posters and photographs from his political career, which line a hallway at Stratford Inn in Stratford, Conn., Nov. 12, 1989.
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TV Personality Vanna White attending the book party for Vanna White "Vanna Speaks" on May 21, 1987 at Caldor's in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Ron Galella/WireImageShow MoreShow LessWhere has the time gone? Things sure have changed since the '80's.
Cell phones were rare. There was no Facebook, no Google, no Twitter, no Netflix. ESPN was in its infancy. There was no email. Only snail mail. It took days to receive a letter.
Instead of building walls, we watched as the Berlin Wall came down. "Must See TV" meant watching the Cosby Show on Thursday night.
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We've combed the archives in search of images reminiscent of life in Connecticut 30 years ago. And, while much has changed, some of the names from those days are still making news today.
Scroll through the gallery above to see what was happening in the Nutmeg State back then.