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A Few Clouds East Rockaway school opens 1982 time capsule
Artifacts from an earlier time at Rhame Avenue Elementary
About 60 of East Rockaway’s Rhame Avenue Elementary School’s former and present staff, teachers, and students were on hand to dig up an interesting artifact — they unearthed a time capsule that was buried in 1982.
“It was very exciting,” said Principal Laura Guggino. “We didn’t know what to expect!”
Inside the capsule were school reports, newspapers, cassette tapes, and students’ stories about a typical day in 1982. A number of teachers and students who were at Rhame when the capsule was buried were present.
In 1982: Ronald Reagan was president; The cost of a gallon of gas was 91 cents; A U.S. postage stamp cost 20 cents; The average cost of a new house was $82,200; The Times Man of the Year was “The Computer”; Michael Jackson released his second adult solo album, “Thriller.” Screen legend Grace Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco, died in a car crash; Popular movies were E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Rocky III, and On Golden Pond; Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder sang “Ebony and Ivory”; “Survivor had a hit with “ Eye of The Tiger ,” and popular T.V. shows were Magnum, P.I., Dynasty and Hill Street Blues.
