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Historical events since the last time the Kansas City Royals made the playoffs
Ahh, 1985. What a magnificent year. The Kansas City Royals captured their first World Series title, catapulting them into dominant decades of championships and fame.
So here is a list of events that have happened since the last time Kansas City made the postseason.
Music
Michael Jackson released No. 1 singles such as “The Way You Make Me Feel” and “Man in the Mirror”
Nirvana debuted, and unfortunately, Kurt Cobain later died
Britney Spears became a teen icon, then shaved her head, and so on
Taylor Swift was born
Justin Bieber, too
We’ve done the Macarena, Hammer Time and the Harlem Shake
We survived the Backstreet Boys, N*SYNC and 98 Degrees
TV and Movies
Keanu Reeves was tasked with saving everything in The Matrix. And again, Reloaded. And one more time, in a Revolution
Willy the whale was freed, Simba defeated Scar and Optimus Prime saved the world
Emma Stone was born, and got nominated for a Golden Globe
Daniel Radcliffe was born
And eight Harry Potter movies have been released
Jennifer Lawrence was born
The show “Seinfeld” debuted. And ended. Lasting nine seasons
The show “Friends” debuted. And ended. Lasting 10 seasons
The show “The Simpsons” debuted. And continues, in its 24th season
The show “The Office” debuted
Leonardo DiCaprio died in the Titanic, but had plenty of time to still come back and do whatever he did in Inception before the Royals made the playoffs
Politics and History
The first George Bush became president.
And later, so did his son.
In fact, five presidents have held office – including three that have done two terms in that time.
The Internet became freely available to the public
Gas rose from about 91 cents a gallon to ____ (insert outrageous price nearest you)
A postage stamp cost 24 cents
More than 25 billion songs have been downloaded from iTunes
Sports
Michael Jordan won his first NBA MVP. And his second. Third. Fourth. And fifth.
The New York Yankees made the postseason. 17 times.
And won five World Series for good measure.
The Arizona Diamondbacks debuted as a franchise. Won a World Series
Brett Favre made his first NFL start. And retired. Then came back. And retired. And came back. And retired.
Ray Lewis got his first sack. Allegedly murdered someone. Won a couple Super Bowls. Retired.
Barry Sanders won a Heisman Trophy. Played an NFL career. Retired. Made the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Football players still wore leather helmets … wait, scratch that one
Mike Krzyzewski coached Duke to four NCAA titles.
Tiger Woods has won 14 major titles.
And a lot, lot more.