Most of mine are similar to your answers Dogstar. Let's see if I can think of a few others -
Movies - Endless Love, The Blue Lagoon, Ordinary People
Bands - Bee Gees, Blondie, Earth Wind & Fire
Songs - My Sharona, Night Fever, After the Love is Gone
Trends - New Wave music, skateboarding, pet rocks
News - Elvis passing away, Mount St. Helens erupting and President Reagan being shot (the year I graduated high school)
Wow, what a walk down memory lane. Thanks, Jen.