Ronald Reagan had just won a second term as president in an historic, landslide manner.
The Berlin Wall was years away from being torn down and crumbled into a heap.
A gallon of gas was around a buck-twenty, and a dozen eggs would set you back another dollar.
Loaf of bread? Couple quarters.
The point in this history lesson? All those data points matter this week because 1984, November 24 of that year, to be precise, is the last time the Kentucky Wildcats won a football game in Neyland Stadium.
In 24 hours, the 12th-ranked Wildcats are favored to do so once again.