THE PORTHOLE NEWS

The Monthly Newsletter of the Lake Forest Yacht Club

2023

• New York became the first state to require that all front-seat auto occupants wear seat belts, or face a $50 fine.

• Microsoft released Windows 1.0, the first domain name was registered, and Steve Jobs resigned as chairman of Apple Computer.

• Back to the Future was the highest-grossing film.

• The San Francisco 49ers were the Super Bowl champs, the Kansas City Royals won the World Series, and the Edmonton Oilers clinched the Stanley Cup.

• Cabbage Patch dolls were $49.95 apiece, record albums cost $5.96 each, and a bargain-matinee movie ticket was $2.00, The average price for a gallon of gas was $1.20.