Toasting a 1986 privacy law, with legwarmers

No Capitol Hill party intended to target congressional staff would be complete without piles press releases. This one also included plastic bangles.

A video created by the Center for Democracy and Technology showed mid-1980s computer technology. In this image, an Apple IIc and IBM PC appear.

Ryan Radia, associate director of technology studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, sporting mid-1980s eyewear.

Pop Rocks, the artificially flavored (but addictive) carbonated candy, an icon of the late 1970s and 1980s.

Nicole Ozer from the ACLU of Northern California, demonstrating what mobile phones looked like in 1986.

A cardboard cutout figure of legendary singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009), who released his hit "Bad" nearly 25 years ago.