President Reagan getting shot is the first thing I can recall being aware as a a kid, too. Other news events in 1981 that stand out in my earliest memories include the return of Columbia from space, the death of Terry Fox and the assassination of Anwar Sadat.

Thinking you meant to say “multi-tiered” rather than “multi-tired” in the second last paragraph, but it still kinda works!

Toyota sets the table for breakfast before going to bed.