U.S. History 11

Technology  More people are using personal computers (PC’s) in their homes, offices, and schools  Columbia- U.S.’s first reusable spacecraft

Major Events  January explosion of the Challenger just after take off All seven astronauts were killed  Human Genome Project  Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female Supreme Court Justice  Hostages in Iran were released in 1981  Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated

Major Events  Geraldine Ferraro was the first female presidential candidate  Jesse Jackson was the first black presidential candidate  Sexual revolution of the 70’s encountered an adversary with the AIDS epidemic  Violent crime rates had tripled since 1960  Cocaine addiction was up by 35% “Just Say No” campaign

Family Life  More divorces  More unwed couples living together  More single parent families  The two-earner family was even more common than in previous decades  More women earned college and advanced degrees, married, and had fewer children

Art  Popular to auction art from famous artists Picasso's 'Yo' brought 5.4 million By 1987, Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' brought $39.9 million while 'Irises" brought $53.9 million  Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) reopened double its size

Books  Espionage thrillers- Ken Follett, Tom Clancy  Top writers of the decade- Tom Clancy, Stephen King, Danielle Steele  Autobiographies became best sellers All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (Robert Fulgham) The Beverly Hills Diet (Judy Mazel) Miss Piggy's Guide to Life Trump: Surviving at the Top

Children’s books

Education  Efforts to censor books tripled in the eighties The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Grapes of Wrath, and Catcher in the Rye were among books banned in New York State  College freshmen were more interested in status, power, and money than at any time during the past 15 years Business Management was the most popular major.  Columbia University, the last all male Ivy League school, began accepting women in 1983

Fads  Team sports became popular Mothers ran carpool after work, kids had after school and weekend cheerleading, baseball, football, soccer, gym, dance, and more  Nerd's became a hot commodity Wealthy and brainy computer wizards like Stephen Wozniak and Steve Jobs helped So did movies like Revenge of the Nerds, Lucas, and Stand by Me

Fads  Fast food- Taco Bell, McDonalds  Kids loved Sweetarts, Skittles, Nerds, Runts, Hubba Bubba Chewing Gum, and Five Alive  Collectibles- Smurf and E.T. paraphernalia, Cabbage Patch dolls, camcorders, video games (Nintendo, Pac Man, Game Boy), Rubik's Cube, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Barbies (now Hispanic, Black, Asian)

Fads and Fashion  New fads- discount air fares, “light” foods, aerobics, minivans, talk shows, and Valley Girls  Power dressing was in- Madonna was a big influence on young fashion  Anne Klein, Perry Ellis, Donna Karan, and Calvin Klein were popular designers  The Flashdance look had young and old in tank tops, tight-fitting pants or torn jeans, and leg- warmers 

Fads and Fashion  Teens not wearing designer clothes opted for Michael Jackson's glove or Madonna's fishnet stockings, leather, and chains  Older women wore the Out of Africa look popularized by Meryl Streep  Sneakers  Tanning Salons

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Music and Media  Cable was born and MTV, originally intended to be promos for albums, had an enormous impact on music and young people  The digital compact disc (cd) revolutionized the music industry  Dances learned on MTV included slam dancing, lambada, and break dancing  Pop, rock, new wave, punk, country, and especially rap or hip hop became popular

Music and Media  Early hip hop/rap groups are Milli Vanilli, M. C. Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Queen Latifah, and L.L. Cool J  Michael Jackson's album Thriller became the best selling album of all time  Madonna had a major impact on fashion, the ‘vogue’ dance move, and pop music

Top Charters 1980Please Don't Go - singleK.C. and the Sunshine Band 1980The Wall - albumPink Floyd 1981Woman in Love - singleStevie Wonder 1981Greatest Hits- albumKenny Rogers 1982Ebony & Ivory - single Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder 1982Tattoo You - albumRolling Stones 1983Let's Dance - singleDavid Bowie 1983Flashdance - albumSound Track 1984 To All the Girls I've Loved Before- single Julio Iglesias, Willie Nelson 1984An Innocent Man - albumBillie Joel 1985Night Shift - singleThe Commodores 1985Born in the U.S.A.- albumBruce Springsteen

Top Charters 1986 Whitney Houston - album Whitney Houston 1987Give me Wings - singleMichael Johnson 1987 The Joshua Tree - album U Got My Mind Set on You - single George Harrison 1988Dirty Dancing - albumSoundtrack 1989Better Man - singleClint Black 1989Nick of Time - albumBonnie Raitt

Theater  Revival musicals- West Side Story, The Music Man, Anything Goes, Me and My Gal, Brigadoon, Grand Hotel, Gypsy, and The King and I  Sell out musicals- Cats, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera

TV and Movies  1981, VCR sales rose 72%  1989, 60 percent of American households with televisions received cable service  Memorable movies of the decade included: On Golden Pond Tootsie Arthur E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial The Big Chill Flashdance Beverly Hills Cop Out of Africa Back to the Future ‒ The Breakfast Club ‒ Platoon ‒ Star Trek ‒ Good Morning, Vietnam ‒ Fatal Attraction ‒ Rain Man ‒ Driving Miss Daisy ‒ Rocky IV ‒ Wall Street ‒ The Terminator

 YNr0lk0 – John Hughes Movies YNr0lk0  What’s your favorite 80’s movie?

TV and Movies  Popular shows- Roseanne, Married...with Children, Cosby Show, Cheers, Golden Girls, The Wonder Years, AFV  Tabloid TV with Geraldo Rivera and Oprah Winfrey  Info-tainment included Nightline with Ted Koppel, CNN Cable News, 20/20 with Hugh Downs and Barbara Walters, and 60 Minutes

 M – best sitcoms M  What’s your favorite 80’s show?

What’s you’re favorite part about the 80’s?