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1 1980’s American Culture

2 1980’s American Culture Events Fads Music Fashion Inventions Slang

3 1980’s Inventions Apple Computers CD Players Laser Disks CD Rom
Disposable Camera Doppler Radar Prozac

4 1980’s Fashion Men Women Parachute Pants Member’s Only Jackets
Acid Washed Jeans Preppy Look Sun Glasses Swatch Watch Tight Roll Shoes(Men and Women) Women Madonna Look Pat Benatar Look Oversized Shirts Guess Jeans Leg Warmers Padded Up Granny Boots Hairstyles

5 80’s Hair Big and Terrible

6 Tight Roll

7 Rap

8 80’s Sunglasses

9 Swatch Watches

10 Granny Boots

11 Acid Washed Jeans

12 Preppy Look

13 Jump Suits

14 Padded Up

15 Mini Skirt

16 Popular 80’s Shoes

17 Member’s Only Jackets

18 Parachute Pants

19 Madonna Look

20 Pat Benatar Look

21 Oversized Shirts

22 Guess Jeans

23 Leg Warmers

24 1980’s Music Rap Hair Metal

25 1980’s Events 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

26 1980 U.S. Boycotts Moscow Summer Olympics
John Lennon killed in New York Yellow Ribbons tied around the trees Who Shot JR? Donahue becomes a widely watched talk show

27 1981 Ms. Pac Man, Donkey Kong, and Asteroids First U.S. test tube baby
Princess Di and Nancy Reagan inspire a return to elegance look Nutrasweet is born Sandra Day O’Connor is named to the Supreme Court Iran Hostages are released

28 1982 Poisoned Tylenol kills 7 in Chicago
AIDS is first reported kills 40% of victims John Belushi Dies Cats opens on Broadway Epcot Center opens at Disney World

29 1983 Supreme Court reaffirms Roe v. Wade Reagan proposes Star Wars
Cabbage Patch Dolls MTV is in over 17.5 million homes Michael Jackson Beirut Marine Barrack is bombed over 200 are killed

30 1984 Cubs blow a 2-0 lead in NLCS to the Padres
Barbie dolls surpass US population US Hosts LA Olympics, Russia Boycotts Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown’s Rushing record

31 1985 Barbie dolls surpass US population
Bears dominate regular season(15-1) Prime Rate drops to 10% Dow tops 1300 New Coke-big flop Live Aid concert Wrestlemania is introduced Rock Hudson announces battle with Aids Movie Rentals=Movie Receipts

32 1986 Bears win the Super Bowl Challenger Explosion
Return of Haley’s Comet

33 1987 Spuds Mackenzie and Max Headroom
Smoking Bans take effect in 40 states 40% of American dollars spent on eating out Jim Baker makes payments to cover up infidelity

34 1988 Widespread drought across US Rogaine Garfield cat on windows This is not your father’s Oldsmobile.

35 1989 Comedy Channel is new(later Comedy Central)
Oliver North convicted in Iran Contra Tianamen Square debacle in China Flag Burning is Protected AZT shown to delay the onset of AIDS

36 80’s Fads The Walkman Break Dancing Garbage Pail Kids Chia Pets
Baby on Board Rubik’s Cube Nintendo Atari Trivial Pursuit Yuppies The Walkman Break Dancing Garbage Pail Kids Chia Pets Hacky Sacks

37 Atari

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