Transcript THE 1980’s… Presented by Andrea S., Christine N., Tom V., and Andy M.

THE 1980’s…
Presented by Andrea S., Christine N., Tom V., and Andy
M.
“Vocab”
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Chill
(1)Verb. To be calm. ie. "I'm chill."
Don't Have a Cow
(1)Phrase. Remain calm, don't get excited.
Gag Me With a Spoon
(1)Phrase. Disgusting.
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Hacker (a subset of the nerds group)
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The Jocks (athletic geared people in any school)
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The Losers (rebelling against any authority figure they could)
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The Nerds (Also known as "the geeks")
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The Outcasts (Generally someone who didn't dress like everyone else was
dressing, and had a little fashion)
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The Popular Group (the crowd that came from middle and upper class families
and consisted of people who generally were well liked by most groups).
Clothing and Fads
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Skirts & Jackets
Off-Shoulder Shirts
3/4 Sleeves
Crop Top
Primary Colors
Pink Sweater
Sweater on Waist
Neon
Matching Socks
Thick Belts
Long T-Shirts
Mini Skirts
Rock Band Shirts
Leather or Jean Jackets
Chains on Leather
Rolled Sleeves
Pastels
Sleeveless Shirts
Ocean Pacific T-Shirts
Jammers
Parachute Pants
Corduroy Pants
Tight Stonewashed Jeans
Zippered Legs
3/4 Length Leggings
Legwarmers
Layers of Scrunch Socks
Exercise Gear
Jellies
I wonder how I
would look with
a mullet….
HAIR
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Feathered Hair
Rave, tons of it
Stick-up bangs
Multicolored
Crimped
Side Ponytails
Ultra-Teased
Platinum Blonde
Glitter
Rainbow
Mohawks
Long & Layered
Slightly Teased
Long
Frizzy w/Bangs
Curly
Mullets
Ribbon Barrettes
Do you know how
long it takes us to
get our hair this
way???
Vivid Makeup
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Light Pink Lips
Glitter Colored
Mascara
Blue Eye shadow
Beauty Moles
Accessories
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Ray-Bans
Friendship Stuff
Many Swatches
Swatch Protectors
Plastic Charms
Hoop Earrings
High Tops
Puff Paint
Safety Pins
Beads
Slap Bracelets
Rubber Bracelets
Big Hair Bows
FOOD
Mallomars
They were marshmallows covered in chocolate and filled with raspberry jam on a cookie.
Cherry Candy Cigarettes
Your typical candy cigarette, but instead of the bland chalky taste, they instead had a fantastic
cherry flavor.
Magic Shell Ice Cream Coating
Chocolate syrup intended for sundaes that was supposed to turn into a hard shell after a few
moments on the cold ice cream.
Sticklets Gum
A gimmick gum that came out sometime around '88. Its big sales pitch was that of economy.
Wherein a typical (at that time) Wrigley's pack carried 7 sticks, The Sticklets pack carried nine
slender sticks. Both packs were the same size, yet the Sticklets packs had the gum "cut" parallel
to the shorter side of the pack so as to make 9 sticks instead of 7.
Crunch n' Munch
It's somewhat like caramel corn but better, it has more of a butter flavored caramel with peanuts.
You can still find it in stores today.
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"Les Miserables" dominates Broadway's Tony Awards, taking eight prizes, including best musical.
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Joseph Lash published “Helen and Teacher,” the story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan.
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Vanessa Williams was the first black Miss America but her reign was short due to the revelation of a set of “Penthouse” photos“
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The controversial movie "The Last Temptation of Christ," directed by Martin Scorsese, opened in nine cities despite objections by some Christians
who felt the film was sacrilegious
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The Broadway musical “42nd Street” opened. Producer David Merrick stunned both cast and audience during the curtain call by announcing that the
show’s director, Gower Champion, had died earlier that day.
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Philip Guston (b.1913), painter, died. He was recognized as a lesser master of the first generation New York School of abstraction. He quit painting
in 1967 and confined himself to drawing
Olympic Memories
• 1980 Winter Olympics
USA Ice Hockey Team wins
Gold Medal in Lake Placid.
The “Miracle on Ice” as the
Americans upset the heavily
favored Russians and beat
Finland for gold.
• 1980 Summer Olympics
Moscow - USA boycotts
because of the invasion of
Afghanistan by Soviet forces in
1979. It leads to withdraws
from many other countries –
80 nations compete – lowest
since 1956.
Do you believe in
miracles….YES!
Controversies
• 1988 Summer Olympics –
Seoul, South Korea –
USA Track star Ben
Johnson caught using
steroids after winning
the 100m dash.
• 1989 – Pete Rose, all
time hits leader in the
history of the sport,
is banned from baseball
for betting on games.
He has yet to be
reinstated, as it is a
hot topic currently in
the world of sports.
Local History
1980 – Philadelphia Phillies
win the World Series in 6
games vs. Kansas City
Royals.
1983 – Philadelphia 76ers
win Basketball World
Championship in an
amazing 4 game sweep of
the Los Angeles Lakers
Where were all the Cool Kids ?
Playing Video Games!
1981 -- Playing Pac-Man.
The undisputed leader of
the video game craze of
the 80’s. Merchandise
includes: trading cards,
lunchbox, board game, 12”
single (with club remix), joke book,
telephone, food (candy &
cereal), and jewelry –
just to name some of the
things!
http.www.apn.gr/pacman.ht
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• Bonus quiz….Who can name
the 4 ghosts???
• Inky, Blinky, Pinky, &
Clyde
And More Video Games!!!
• Atari 2600 Video Game Console.
The first of it’s kind, Atari 2600
brought the arcade experience
into our living rooms. Released
in October 1977 but didn’t take
off until Space Invaders 1980
• Most famous games….Pong and
Space Invaders
www.apn.gr/gameszone.htm
What else was there to play?
• 1980 Rubik’s Cube.
First Sales in Hungary,
1979. Exported to US
in 1980.
• 1983 – Cabbage Patch
Dolls
• 1982 Trivial Pursuit.
Invented by 2
Canadians on
12/15/79 – Scott
Abbott & Chris Haney –
who were arguing over
who was a better game
player. First shown in
US at the Int’l Toy Fair
in NYC 1982.
What’s on the tube?
• “Who shot JR?”
• Dallas aired it’s final
episode November 21, 1981
• Luke and Laura’s wedding
(General Hospital) is the
most watched wedding in
history next to Charles and
Diana
• M*A*S*H airs it’s last
episode
• Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles Rule!
• Condom commercials
appear on TV for the
first time
• Infomercials are born
• August 1, 1981 M-TV is born “Video Killed the
Radio Star” first video to air
• CNN becomes the first all news network
• Arsenio Hall is the first African American to host
a nightly talk show airing January 3, 1989
• Oprah Winfrey Show goes national September 8,
1986
• Family Ties, Who’s The Boss, and Dynasty were a
few of our favorites
Music
• Michael Jackson’s
“Thriller” sells 20 million
copies making it the
largest selling album
ever
• “We Are The World” is
recorded by artists in
the USA for Africa
• Milli Vanilli wins
Grammy for Best New
Artist
• Compact discs are born
• Madonna’s “Like A Virgin”
tops the charts spawning a
generation of Madonna
“wannabes”
• REO Speedwagon gave us two
of the most memorable song of
the decade: Keep On Loving You
and Take It On the Run.
Most Memorable Movies
Arnold
Schwarzenegger
becomes a star as an
action hero in
James Cameron’s
The Terminator
I’ll Be
Back.
• Star Wars-The Empire Strikes Back
Yoda, the Jedi Master, Boba Fett, the bounty
hunter, and Lando enter the saga
• E.T.The Extra-Terrestial
• Platoon
• Raider’s of Lost Ark
• The Breakfast Club
• Tootsie
• Top Gun
Politics & Government
Jimmy Carter (1977-81),
VP Walter Mondale
– Brief Democratic leadership
– Economic woes of inflation,
unemployment and high interest rates
– Dept. of Education (1980)
http://www.ed.gov
- Hostage Crisis at US Embassy
in Tehran, Iran (11/4/79)
70 Americans captured and held for
444 days
– Hussein launches war against Iran due to oil
rights (1980)
“Peace through
strength”
It’s all Republican…
Ronald Reagan (1981-89),
VP George Bush
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Stimulated economic growth, curbed inflation, increased
employment, increase national defense by 35 %
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Hostage Crisis ends (1981)
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John Hinkley (1981)
Sandra Day O’Connor becomes 1st female
Supreme Court Justice (1981)
Vietnam Memorial erected (1981)
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“My fellow
Iran Contra Scandal
Americans,
(1984) Reagan (Bush) reelected over Modale and
I’ve signed
Ferraro, 1st woman VP running mate
legislation
that will
Challenger disaster (1986)
outlaw
1st national holiday of Dr. Martin Luther King
Declared war against terrorism by bombing Gen. Khadafi’sRussia
forever.
Lybia after Beirut bombing (1986)
We begin
Black Monday- stock market drops by 22%, far
bombing in
surpassing the 12.9% of 1929 (1987)
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Nation’s first trillion dollar deficit -$1,000,000,000,000 minutes.”
Treaty w/ Gorbachev to eliminate IRNM (1987)
Reagan
didn’t
know the
mic was on
(1984).
“Read my lips”
George Bush (1989-93), VP Dan Quayle
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Cold War over, communism breaks-up (no more SU)
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Berlin Wall Fell (1989)
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US overthrows Gen. Noriega in Panama due to threats over canal and US citizens
in region (1989)
Colin Powell appointed Joint Chiefs of Staff, highest Army post to ever be held
by a black officer
Vietnam withdraws from Cambodia, almost 11 years of occupation (1989)
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Stealth Bomber (1989)
Science & Discovery
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• 1980 – World Health
Organization eradicates Small
Pox disease
• 1983 – French scientist Dr. Luc
Montagnier discovers HIV
• 1984 – AIDS virus discovered
• 1984 – William Gibson coins
the term “cyberspace” in his
novel, “Neuromancer”
• 1986 – April – Chernobyl the
worst nuclear disaster in history
Gone But Not Forgotten
• 1980 John Lennon assassinated
by Mark David Chapman
• 1982 March 5th. John Belushi
dies from overdose of cocaine
and heroin
• 1983 February 4th. Karen
Carpenter at age 32 from
anorexia nervosa
• 1985 Karen Ann Quinlan, coma
patient, becomes 1st person to
die in the “right to die”
controversy debate 1975-76
(Dies from pneumonia in 1985)