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On January 28th, 1986, the American shuttle orbiter Challenger essentially deteriorated and exploded 73 seconds after liftoff. It ended the spacecraft's 10th mission and the lives of all seven astronauts and a New Hampshire teacher, Christa McAuliffe, were ended. The point of the mission was to show how regular people can act and communicate in space, and Christa was to teach children school lessons from space. The tragedy was devastating and all over media- NASA was prompted to suspend all shuttle missions for the time being. At the time, the effects were very much like what people think of 9/11, people still remember exactly when and where they were during the disaster.

-Meredith

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1. In 1980, the very first 1 GB flash drive was put on the market for $40,000 and weight about 500 pounds.

2. Cable did not have commercials until 1980.

3. The Rubik's Cube became popular during this time.

4. MTV was introduced on August 1st , 1981.

5. MASH aired it's very last episode with 125 million people tuning in to watch.

6. Motorola released it's very mobile phone to the U.S.A.

7. Pictionary was introduced.

8. "A.M Chicago" was renamed what we now know today: "The Oprah Winfrey Show"

-Desi

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1.) President Ronald Reagan

-President; served two terms in the 80's

2.) Mikhail Gorbachev

-Leader of the USSR

3.) Princess Diana

-Princess of Wales

4.) Madonna/Michael Jackson

-Musicians

5.) Tom Cruise/Bill Murray/ Michael J. Fox/Clint Eastwood

-Actors

6.) Steven Spielberg/Ridley Scott/Ron Howard

-Movie Directors/ Producers

7.) Mike Tyson

-Boxer

8.) Margaret Thatcher

-Former Prime Minister

9.) Michael Jordan

-Basketball Player

10.) Pope Jon Paul II

-Pope of the 80's

-Meredith

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CNN, founded by Ted Turner, was broadcasted worldwide.

Music:

» Another One Bites The Dust - Queen

» Celebration - Kool & the Gang

» You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC

Prince Charles and Lady Diana got married, with over 700 million TV viewers watching the ceremony.

MTV was born on August 1.

Reggae legend Bob Marley died on May 11. He was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in July 1977, with symptoms showing on his toe. He refused amputation based on his religious beliefs, and eventually, the disease took a toll on him.

Music:

» I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Joan Jett

» Woman - John Lennon

» Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones

» Don't You Want Me - The Human League

-Akira

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Let’s take a trip to the past using our flux capacitor, DeLorean and jumping Giggawatts. The 1980’s- an era of social change, easy standard living, and new and exciting changes in technology and the media. It was carried on the back of the eight-year Ronald Reagan presidency. Many turn points in the United States, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East caused political rest and unrest. Economically, the early 1980’s was plagued with a bad recession, but soon after pulled out. In fact, Reagan had promised to make an economic revival by the creative name of “Reaganomics.” The first lady’s War against Drugs made a big move on middle schools, coining the term “Just Say No [to drugs].” Public Safety Announcements, or PSA’s, would now appear frequently on television featuring role models like G.I. Joe. It was very positive, after all, “I don’t believe in the no-win scenario.”

The 1980’s was a witness to the end of the Cold War. Communism had ended in Eastern Europe. The United States would notice a rise of unrest and trouble brewing in Iran and Afghanistan. Meanwhile in the Middle East, with the Iran Hostage crisis, where fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were taken as hostage for over a year. But surely there was more to this decade than third-world destruction? Yes, in fact! “And don’t call be Shirley.”

The 1980’s was not only very political, but very social. Yuppies replaced the “hippies” of the 1960’s for youths and became more like modern-day hipsters. It contained a severe rise of pop culture that spawned from new ideas from the 1970’s. Pop culture exploded, with Cabbage Patch kids, MTV, Star Wars, Nickelodeon, ESPN, computers, and Terminators. Stars like Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Boy George became the icons of the decade. Everything from Walkmans to VCR’s to Projector TV’s and A-Tracks made everyday life more enjoyable. And “Say hello to my little friend-“ the home computer, (made by Apple). It was introduced in 1977, but made financing quick and word-processing easy. They made business technologically able and efficient. “Inconceivable!”

To live in the 1980’s meant living in what most people considered the ‘Good Old Days.’ Not all of humanity has “Been Terminated” from its influence. Many parents of today still hold relics and memories from this era, like motorcycles, VCR’s, cassettes, and refrigerators. Movies spawned from the 1980’s are still enjoyed today, like Aliens, E.T., Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller, and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Recently, people reawaked Back to the Future 2 when the famous hoverboard competition that was predicted came around in October of 2015. Modern shows like The Goldbergs celebrate pop culture movements from the 80’s. It’s hard to deny that the 1980’s was some Risky Business, so go out there and watch some movies for old time’s sake. From the wise words of Ferris Bueller: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
-Meredith

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Birth of the computer age,

1989-World wide web

Sony reigned supreme as the electronics

Apple Lisa- breaking free, friendly uses

Dirt devil classic red hand

VCR

-Calli

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Americans enjoyed changes in
their standard living.

Example, a major
transformation was the new expanded role of television

Even though it was most
brought upon the 1970's changes came.
Shows like ESPN, Nickelodeon,
and MTV.

They admired people like
Madonna and Michael Jackson.

VCR allowed people to record
shows and able to watch on anytime they wanted.

"personal computer"
that allowed management of personal finances, quick word processing also
desktop publishing from home.

Many people invested to the
stock market to flaunt their wealth.

Yuppies replaced the socially conscious
hippie of the previous generation of youth.

Yuppies sought executive
track jobs in large corporations and spent their money on upscale consumer
products like Ray-Ban sunglasses, Polo apparel, and Mercedes and BMW
automobiles.

It was mostly about big hair
around the era.

School had tons of different things going on, Easter parades and wheelbarrow races and all that.

John Lennon died.
-Calli

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1980-President Reagan is elected as presidents

1980-Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington State

1980-John Lennon is shot and dies

1980- PAC MAN

1981- Lady Diana Spencer and
Charles the Prince of Wales are married

1981- MTV is launched

1981-Sandra Day O'Connor is
nominated as the first female supreme Court Justice by President Reagan

1982-"The Computer" is named Time Magazine's Man of the Year

1982-Disney World opens EPCOT

1982-Elvis Presley's home
"Graceland" is opened to the public as an attraction

1983-Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space

1983-Microsoft releases  "Word" their word processing program

1984-MTV begins the "Video Music Awards" (VMA's)

1984-India's Prime Minister,  Indira Gandhi is assassinated

1985- Iconic Route 66 is removed
from the highway system in the United States

1985-"New Coke" flops and Coca-Cola is forced to switch back to the old formula

1985-First version of Microsoft
Windows is released

1985-Wreck of the Titanic was discovered

1986-Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

1986-Chernobyl nuclear reactor
explodes in the USSR

1986-Mad Cow Disease identified in
Britain

1987- Television network begins
operations

1988-Iran-Iraq War Ends

1988-Site of the original Globe
Theater is discovered by archaeologists in London

1989-Berlin Wall is torn down at
the end of the Cold War

1989- Nintendo Game Boy portable
video game system is release

1989-NASA launches Galileo
spacecraft

-Sierra

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The 1980's - A time in which the Cold War was finally ending and a better tomorrow was just around the corner. The Cold War was dragging its heels, dying out and coming to an end. Reagan was doing his best to conclude this long running arms race that lasted 45 years too long. "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down this Wall!” became one of the most famous quotes of the time when Reagan visited Berlin and spoke out against the Soviet Union. It wasn't long before 1989 rolled around and the Berlin Wall was finally broken down - reuniting loved ones and friends that had been separated for years.

In 1985, a group most famously known as MOVE made it's way into the town of Philadelphia and started what may just be considered one of the first terroristic attacks. The group had bought out a row house causing the neighboring houses to complain about MOVE broadcasting political messages at all hours of the day. It wasn't long before the police showed up with an arrest warrant against the group to try and put an end to what they were doing. This resulted in an all out battle with MOVE firing at the police force from on top of the row house. The police commissioner at the time was ordered to have the compound bombed in hopes to stop the group from firing. Two one-pound bombs were dropped onto the building causing a fire to spread - destroying 65 nearby houses and killing eleven people. One of the members of MOVE that survived this day stated that the police were firing at them when they were trying to escape the flames.
The 1980's - A time in which the Cold War was finally ending and a better tomorrow was just around the corner. The Cold War was dragging its heels, dying out and coming to an end. Reagan was doing his best to conclude this long running arms race that lasted 45 years too long.
-Desi