https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7 en-us 2022-06-13 15:51:25 UTC 2025-10-09 11:30:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4fa.png bmacke25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222120459 U.S. hockey team beats the Soviets in the "Miracle on Ice" In one of the most dramatic upsets in Olympic history, on February 22, 1980, the underdog U.S. hockey team, made up of college players, defeats the four-time defending gold-medal winning Soviet team at the XIII Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York.]]> 2022-06-15 15:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222120459 bmacke25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222122195 Moscow The 1980 Olympic Games were an athletic festival held in Moscow from July 19 to August 3, 1980. The modern Olympic Games were held for the 19th time in Moscow. The invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union in December 1979 sparked the greatest boycott in Olympic history.]]> 2022-06-15 15:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222122195 bmacke25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222126452 The war began when Iraq invaded Iran on 22 September 1980, after a long history of border disputes and demanded the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime. The cost of the war and the interruption of Iraq's oil exports caused Saddam to scale down his ambitious programs for economic development. The Iran-Iraq War dragged on in a stalemate until 1988, when both countries agreed to accept a United Nations-brokered ceasefire under Security Council Resolution 598. The war contributed indirectly to Israel's security. The war dismantled the axis of radical Arab countries that included Iraq, Libya, Syria and south Yemen.

]]> 2022-06-15 15:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222126452 bmacke25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222129610 Parachute pants became a fad in US culture in the 1980s as part of the increased popularity of breakdancing. The clothing company Bugle Boy manufactured the pants in the early 1980s, although they were not the first company to manufacture parachute pants.

]]> 2022-06-15 16:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222129610 tarone25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222131962 ET was released on June 11th, 1982. After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott (Henry Thomas). Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie (Drew Barrymore), and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.

]]> 2022-06-15 16:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222131962 bmacke25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222133332 Michael Jackson released Thriller, it then becomes, by far, the best selling album worldwide. It is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson.

]]> 2022-06-15 16:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222133332 bmacke25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222135048 The Hacky Sack was a leather mini-beanbag that you would kick up in the air, and pass it to somebody else without using your hands. It gained its national popularity in the early 1980s. 


]]> 2022-06-15 16:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222135048 tarone25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222135646 CDs were made available to the public in 1982 and they quickly became the most efficient way of storing music. Before CDs, music was stored and played on vinyl and cassette tapes. CDs were a lot smaller than the vinyl discs which made them much more popular.]]> 2022-06-15 16:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222135646 tarone25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222136805 First Handheld Mobile Phone (1983) The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was the first handheld cellular phone that allowed people to make longer distance calls than just a landline phone. It did not require any lines or cords to be attached to make a call.]]> 2022-06-15 16:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222136805 bmacke25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222137623 Cabbage Patch Kids, at the peak of their popularity, between 1983 and 1986, the dolls were a must-have toy for Christmas. Cabbage Patch riots occurred as parents literally fought to obtain the dolls for children.

]]> 2022-06-15 16:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222137623 tarone25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222142075 Bruce Springsteen, Born in the U.S.A (June 4, 1984) it is the seventh studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. Is was the best-selling album of 1985 in the U.S.A. and Springsteen's most successful album ever.]]> 2022-06-15 16:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222142075 tarone25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222142822 Riddles in the Sand, Jimmy Buffett (September, 1984) it is the thirteenth studio album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. His song “Knees of My Heart” which was on this album became one of his greatest hits.]]> 2022-06-15 16:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2222142822 bmacke25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2223187164 Indira Gandhi, India's prime minister, is slain by two of her own bodyguards in New Delhi. Both Sikhs, Beant Singh and Satwant Singh, shot Gandhi as she walked to her office from an adjoining home. Despite the fact that the two perpetrators ]]> 2022-06-16 15:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2223187164 bmacke25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2223189302 Top Gun was released on May 21st, 1986. Code-named Maverick, Pete Mitchell, an impetuous, daredevil Navy-pilot ace, is accepted into Top Gun, Miramar's elite Fighter School. But there, the impulsive young pilot will have to compete with the best of the best, including Iceman, a brilliant and highly competitive fellow student. Now, Mitchell must give his all; however, his father's mysterious and untimely demise still haunts him. Can Maverick prove his worth to Charlie, the flying school's no-nonsense astrophysics instructor? Will he be able to suppress his wild nature to win the prestigious Top Gun Trophy?

]]> 2022-06-16 15:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2223189302 bmacke25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2223190180 Ferris Bueller’s Day off was released on June 11, 1986. Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) has an uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, "borrows" a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day journey through the streets of Chicago. On Ferris' trail is high school principal Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), determined to catch him in the act.

]]> 2022-06-16 15:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2223190180 bmacke25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2223191552 From 1980-1990 the Los Angeles Lakers won 5 NBA championships in one decade. The team included Kareem Abdul Jabar and Magic Johnson.

]]> 2022-06-16 15:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2223191552 tarone25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2223191671 The Nintendo Game Boy. It was a handheld video game console that combined aspects of Nintendos successful Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) television video game console with their earlier handheld electronic games marketed under the name "Game & Watch." An estimated 118.69 million units were sold making it the third best-selling video game console of all time. ]]> 2022-06-16 15:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2223191671 bmacke25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2223192264 Although changes in the GDR leadership and encouraging speeches by Gorbachev about nonintervention in Eastern Europe boded well for reunification, the world was taken by surprise when, during the night of November 9, 1989, crowds of Germans began dismantling the Berlin Wall—a barrier that for almost 30 years had symbolized the Cold War division of Europe. By October 1990, Germany was reunified, triggering the swift collapse of the other East European regimes.

]]> 2022-06-16 15:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2223192264 bmacke25 https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2223194112 Created by cartoonist Matt Groening, The Simpsons began in 1987 as a cartoon short on the Tracey Ullman Show, a variety program on the Fox Broadcasting Company. Expanded to half an hour, it debuted as a Christmas special on December 17, 1989, and then began airing regularly in January 1990.]]> 2022-06-16 15:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bmacke25/42ns5ch76j3kaog7/wish/2223194112