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.

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

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

1989-World wide web

Sony reigned supreme as the electronics

Apple Lisa- breaking free, friendly uses

Dirt devil classic red hand

VCR

-Calli

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.”

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

-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

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

-Meredith