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U.S. History 11
Technology More people are using personal
computers (PC’s) in their homes, offices, and schools
Columbia- U.S.’s first reusable spacecraft
Major Events January 1986- explosion of the Challenger
just after take offAll seven astronauts were killed
1988- Human Genome Project Sandra Day O’Connor became the first
female Supreme Court Justice Hostages in Iran were released in 1981 Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated
Major Events Geraldine Ferraro was the first female
presidential candidate Jesse Jackson was the first black
presidential candidate Sexual revolution of the 70’s encountered
an adversary with the AIDS epidemic Violent crime rates had tripled since 1960 Cocaine addiction was up by 35%
“Just Say No” campaign
Family Life
More divorces More unwed couples living together More single parent families The two-earner family was even more
common than in previous decades More women earned college and advanced
degrees, married, and had fewer children
Art Popular to auction art
from famous artistsPicasso's 'Yo' brought 5.4
millionBy 1987, Van Gogh's
'Sunflowers' brought $39.9 million while 'Irises" brought $53.9 million
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) reopened double its size
Books Espionage thrillers- Ken Follett, Tom Clancy Top writers of the decade- Tom Clancy,
Stephen King, Danielle Steele Autobiographies became best sellers
All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (Robert Fulgham)
The Beverly Hills Diet (Judy Mazel)Miss Piggy's Guide to LifeTrump: Surviving at the Top
Children’s books
Education Efforts to censor books tripled in the eighties
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Grapes of Wrath, and Catcher in the Rye were among books banned in New York State
College freshmen were more interested in status, power, and money than at any time during the past 15 yearsBusiness Management was the most popular major.
Columbia University, the last all male Ivy League school, began accepting women in 1983
Fads Team sports became popular
Mothers ran carpool after work, kids had after school and weekend cheerleading, baseball, football, soccer, gym, dance, and more
Nerd's became a hot commodityWealthy and brainy computer wizards
like Stephen Wozniak and Steve Jobs helped
So did movies like Revenge of the Nerds, Lucas, and Stand by Me
Fads
Fast food- Taco Bell, McDonalds Kids loved Sweetarts, Skittles,
Nerds, Runts, Hubba Bubba Chewing Gum, and Five Alive
Collectibles- Smurf and E.T. paraphernalia, Cabbage Patch dolls, camcorders, video games (Nintendo, Pac Man, Game Boy), Rubik's Cube, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Barbies (now Hispanic, Black, Asian)
Fads and Fashion New fads- discount air fares, “light” foods,
aerobics, minivans, talk shows, and Valley Girls Power dressing was in- Madonna was a big
influence on young fashion Anne Klein, Perry Ellis, Donna Karan,
and Calvin Klein were popular designers The Flashdance look had young and old in tank
tops, tight-fitting pants or torn jeans, and leg-warmers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYrdZz-xbxo
Fads and Fashion Teens not wearing designer
clothes opted for Michael Jackson's glove or Madonna's fishnet stockings, leather, and chains
Older women wore the Out of Africa look popularized by Meryl Streep
Sneakers Tanning Salons
Fads and Fashion Fitness craze of the 80’s
http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/dancing-with-myself-the-vintage-80s-workout-vide?sub=1669768_433473
Music and Media
Cable was born and MTV, originally intended to be promos for albums, had an enormous impact on music and young people
The digital compact disc (cd) revolutionized the music industry
Dances learned on MTV included slam dancing, lambada, and break dancing
Pop, rock, new wave, punk, country, and especially rap or hip hop became popular
Music and Media Early hip hop/rap groups
are Milli Vanilli, M. C. Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Queen Latifah, and L.L. Cool J
Michael Jackson's album Thriller became the best selling album of all time
Madonna had a major impact on fashion, the ‘vogue’ dance move, and pop music
Top Charters 1980 Please Don't Go - single K.C. and the Sunshine Band
1980 The Wall - album Pink Floyd
1981 Woman in Love - single Stevie Wonder
1981 Greatest Hits- album Kenny Rogers
1982 Ebony & Ivory - singlePaul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
1982 Tattoo You - album Rolling Stones
1983 Let's Dance - single David Bowie
1983 Flashdance - album Sound Track
1984To All the Girls I've Loved Before- single
Julio Iglesias, Willie Nelson
1984 An Innocent Man - album Billie Joel
1985 Night Shift - single The Commodores
1985 Born in the U.S.A.- album Bruce Springsteen
Top Charters
1986Whitney Houston - album
Whitney Houston
1987 Give me Wings - single Michael Johnson
1987The Joshua Tree - album
U2
1988Got My Mind Set on You - single
George Harrison
1988 Dirty Dancing - album Soundtrack
1989 Better Man - single Clint Black
1989 Nick of Time - album Bonnie Raitt
Theater Revival musicals- West Side Story, The
Music Man, Anything Goes, Me and My Gal, Brigadoon, Grand Hotel, Gypsy, and The King and I
Sell out musicals- Cats, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera
TV and Movies 1981, VCR sales rose 72% 1989, 60 percent of American households with
televisions received cable service Memorable movies of the decade included:
On Golden Pond Tootsie Arthur E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial The Big Chill Flashdance Beverly Hills Cop Out of Africa Back to the Future
‒ The Breakfast Club‒ Platoon‒ Star Trek‒ Good Morning, Vietnam‒ Fatal Attraction‒ Rain Man‒ Driving Miss Daisy‒ Rocky IV‒ Wall Street‒ The Terminator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvmVYNr0lk0 – John Hughes Movies
What’s your favorite 80’s movie?
TV and Movies Popular shows- Roseanne, Married...with
Children, Cosby Show, Cheers, Golden Girls, The Wonder Years, AFV
Tabloid TV with Geraldo Rivera and Oprah Winfrey
Info-tainment included Nightline with Ted Koppel, CNN Cable News, 20/20 with Hugh Downs and Barbara Walters, and 60 Minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxfQl5rtNlM – best sitcoms
What’s your favorite 80’s show?
What’s you’re favorite part about the 80’s?