The Eighties
Tim Plowman & Zach Phillips
Politics
Presidents
Jimmy Carter (1977-1980), Ronald Reagan (1981-1988), George Bush (1989-1992)
Jimmy Carter
(1977-1980)
Ronald Reagan
(1981-1988)
George Bush
(1989-1992)
USSR Leaders
Leonid Brezhnev (1964-1982); Yuri Andropov (1982-1984); Konstatin Chernenko (1984-1985); Mikhail Gorbachev (1985-1991)
Leonid Brezhnev
(1964-1982)
Yuri Andropov
(1982-1984)
Mikhail Gorbachev
(1985-1991)
Pop Culture
Music Artists
Michael Jackson, The Police, Queen, Whitney Houston, Bon Jovi, Guns N Roses
Popular Songs
Funkytown (Lipps Inc., 1980); Jessie"s Girl (Rick Springfield, 1981); Chariots of Fire (Vangelis, 1982); Eye of the Tiger (Survivor, 1982); Billie Jean (Michael Jackson, 1983); What"s Love Got to Do With It (Tina Turner, 1984); Like a Virgin (Madonna, 1984); Rock Me Amadeus (Falco, 1986); Walk Like an Egyptian (The Bangles, 1986); Livin" on a Prayer (Bon Jovi, 1987); La Bamba (Los Lobos, 1987); Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley, 1988)
Movies
Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); Back to the Future (1985); E.T (1982); Ghostbusters (1984); Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (1983); Aliens (1986); The Terminator (1984)
Fashion
Leggings, oversized sweaters and tee shirts, plaid skirts, tights, slouch socks, parachute pants, jeans, jean jackets, polos
Parachute Pants
Worn often by breakdancers.
Leggings
Slouch Socks
Major Events
America
Vietnam War memorial opened (1982); Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space (1983); President Reagan annocunces defense plan called "Star Wars" (1983); New York Stock Exchange suffers huge drop on "Black Monday" (1987)
International
Iran hostage crisis defused (1981); Assassination attempts on the Pope and President Reagan (1981); Massacre of students at Tiananmen Square in China (1989)
Cold War
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of Soviet Union (1985); Iran-Contra affair - Reagan had been selling weapons to Iran to illegally finance the Contra rebels in Nicaragua (1986); Gorbachev initates "Perestroika", or a free debate system in the USSR (1986); Berlin Wall torn down (1989)
Science
AIDS first identified (1981); Personal computers introduced for the first time by IBM (1981); Hole in the ozone layer discovered (1985); USSR launches Mir space station (1986); DNA first used to convict criminals (1987)
Literature
Authors
Stephen King, Tom Clancy, Roald Dahl, Orson Scott Card
Books
Ender"s Game (Orson Scott Card); The Twits (Roald Dahl); The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum); Fatherhood (Bill Cosby); Ironweed (William Kennedy); The Official Preppy Handbook (Birnbach, Roberts, Wallace, Wiley)