1980s

By MyRedKirby

  • Toys

    Toys
    1. It took its own creator a month to solve it.
    2. Sold more than 350 million units worldwide.
    3. It has been calculated that there are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible permutations of the Rubik's Cube. Toys (http://www.learnhowtosolvearubikscube.com/rubiks-cube-fun-facts)

  • Sports

    Sports
    1. While a member of the 49ers, Montana started in four Super Bowl games and won all of them.
    2. Montana was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000, his first year of eligibility.
    3. Montana is the only player to have been named Super Bowl MVP three times. sports His career started in 1972 and ran all the way through the 80s.

  • Fashion

    Fashion
    1. Fingerless Gloves
    2. Mini Skirts
    3. Flairs fashion source

  • Music

    Music
    3 popular songs of the 80s
    1. "Physical" - Olivia Newton-John
    Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: November 21, 1981
    2. "Eye Of The Tiger" - Survivor
    Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: July 24, 1982
    3. "Another One Bites The Dust" - Queen
    Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: October 4, 1980
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  • Toys

    Toys
    1. Ronald Reagan made it possible.
    2. Many of the original models were borrowed from other toy lines.
    3. Several characters were inspired by pop culture icons. source Toys

  • Transportation

    Transportation
    1. the 1988 v-6 Fiero consistently accelerated from 0-30 in 2.2 seconds, the Lamborghini Diablo manages a 0-30 in 2.2 seconds as well. .2. The 1988 Fiero ran the slalom at 63.9mph
    2. The 1988 V-6 Fiero hit .86g on the skidpad(4cyl was .82g) source cars

  • Toys/Tech

    Toys/Tech
    1. It was the best-selling console of its era
    2. It had lots of different names
    3. It was aimed at non-techy types source Toy/Tech

  • News

    News
    1. After "Teacher in Space" Christa McAuliffe was killed during the 1986 Challenger disaster, her backup, a former math teacher named Barbara Morgan, served as a mission specialist.
    2. The mission’s launch from Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was delayed for six days.
    3. Within seconds, the spacecraft broke apart and plunged into the ocean, killing its entire crew. (source)[https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/challenger-disaster] News Event.

  • Actor

    Actor
    1. In 1994, Stamos’ mother Loretta started the Vanguard Cancer Foundation, which supports the Nagourney Cancer Institute.
    2. Although he’s performed a number of times with The Beach Boys, Stamos has also released his own independent album.
    3. Stamos and his wife Caitlin began their own jewelry line in May 2018. The line is called "St. Amos Jewelry” and all of the proceeds go to the non-profit organization Child Help. sorce Actor

  • President

    President
    1. Prior to being elected vice-president in 1980 and president in 1988, Bush had garnered one of the most impressive resumes in modern American presidential history.
    2. World War II broke out while Bush was in high school, and he joined the U.S. Navy immediately after graduation.
    3. Bush was considered a contender to be vice president for three different presidents. sources
    President