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The 1980s

  • 80's Music Bands

    80's Music Bands
    Guns N Roses
    Bon Jovi
    Tears for Fears
    -The 80s were mostly comprised of rock music and a bit of pop
    -Many one-hit wonders of rock are from the 80s
    -Most of our favorite rock bands were formed in the 80s
    80s Music
  • 80's Fashion

    80's Fashion
    Sportswear/Stylish Gymwear
    New Romantic
    Power Dressing -Mostly inspired by women
    -The sportswear was made with comfortable materials so more people wore it more often
    -Women would work in high-powered positions and use bold accessories like padded shoulders
    Fashion
  • Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan
    -Nearsighted Since Childhood
    -An actor fired a gun near his head impairing his hearing
    -His favorite book was the bible
    Ronald Reagan
  • Al Pacino

    Al Pacino
    -The year is the release of one of his famous movies, Scarface
    -Very popular for his movies in the 80s, especially his ones made in the 70s.
    -His series, The Godfather, received more than a 9/10 on all shows/movies.
    Al Pacino
  • Chrysler Fifth-Avenue

    Chrysler Fifth-Avenue
    -Considered a luxury car
    -Worth around $38,000 today
    -Luxurious because they didn't have seatbelts
    Chrysler
  • Macintosh

    Macintosh
    -The Macintosh was revealed in a super-bowl commercial
    -This is now known as the Apple "Mac" or "Macbook"
    -This started as an idea called Apple Lisa, which was one of the first ever models of the Macintosh
    Macintosh
  • Michael Jordan

    Michael Jordan
    -A very inspirational athlete to many throughout the world
    -He has his own shoe brand that made over $4.7 Billion in sales at the end of 2021.
    -On top of all his basketball fame, he was a Minor-league baseball outfielder.
    Michael Jordan
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    -The baseball game's footage was lost, so they had to record another game and clip it in
    -The script was written in only 6 days
    -The Ferrari that they "borrowed" from Cameron's dad wasn't a real Ferrari, rather a replica so they wouldn't damage the now $11 Million car.
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  • 80s Toys

    80s Toys
    Nintendo Gameboy
    Cabbage Patch Kids
    He-Man and MOTU Figures
    -The Gameboy was Nintendo's first ever hand-held console
    -Cabbage Patch Kids were bought to imagine having a kid of your own
    -He man is a comic book character and when buying a figure, it would come with a comic and accessories for whichever figure you bought
    Gameboy
  • The Berlin Wall Taken Down

    The Berlin Wall Taken Down
    -Russia built the wall to split the East and West Germans to not make an economically disastrous migration of workers
    -Leaders tried to calm protests by loosening the wall's borders
    -The Berlin wall was 96 miles long
    The Berlin Wall
  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons
    -The Simpsons is a show famously known for predicting events happening in the near future
    -The telephone number of Moe the bartender is 764-84377 which is one more than a U.S. number and spells out Smithers.
    -Nancy Cartwright, the actor for most characters in the Simpsons originally auditioned for Lisa.
    Simpsons