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Toys
Mr. Potato Head:
1. Mr. Potatato man was born on May 1st, 1952.
The walkman:
2. The first model was noise reduction which means it did not annoy parents to death.
Cabbage Patch Kids:
3. They were born in 1976 and were dolls for girls to play with.
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Fashion
Shirts:
1. A lot of men would wear polo shirts because women liked men wearing fancy stuff
Shoes:
2:Converse were very popular back then but Jordans were getting popular too
Shorts:
3: They would were about above there knees and some would wear baggy shorts.
https://www.fashionbeans.com/article/how-to-dress-80s/#:~:text=Casual%20wear%20for%20men%20in,also%20popular%20for%20men's%20outerwear%E2%80%A6 -
Music
Micheal Jackson:
1. He made his recording debut at 9 years old.
Madonna:
2. In 1977 she dropped out of college and moved to New York City with 35$ in her pocket.
Phil Collins:
3. Phil never learned to read and write conventional musical notation, instead, he used a system he came up with himself.
https://top40weekly.com/top-100-artists-of-the-80s/ -
Sports Figure
Larry Bird
1. He was one of the best 3-point shooters ever.
2. His biggest problem was Magic Johnson who was the second-best NBA star back then.
3. He was a three-time NBA champion in the 80’s.
https://www.nba.com/news/history-nba-legend-larry-bird -
Transportation
Ford Escort
1. The Ford Escort can go up to 147 mph.
2. It has a full Panoramic sunroof.
3. It had up to 200,000 miles or which was pretty good back then.
https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/258046/ -
Presdient
Jimmy carter
1. Created the Department Of Education in the 1980
2. He is the oldest living president at 99 years old.
3. In ww2 flue the seaplanes in the Navy.
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Actor
Harrison Ford
1. He was hon solo in the 80’s for Star Wars.
2. He received an Oscar for his acting which a lot of people don't know.
3. He was in almost all of the star wars in the 80’s.
https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/fun-facts-about-harrison-ford-and-the-actors-legendary-career -
TV show
Ninja Turtles
1. I watched this a lot on TV even though how old it is.
2. This is my favorite TV show ever.
3. They now have an animated movie about this with ice cube in it.
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-nickelodeon-comic-con-1235675090/ -
Movie
Beetle juice
1. This is Michael Keaton's favorite film of his own.
2. Sammy Davis jr was the first choice for Beetlejuice.
3. Beetlete juice bears a burton signature.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094721/?ref_=tttrv_ov_i -
News Event
1989 The Berlin Wall was torn down:
1. It was crowds of Germans who would tear down the walls.
2. It was a surprise attack in the middle of the night.
3.327 people died at the Berlin Wall 10% were girls.
https://www.stiftung-berliner-mauer.de/en/topics/berlin-wall#:~:text=The%20155%2Dkilometer%2Dlong%20Berlin,the%20West%20from%20East%20Berlin. -
Technology
Nintendo Gameboy
1. It only had one speaker on it.
2. They could get connected to headphones.
3. Four game boys could be connected with a cord which was very advanced technology back then.
https://kids.kiddle.co/Game_Boy