1980s

Time Capsule 1980s

  • Transportation

    Transportation
    1)British Leyland made this car.
    2)This car was made in the late '70s but was popular in the '80s
    3) Was made in Speke Liverpool.
  • Tech

    Tech
    1)The Sony Walkman was a portable cassette player.
    2)At the time it cost $150.
    3) The Walkman helped lead to other music players like the I-pod.
  • Fashion

    Fashion
    1)Power suits were popular.
    2)Bright bold colors.
    3)Bedazzled jumpsuits were also popular.
    http://www.skooldays.com/blog/fashion-in-the-80s/
  • Music

    Music
    1) Madonna was a dancer at the start of her career.
    2) Ozzie Osbourne put out his first solo album in 1980.
    3) David Bowie actually worked with Queen at one point.
  • Movie

    Movie
    1) Meryl Streep was great at accents.
    2) Had a variety of roles.
    3)Is known as one of the best actresses.
  • Athlete

    Athlete
    Bo Jackson
    1) Played for four years.
    2) An injury ended his career.
    3) He played for the Raiders at one point.
  • President

    President
  • Toys

    Toys
    1) Roller Skating was very popular in the '80s.
    2) Ray Loher invented the big wheel which was a very popular kid.
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    3) Atari was very popular and had many game options.
    http://www.skooldays.com/blog/toys-in-the-80s/
  • Famous Event

    Famous Event
    Sally Ride First Female Astronaut
    1) Many people applied for the job but only Sally and 5 others were chosen.
    2) Sally later started a program for young girls who were interested in STEAM.
    3)Sally was added to the astronaut hall of fame.
    https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/who-was-sally-ride-k4.html
  • Movie

    Movie
    1) The Goonies came out in the mid 80's.
    2) The Goonies is a very well-known movie from that time.
    3)The Goonies is an action/adventure movie.
  • TV Show

    TV Show
    Full House
    1)The show has 8 seasons
    2)The show ended in 1995.
    3) There were actually two sets of twins on the show.