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Actor (Bill Murray)
1.Bill was born on September 21,1950 and today is 68 years old.
2.One of Bills most popular movies is Ghostbuster that came out in 1984.
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U.S. President (Jimmy Carter)
1.Jimmy was the 39th president of the US.
2.He was president from 1977 to 1981.
3.Jimmy was born on October 1st, 1924. https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/jimmy-carter -
Technology (Sony Walkman)
1.People who had bought a walkman walked 30 % more after buying it.
2.A walkman was basically a portable stereo that you plugged headphones into so you could listen to music.
3.They have sold over 400 million of the Sony Walkmans.
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Fashion (mini skirts, parachute pants, and fingerless gloves)
1.The first mini skirt was invented by the london designer Mary Quant.(1965)
2.Parachute pants got their name from being made from the same material as a parachute.(early 80s)
3.The popularity of these gloves didn't take off until the star Madonna was seen wearing them.(1983)
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Toys ( Cabbage Patch dolls, GI joes, and Care bears)
1.At the end of 1983 they sold about 3 million cabbage patch kids.
2.The first GI Joe doll was made by a toy company called Hasbro.
3.There are 10 original care bears, they have extended it and added more bears and they even added cousins. https://www.listchallenges.com/100-popular-toys-from-the-1980s -
Music (Maddona, Randy Travis, and Micheal jackson)
1.Madonna has sold more than 64 million albums and has been nominated for 28 grammy awards.
2.Randy had been rejected by every major record label in nashville in the early 80s but then in the mid 80s he became really popular after he released his album “Storms of Life”.
3.Micheal Jackson released one of his top selling albums “Thriller” in 1982.
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Movie (Ghostbusters)
1.They were on a 25-30 million dollar budget, and the filmed between October 1983- January 1984.
2.This Movie had a filming location in NY,NY and in Los Angeles, Ca.
3.They have earned 282.2 million dollars just from the theatre run.
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Transportation (Chevy Corvette)
- This car has a horsepower of 205. 2.The price of this car was 21,800 in 1984. 3.They have made about 51,547 of these cars.
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Sports Figure (Mike Tyson)
1.He competed as a wrestler from 1985-2005.
2.When resigning he was known as the world heavyweight champion
3.He holds the record for being the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title at just 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson -
News Event (Challenger Accident)
1.This tragic disaster happened on January 28th, 1986.
2.This event had killed all 7 astronauts that were on the shuttle.
3.This was NASA’s 10th program and the disaster happened just 73 seconds after take off. https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2017/01/30/10-defining-moments-1980s -
TV show (Full House)
1.Full house first aired on September 22, 1987.
2.Full House has 8 seasons and 192 episodes.
3.Full House aired from September 22, 1887 to May 23, 1995. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_House
