Period 8 23 May 2011

1. The Review Of The 1980’s Emily G. Binder Period: 8 16 May 2011

2. An earthquake registered a 5.1 on the richer scale. 230 square miles of forest was cut down by the eruption. The president of 1982, created a monument for the mountain. Eruption of Mt. St Helens

3. The U.S. men’s hockey team did defeat the Russia in the semifinal of hockey. Russians were favored to win the Olympic by a landslide. This team was made up of primarily all collage of aged players! U.S. Hockey beats Russia in the Olympic Games

4. The lead singer of the band named, The Beatles On December 8th of 1980, he was shot Mark David shot him outside his home in New York City The Death Of John Lennon!

5. The very first female in the Supreme Court Justice system. Reagan had appointed her there. Sandra showed a conservative side for the Court. Sandra Day O’Connor

6. A music television station The had the very first music video that was to be placed on television. MTV

7. The U.S. sent weapons to Iran in trade for the American hostages. Millions of weapons sale to get the hostages. Iran-Contra Affair 1983-1988

8. March 30, 1981 69 days into Reagan’s Presidency He had a punctured lung for the attempted assassination. Attempted the assassination was set by John Hinckley. Assassination Attempt Of Reagan

9. The song was sang by Michael Jackson!! It was released on December 2, 1983 A 14 minute long music video. Acted at first as a movie then went into the song. An influential pop music video of all time! “Thriller”

10. Fat which cannot easily be reduced by exercise and diet. Both men and women got it done. Abdomen and buttocks, face, neck, breast, arms, flanks inner and outer thighs, knees and ankles. Liposuction

11. This Drug could easily become a lifestyle drug. There are two stages, A “fun” drug… A drug that people would abuse… John Belushi abused cocaine and then died from it. Cocaine

12. September 1, 1983 Shot down by the Soviet’s jets. And on that flight the U.S. Congressman Lawrence McDonald was aboard. South Korean Flight 007

13. One out of six of 35 women to trainees chosen. She went on the Challenger She started in 1978 And she left NASA in 1987 Sally Ride

14. October 23, 1983 Bombers attacked the U.S. Beirut Complex The bombers killed 299 American and French Servicemen. Beirut Terrorist Attack

15. The new thing. Replacing the record. CD’s

16. The U.S. boycotted the Olympics. All with the Soviet Union, East Germany, and Cuba. There were 14 other countries that boycotted the games. Olympics in Los Angeles

17. She entered beauty contests in the 1980’s. Both her parents were teachers in New York. She sang and model, and she did even more thing with her life! Vanessa Williams

18. “we are the world, is a song that was sang by so many people! Over 80 Artists Michael Jackson was one of the Artists that sang We are the world

19. Crack cocaine, is unlike cocaine. Crack cocaine can be smoked. Cheap cost and quick and intense high. Crack Cocaine

20. June 19th, he died of cocaine. Soon before his death he had been picked to in the National Basketball Association Draft. Boston Celtics. Len Bias

21. Nintendo was the newest hand held game. The first video game of it’s time! Nintendo

22. The shuttle exploded on live TV Shorty after the launch. Explosion was caused by flaws in the rocket’s booster system. Based in Florida Cape Canaveral January 28th of 1986 Challenger Disaster

23. The new “plague” Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. A physician noticed symptoms from young men in California who were members of the growing gay community. AIDS

24. The first model. She did suffer form drugs. She was infected by HIV. First women to been known to Die of AIDS. Born in Italian. Welsh and Irish ancestry. Supermodel GIA

25. She was all over the TV. She was adopted by a family. Her family fought over her. Since she was their adopted daughter. “Baby Jessica”

26. Born on November 3, 1933. 1970 he was a Massachusetts Democratic. 1986 he was the largest margins in history. Michael Dukakis

27. The war cost the soviet Union roughly 15,000 lives. 1988 Soviet Union signed the Geneva Accords with the United States. Nearly one million Afghan people mostly civilians, were killed. Soviets leave Afghanistan

28. Fashion of the 1980’s

29. Aliens Back to the Future The Breakfast Club!!! The Princess Bride Famous movies of the 1980’s