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THE 1980S

THE 1980S. BACK IN THE DAY . . . SO WHAT ABOUT THE 1980S?. The 1980s were all about the ME, ME, ME! generation. Also deemed the “splurge generation” by Thomas Wolfe. This was the “How much stuff can I have?” decade. What happened in the 1980s?. Sandra Day O’Connor first woman justice.

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THE 1980S

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  1. THE 1980S BACK IN THE DAY . . .

  2. SO WHAT ABOUT THE 1980S? • The 1980s were all about the ME, ME, ME! generation. Also deemed the “splurge generation” by Thomas Wolfe. • This was the “How much stuff can I have?” decade.

  3. What happened in the 1980s? • Sandra Day O’Connor first woman justice. • Geraldine Ferraro first woman presidential candidate. • Jesse Jackson first African-American presidential candidate. • Televangelist Jim Bakker was sentenced to 45 years for selling bogus lifetime vacations. • “Just Say No” campaign against drugs

  4. What else happened in the ‘80s? • 1981 Princess Di married Prince Charles in London. • Trump Tower was built in New York. • 1983 Columbia University, the last all male Ivy League school, began accepting women. • Rock Hudson died of AIDS in 1985 • Cable, MTV, and rap were born.

  5. Wow, can you believe this? • By 1987, Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' brought $39.9 million while 'Irises" brought $53.9 million dollars!

  6. Inventions of the 1980s • 1980 – The hepatitis-b vaccine • 1981 - MS-DOS and the first IBM-PC. • 1982 - Human growth hormone genetically engineered. • 1983 - The Apple Lisa, the soft bifocal contact lens invented; the first Cabbage Patch Kids sold; Programmer Jaron Lanier first coins the term "virtual reality". • 1984 - The CD-ROM and the Apple Macintosh invented

  7. More 1980s inventions • 1985 - Windows program invented by Microsoft. • 1986 - A high-temperature super-conductor invented by J. Georg Bednorz and Karl A. Muller; Synthetic skin invented by G. Gregory Gallico, III; Fuji introduced the disposable camera. • 1987 - The first 3-D video game and disposable contact lenses invented. • 1988 – Digital cell phones, doppler radar. • 1989 – High definition television.

  8. Most popular TV shows of the ‘80s • Cosby Show • Cheers • Roseanne • A Different World • America's Funniest Home Videos • Golden Girls • The Wonder Years • Empty Nest • 60 Minutes • Unsolved Mysteries

  9. Top 10 songs of the 1980s: • Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi • Every Breath You Take- The Police • Beat It – Michael Jackson • Piano Man – Billy Joel • London Calling – The Clash • When Doves Cry – Prince & the Revolution • Jump – Van Halen • Call Me – Blondie • I Love Rock and Roll – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts • Walk This Way – Run-D.M.C.

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