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Jerry Rice is widely considered to be the greatest
wide receiver in the history of the NFL. While in
college, he earned All-America honors and set 18
Division I-AA records. The San Francisco 49ers
drafted Rice in the first round in 1985, the start
of a 20-year career in which Rice won multiple
Super Bowls and set 38 almost unreachable NFL
records. Rice was inducted into the Pro Football
Hall of Fame in 2010.
Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, NY, some say
the heart of basketball. MJ left his college UNC in his
junior year to then later get drafted to the Chicago
Bulls in ‘84. While in the NBA he was named Rookie
of the Year, 5-time MVP, won 6 championships and
was Most Valuable Player in all of those, and a 14
time NBA All-Star, and he was apart of the 1992
Olympic gold winning “Dream Team”. And in 2009 he
was inducted to the Hall of Fame.
MIAMI HURRICANES
“THE U”
The Miami University football team was named the team of the decade,
through the excitement they brought to the game, their dominance, their
publicity and corruption, the way they stood out, how they overcame
judgment, and through the relentless and fearless attitude they brought.
Many thought they were all thugs and riff raff, even the white players.
They were the most consistent and the most successful school in terms of
winning that decade.
N.W.A (“Niggaz wit attitude”) the
most dangerous and notorious music
group ever. They were in more of a
gang than a music group. Rapping
about sex, violence, sexual and
physical abuse towards women, but
most importantly they “told a story
about where they came from and
about what was going on in the hood.
The group members were Ice Cube,
Dr.Dre, Eazy E, DJ Yella, and MC Ren.
RUN DMC was the most
influential group of hype
music. In the 80’s they their
hit platinum record “King
Michael Jackson was the face
of Rock” where they did a
of music at this time. Named
collaboration with
the “King of Pop”. Some say
that “all of his songs were hit’s. Aerosmith. RUN DMC also
and are still being listened to
made it famous to rock
as such today.” Making hits
adidas jumpsuits and
such as “Thriller”, which in
adidas shoes.
most opinions is the best
musical album, “Billie Jean”,
and his collaboration of “We
are the World”.
2 Live Crew is notoriously known for
being “as nasty as they wanna be”
when they rapped. The only thing
they rapped about was sex, sex, and
more sex. All of their music and music
videos were banned from some radio
stations and T.V.
Public Enemy known for their hardcore hip hop
sound. Public Enemy is known for their
politically charged lyrics and criticism of the
American media and government. And they
showed interest in the struggles of the African
American community, and how they were
discriminated against and demanded respect.
Laurence Tureaud
aka Mr.T, at the
time was best
known for his
Eddie Murphy was influenced by roles in the
famous comedian Richard Pryor. television hit
Eddie was a big time comedian of show The A-Team.
the 80’s, often being referred to And known for his
big earrings and
as the Michael Jackson of stand
all of his gold
up. He also starred in movies
chains.
during this time best known for
his role in Beverly Hills Cop.
Scarface was a big time, popular movie
showing violence and the way of a gangster.
Which during the 80’s a lot of people could
relate to from all the violence that
happened during this time. Scarface is best
known for the quote said in the movie, “say
hello to my little friend.”
Beetlejuice was made
famous in 1988. The movie
is about a dead family who
become ghost and haunt
their house. And they call
on a bio-exorcist named
betelgeuse who comes to
scare them away
permanently.
The Cosby Show was one of
the most popular TV shows
in every American family
household. It was the perfect
example of an average
American family and it also
had a great blend of family
fun comedy.
MTV was one of the first big
time diverse music shows
invented august 1, 1980. Their
primary purpose was to show
just music video that relate to
primarily young adults. MTV
was created and launched by
Viacom Media Records in New
York City, New York.
E.T. was made in 1982.
This movie was the first
family-friendly movie
with extraterrestrial
beings. It was the
perfect mixture of
cuteness and comedy as
it went through the
lives of Gertie and Elliot
finding their outer
space friend.
Created in 1980. This was
the start of the revolution
of arcade games. Costing
only a quarter to play. It
used to attract crowds of
people as everyone
watched this exciting
game.
Shot in 1980. This movie
was a great conflict
showing the fight
between the dark side
and the jedi with the
great story line and
meaning behind it.
Born in Tampico, Illinois, on February 6, 1911,
Ronald Reagan initially chose a career in
entertainment, appearing in more than 50
films. While in Hollywood, he served as
president of the Screen Actor's Guild and met
his future wife, Nancy Reagan. He served two
terms as governor of California. Originally a
liberal Democrat, Reagan ran for the U.S.
presidency as a conservative Republican and
won two terms, beginning in 1980. Many
conservative Americans believe he was the
best president in our history.
The style back in the 80s
was one way different
before the way times are
now. Back in the 80s
they used to have the
high top fade, parachute
pants, neon colors, blue
eye shadow, and all
types of high tops.
Especially chuck taylors.
The women of the 80s used
to wear the Madonna
“slutty” look. One
important item that most
used to wear during this
time were the Ray Ban
shades.
The Iran–Iraq War began when Iraq invaded Iran via
simultaneous invasions by air and land on 22 September
1980. It followed a long history of border disputes, and was
motivated by fears that the Iranian Revolution in 1979
would inspire insurgency among Iraq's long-suppressed Shia
majority as well as Iraq's desire to replace Iran as the
dominant Persian Gulf state. Although Iraq hoped to take
advantage of Iran's revolutionary chaos and attacked
without formal warning, they made only limited progress
into Iran and were quickly repelled; Iran regained virtually
all lost territory by June 1982. For the next six years, Iran
was on the offensive.
The Color Purple is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author
Alice Walker that won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the
National Book Award for Fiction. It was later adapted into a film
and musical of the same name
Comics books were very popular during
this time. In the 80s they used to actually
have comic book stores set up around
every city. And they had stores in the area.
On March 20, 1980, Mount St. Helens experienced a
magnitude 4.2 earthquake and, on March 27, steam
venting started. By the end of April, the north side of
the mountain had started to bulge. On May 18, with
little warning, a second earthquake, of magnitude 5.1,
triggered a massive collapse of the north face of the
mountain. It was the largest known debris avalanche in
recorded history. The magma in St. Helens burst forth
into a large-scale pyroclastic flow that flattened
vegetation and buildings over 230 square miles. More
than 1.5 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide were
released into the atmosphere`
Just outside a hotel President Ronald Reagan
was the center of what was an attemted
assassination by John Hinckley Jr. but then
then later recovered in a near by hospital.
The company Microsoft was
created by none other than Bill
Gates. In 1980, Microsoft
formed a partnership with IBM
that allowed them to bundle
Microsoft's operating system
with IBM computers, paying
Microsoft a royalty for every
sale.
The movie Star Wars had probably
one of the most famous quotes in
movie history. “Luke I am your
father.”
The Poltergeist was the twilight zone
type of movie that the little girl said
“They’re Heeee-rrreeee!” and scared the
whole family.
The Terminator was made famous by the quote
Arnold Schwarzenegger. “I’ll be back.”
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COMPARISON
1980
• Gas price- $1.25
• Bread- $0.66
• Eggs- $0.89
• Stamps- $0.15
• Milk- $2.16
2013
• Gas price- $3.50
• Bread- $1.30
• Eggs- $2.18
• Stamps- $1.50
• Milk- $0.46
TIMELINE
• 1980-Ted Turner Establishes CNN
• 1981-Assassination Attempt on U.S. President Reagan
• 1982-E.T. Movie Released
• 1983-U.S. Embassy in Beirut Bombed
• 1984-PG-13 Movie Rating Created
• 1985-Hole in the Ozone Layer Discovered
• 1986-Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes
• 1987-DNA First Used to Convict Criminals
• 1988-U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Airliner
• 1989-Exxon Valdez Spills Millions of Gallons of Oil on Coastline
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