Post on 13-May-2015
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Jot down anything you can think of that relates to the 1980s.
• As the economy bounced back from the crisis of the 1970s, Americans placed a greater emphasis on materialism and making money.
• Yuppies – Young urban professionals who bought luxury cars, designer clothes, and other expensive items
• The Eighties saw an increase of drug abuse• Cocaine and crack cocaine abuse became more popular especially in urban areas• First Lady Nancy Reagan launched “Just Say No” campaign• 1980 – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) formed
• 1981 – Researchers identified a new disease that was causing seemingly healthy young men to
die• Called “auto immune
deficiency disease” AIDS
• Weakened the immune
system, making people
more susceptible to
illnesses like pneumonia
• First noticed among
homosexual men
but quickly spread
to heterosexual
men and women
• Spread through
unprotected sex,
blood transfusions,
and sharing needles
while abusing drugs
• Reagan administration didn’t
do much to deal with the
crisis• 1985 - Rock Hudson became
the first major celebrity to
reveal he had AIDS
• Finally in 1987 Reagan addressed the crisis in a
speech• By that point, 36,058
Americans had contracted the
disease and 20,849 had died
from it
• December 8, 1980 – Mark David Chapman approached John Lennon outside of his apartment and asked for an autograph.
• Lennon spent the next few hours at a recording studio.
• As he returned to his apartment building, Chapman shot him four times
• Lennon was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.
• May 1981 – A Turkish
sniper shot Pope John
Paul II in Vatican City
• Shot 4 times, nearly
died from blood loss
• Assassin was
sentenced to life in
prison and was later
forgiven by the Pope
• 1981 – Prince
Charles, 32,
married Lady
Diana Spencer, 20
• 750 million
viewers watched
the event
• 1981 – First personal computer (PC) introduced by IBM
• 1984 – Apple introduced the Macintosh
Apple
• The Cold War resulted
in two high-profile
Olympic boycotts
• U.S. boycotted the 1980
Moscow Olympics
• The Soviets then
boycotted the 1984 Los
Angeles Olympics
• 1983 – Sally Ride became
the first American
woman in space
• January 28, 1986 – The
space shuttle Challenger
broke apart about a
minute after takeoff
• On board was teacher
Christa McAuliffe, who
was part of the mission
as part of a project to
increase student interest
in math and science
• 1989 – The oil tanker Exxon Valdez hit a reef off the shore of Alaska
• Hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil spilled into the Prince William Sound
• Blockbusters: E.T, Star Wars sequels, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future
• Teen flicks by John Hughes: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles Phone hom
eBreakfast
• CNN debuted in 1980
• MTV launched in 1981
• Dramas like Dallas and
Dynasty glamorized
wealthy American
society
• Top comedies – Cheers
and the Cosby Show
Cosby J.R.
• Madonna • Michael Jackson• Prince• Whitney Houston• Janet Jackson• Bruce Springsteen
MadonnaMichael Bruce
• Punk music broke in the late 1970s and early 1980s
• Characterized by direct, shouted lyrics, simple guitar chords, simple arrangements
• Themes of anti-authority, rebellion, politics
• Pioneers of punk:– The Ramones– The Clash– Sex Pistols
Ramones
Sex Pistols
Clash
• New Wave developed
as an offshoot of punk
• Featured more experimental sounds
and lyrics, less political
than punk
• Major New Wave
bands:– Devo– Blondie– Duran Duran
– The Talking HeadsDuran BlondieDevo Talking
Heads
• Hip hop culture began
to emerge in the late
1970s, but exploded in
the 1980s
• Four subgenres of hip
hop – Graffiti, breaking,
DJing, MCing (rapping)
• Grandmaster Flash,
Sugarhill Gang, Public
Enemy, LL Cool J, Run
DMC Flash Sugarhill Run DMC
• Leg warmers• Shoulder pads• Members only
jackets• Stirrup pants• Oversize tops• Acid wash jeans
Valley Girl
“Like, oh my god!
Like – totally!
Encino is like so
bitchen!”
—Valley Girl,
Frank Zappa
Duck Hunt
Cabbage
Care Bears
Rainbow
Ninja
Smurfs