A DECADE OF THE 1980’S

By Grant Weber

Eruption of Mt. St. Helens May 18th, 1980 Mt. St. Helen was

erupted.

In the 1980’s Olympics the U.S. hockey team defeated the Russian hockey team.

Death of John Lennon

John Lennon was a lead singer for the Beatles. On Dec. 8th, 1980 John Lennon was assassinated by Mark David Chapman.

Sandra Day O’Connor

Sandra Day O’Connor is the first female to bring supreme court justice.

MTV

MTV was created to be the first ever Music Television Set in the 1980’s. The first ever video was “Video killed the radio star”.

Iran-Contra Affair

Iran attacked the U.S. because, they took their leader to get some treatment. They kept 53 military men for hostage. U.S. failed to save them because, two choppers collided.

Assassinated Attempt of Reagan John Hinckley Jr. assassinated Ronald

Reagan on March 30, 1981.

“THRILLER”

It was the longest music video made by Michael Jackson. It was released on Dec. 2, 1983.

Cocaine

It was the life time drug of the 1980’s. John Belushi died by using cocaine.

South Korean Flight 007

The Soviet Union shot down and destroyed South Korean air plane.

Sally Ride

Sally Ride was the first woman to go into space.

Beirut Terrorist Attack

Terrorist attacked by using bombs on the U.S. Beirut.

CD’s from the 1980’s

Different types of music were made on cd’s that were release in the 1980’s.

Liposuction

It was a needle that got rid of some fat in your body.

Olympics in Los Angeles

The Olympics was held in Los Angeles on 1984.

Vanessa Williams

On 1983, Vanessa Williams became the first African American to be Miss America.

We Are The World

We Are The World was when U.S. supported Africa. This song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

Crack Cocaine

From 1984-1990 Crack Cocaine was used a lot in major cities.

Len Bias

Len Bias played basket ball in college. Then by the 1980’s he played basket ball for the Boston Celtics.

Nintendo

The Nintendo system was created in 1983.

Challenger Disaster

The Challenger was launched up in the air at 11:38am. It was two minutes later when the shuttle exploded on television.

AIDS

AIDS wasn’t first discovered until 1981. It was recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

Supermodel GIA

Supermodel GIA was the first fashioned model during the early 1980’s.

Baby Jessica

Baby Jessica was rescued and on the headline it said “Odessa Baby” which was released on October 15, 1987.

Michael Dukakis

Michael Dukakis was the 65th and 67th government for Massachusetts from 1983-1991.

Soviets Leave Afghanistan After the war in Afghanistan the Soviets

took their Russian soldiers and left Afghanistan.

Fashion of the Times

Women wore high heels and men wore sneakers.

Famous movies of the times The Gooines, The Christmas Story, and

Beetle Juice were famous movies of the 1980’s.