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Skyla Jones Trace Watkins Caroline Cunningham Khameisa Smith. The Awesome 80s. Sports. Michael Jordan: Played for the Chicago Bulls and led them to six NBA titles. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Awesome 80s
Skyla JonesTrace Watkins
Caroline CunninghamKhameisa Smith
SportsMichael Jordan:
Played for the Chicago Bulls and led them to six NBA titles.
Compared to celebrated and legendary basketball players such as Elgin Baylor, Connie Hawkins, and Julius Erving. The comparisons proved prophetic, for Jordan dominated professional basketball—offensively, defensively, and aesthetically.
Scored over three thousand points
Earvin “Magic” Johnson:Played for Los Angeles Lakers and led them to five NBA titles.
Johnson was also known for his rivalry with the Boston Celtics whom featured a NBA legend Larry Bird. These two NBA superstars created the “golden era” of the NBA during the 1980s.
Sports cont.Joe Montana:
San Francisco 49ers quarterback. Led the 49ers to four Super Bowl titles (1982, 1985, 1989, 1990).Only player to be awarded championship game's MVP three times. 83 to 122 passes fro 1,142 yards with 11 touchdowns and no interceptions.
Mike Tyson:Is the youngest heavyweight champion in history, 1986.Although a skilled defensive boxer, Tyson was mainly known for his powerful punching ability, his gladiator like demeanor, and his well-deserved aura of invincibility.
Transportation: Top 10 Model Cars of the 80s
Honda AccordBMW 3-SeriesChevrolet CorvetteHonda PreludeMazda Miata
Porsche BoxsterAcura Integra and RSXNissan 300ZXFord TaurusBMW 5-Series
Changing Roles of Individuals and Families
During the 1980s young hard working, aspiring minded city career people were known as yuppies, Young Urban Professionals.
Child abuse became a powerful social issue in the 1980s, generating intense media attention, heightened public concern, congressional hearings, numerous books and articles, and increased work-loads for child-protective-service (CPS) agencies
In spite of all the luxuries during the 1980s not everyone was able to enjoy the luxuries. The homeless crisis was one of the leading social problems in the 80s.
– Known as street people, they were frequently seen around New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washing D.C.
National and International Headlines
Breaking down of the Berlin Wall AIDS epidemic Challenger explosion
Literature
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg- 1982 The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg- 1986 Stephen King was a popular writer in the 80s.
CujoChristinePet Cemetery
Scientific Inventions
Walkman- 1980 CD-ROM- 1984 Digital cellular phone- 1988 High definition TV- 1989
NATURAL DISASTERS
St. Helen erupted on May 18th , 1980 killing 57 people and injuring hundreds.Hurricane Allen killed over 153 people and destroyed several homes.Tiananmen Square Massacre was a series of non-violent protest held in 1989 in Beijing, China.
Entertainment Cont:TV Shows
Alvin and the Chipmunks Baywatch The Cosby Show Family Matters Full House
Golden Girls Matlock Star Trek Next
Generation Charlie Brown The Twilight Zone
Entertainment:Movies
Indiana Jones E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Ghostbusters The Karate Kid
The Breakfast Club Coming to America Batman Footloose
Fads and Fashion
Women wore layers of socks, lots of bracelets, pegged pants, and big hair.
Men wore rock band shirts, sleeveless shirts, leather or jean jackets, and tight stonewashed jeans.
Popular brands in the 80s were Banana Republic, Reebok, Adidas, Vans, and much more.
Pop Culture:Popular Items
Cabbage Patch Dolls- no two of the pudgy, stuffed-cloth dolls looked exactly alike; their hand made construction meant that supplies were limited and kept prices prohibitively high.
Game Boy- Nintendo's obsessive Gameboy started in 1989.
Rubiks Cube
Pacman- the most popular arcade game of the decade.
Music:Top Singles
Like A Virgin- Madonna Thriller- Michael Jackson Every Rose Has Its Thorns- Poison What's Love Got To Do With It- Tina Turner Footloose- Kenny Loggins
Communication
Cell phones were a popular way of communication during the 80s.
- Land lines were the most common form of communication due to that portables phones were just coming out.
Internet was also a major way of communication during the 80s.
- Email was very popular.