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Sitcoms of 80's
Sitcoms are tv shows that aired in front of a live audience. You can hear the crowd laughing in the background. Famous Sitcoms of the 80's were Married with Children, Silver Spoons, Cheers, Family Ties, and Saved by the Bell. -
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John Lennon of the Beatles Assassination
John Lennon was shot and killed outside of his apartment in New York City on December 8th 1980. -
Reagan was elected president
Ronald Reagan was elected president 1981-1989 he was the 40th president. He was the only movie actor to become president. -
Pac-Man Video Game
Pac-Man was world known and became an icon, estimating having 30 million players in the U.S.. Pac-Man also was one of the first video games that girls began to be interested in and play. -
Princess Dianna and prince Charles married
Princess Dianna and prince Charles married a Wednesday on July 29th 1981 and divorced August 28th 1996. Princess Dianna died a year later in a car accident after the divorce. -
MTV
MTV WAS launched august 1st 1981 and it was a cable company that had music and artist in it like Madonna,Cindy lauper, and Michael Jackson. -
CD's
The first prototype was in 1979 but it was released in 1982. After their release compact discs and their players were extremely popular.The first album to be released on CD was Billy Joel's 52nd Street. Sony's CD player was released on October 1, 1982 in Japan. CD players and discs were released in the US on March 2, 1983. -
Gregory's Wolf Goes Extinct
Gregory;s wolf also knows as Mississippi Valley Wolf was a subspecies of the red wolf found in the lower Mississippi River basin is declared extinct in 1980. -
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial
ET is released on June 11th 1982. -
Madonna Releases First Song
Madonna Releases her first song, "Everybody" on October 6th 1982. -
Thriller
Thriller was released by Epic Records on November 29, 1982, and reached number one on the Billboard, and sold more than a 100 million copies, and won 8 GRAMMYs. -
The Cabbage Patch riot of 1983
A shipment of Cabbage Patch kids in Minneapolis lead to a full-blown riot. Broken glass , ruined displays, and frantic parents raided the Cabbage Patch toy store. -
sally's ride
Sally joined NASA in 1978 and in 1983 she became the first American women to go to space and the third women to ever go to space. -
the United states invasion of grenade
The United States invaded the Caribbean country of grenade to overthrow an military government. -
The Apple Macintosh
The Apple Macintosh was released January 1984. The original Macintosh was re-branded to the Macintosh 128K and nicknamed the thin-mac. The new 512K model was nick-named the fat-mac -
DNA finger printing
DNA finger printing was invented by sir Alec Jeffrey's in 1984. He used a technique with a microscope and chemistry set he got when he was 8. -
Footloose
Footloose was a musicale staring Kevin bacon. It's about a man named Ren McCormack who lives in a small town in Chicago. -
Gremlins The Movie
Before computer effects Gremlins Is made by using puppets and the voice behind Gizmo is the comedian, Howie Mandel, who is now a judge on America's Got Talent. -
The Goonies
The Goonies(A group of friends) go on a adventure to find a hidden treasure. -
Airheads Candy
Airheads is an American brand of Taft Candy owned by the Italian-Dutch company Perfetti Van Melle, invented on August 7, 1985. -
Chernobyl Accident
A mistake resulted in a steam explosion releasing 5% of radioactive reactor core in the environment. Two plant workers died in the explosion while the other 28 died from radiation syndrome. -
Cool Ranch Doritos
In 1986, Cool Ranch Doritos were released and are considered the first ranch flavored snack. -
Space Shuttle Challenger
On January 28th 1986 the challenger space shuttle exploded. Killing all seven crew members aboard. The space shuttle had difficulty's and was delayed for seven days. On the night before the launch there was a cold wave over central Florida causing there to be ice on the launch pad. Debris fell on the Atlantic ocean for more than 60 minutes after the shuttle exploded. -
disposable contact lenses
Before soft lenses, glass contact lenses could not be worn because of how uncomfortable they were and the lack of oxygen to the eye. The invention of soft lenses occurred in the 1960's but they were not mass produced and available to the general public until ACUVUE introduces the first mass-marketed disposable contact lens in 1987. -
Dirty Dancing Movie
This movie came out in 1987 starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. -
fall of the Berlin wall
At the end of a war the Berlin wall falls, on November 9th 1989 the Berlin wall was destroyed.An announcement was made from an east German official to the people that they could travel over the wall and people celebrated by tearing down the wall.