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Chevy Chase
https://www.biography.com/actor/chevy-chase
Fact 1: Chase was born on October 8th, 1943 in New York City.
Fact 2: Chase began his acting career in 1974. He starred in a film called Groove Tube.
Fact 3: During the 80s he starred in CaddyShack, National Lampoon’s Vacation, European Vacation, Christmas Vacation, Las Vegas Vacation, Fletch, Fletch Lives, Spies Like Us, Three Amigos, and Caddyshack 2. -
Magic Johnson
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsma02.html
Fact 1: Johson made his NBA debut in 1979. He was a first round pick.
Fact 2: He played as a shooting guard, point guard, and power forward for the Lakers. He was #32.
Fact 3: In 2002 he was inducted into the hall of fame. -
https://www.journeymusic.com/pages/bio
Journey
Fact 1: Journey was originally called Golden Gate Rhythm section, but soon switched to the name journey. After a brief break up in 1987, the band continued to preform to this day.
Cyndi Lauper
Fact 2: Cyndi Lauper's solo album She’s So Unusual was the first debut female album to have 4 top 5 hits on the Billboard Top 100.
Bon Jovi
Fact 3: Bon Jovi is a band named after the lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, who created the band in 1983. -
https://bestlifeonline.com/80s-fashion-trends/
Shoulder Pads
Fact 1: Big hair styles could be found on both men and women. Big hair became so popular, especially with music artists sporting it, that bands started to called big hair bands.
Shoulder Pads
Fact 2: Shoulder pads were invented by football players, but Elsa Schiaparelli was the first to add them to women's clothing.
High Wasted Jeans
Fact 3: High wasted jeans rebelled against the low rise pants of the 70s. -
DeLorean DMC-12
https://altdriver.com/classics/13-facts-on-delorean-dmc-12/
Fact 1: The DeLorean was first produced in North Ireland.
Fact 2: It was only produced from 1981-1983.
Fact 3: Only 9,000 DeLoreans were ever made. -
Ronald Reagan
https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/10/us/ronald-reagan-fast-facts/index.html
Fact 1: He was born on February 6th, 1911 in Tampa IL, and died on June 5th, 2004 at the age of 93.
Fact 2: He has an airport and a library named after him, and he received the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Fact 3: He appointed the first female U.S Supreme Court justice, and he submitted for the first trillion dollar budget request. -
IBM Personal Computer
://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/pc25/pc25_intro.html
Fact 1: The cost of the Personal Computer was around $2,000.
Fact 2: This technology had 64kb RAM and used a 5.25 inch floppy drive.
Fact 3: The invention of the Personal Computer lead companies to make computer programs and games. -
https://www.simplemost.com/1980s-toys-80s-kids-remember/
Cabbage Patch Kids
Fact 1: Cabbage Patch Kids was invented by Xavier Roberts.
Easy Bake Oven
Fact 2: The easy bake oven was created by Kenner Products, but has changed companies and styles over time.
Transformers
Fact 3: Even though Go Bots came first, Transformers became very popular in the 80s. There have been many shows and movies based on these toys. -
A Nightmare on Elm Street
https://nightmareonelmstreet.fandom.com/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street_(1984_film)
Fact 1: Wes Craven was the director of this popular horror film.
Fact 2: In this movie Freddy Kruger sets out to kill 4 teens in their dreams, but their dreams soon become reality.
Fact 3: This movie was released on November 16th, 1984. -
Growing Pains
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088527/
Fact 1 :Growing Pains was created by Neal Marlens.
Fact 2: Ran for 7 seasons and had 166 episodes.
Fact 3: This shows the misadventures and lessons learned by a family of 5, and soon 6. -
Berlin Wall Falls
https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall
Fact 1: The Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989. The wall had been standing since 1961.
Fact 2: It fell after the East German Communists Party announced that members of GDR could cross the borders whenever they please.
Fact 3: It is one of the most powerful and enduring symbols of the cold war.
