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President George H.W. Bush
He was born June 12, 1924
He was the president from 1989 to 1993
He was also the vice president from 1981 to 1989
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fashion
they wore brightly colored jackets they had long hair on the back of your head that goes down to your neck called a mullet Usually short athletic shorts
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News Event ( A new style of music is released throughout all the 80s)
Ex: thriller by Michel Jackson
Ex: walk this way by RUN DMC
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toys
The big wheel. Was released in 1969 but was mostly used in the early 80s Cabbage patch kids. Dolls that are made to look weird Gi joe action figure. GI Joe was an iconic toy for boys in the 80s -
music
Michael Jackson. His most famous song was thriller
Billy Joel. Most famous song was we didn't start the fire
Billy Idle. Most famous song was rebel yell
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tech (Sony Walkman)
A device that plays music
Needs a cd to play
They sold over 400million https://designmuseum.org/discover-design/all-design-objects/sony-walkman#:~:text=How%20many%20Walkmans%20have%20Sony%20sold%20to%20date%3F&text=Sony%20have%20sold%20over%20400,of%20those%20being%20cassette%20players! -
Tom Cruise
Known for starring in top gun
Has been in at least 60 movies
He is 59 years old http://www.tomcruise.com/ -
Joe montana
He was drafted in 1979
He is in the hall of fame
He is currently 65 years old https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MontJo01.htm -
transportation (the DeLorean)
fact one: The first production of Delorians was in 1980
fact two: The car had 130 horsepower
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Tv show (Dukes of Hazzard)
The show got 35,000 fan letters a month
A toy car was used for some stunts in the show
There is also a dukes of hazard cartoon https://www.amazon.com/Dukes-of-Hazzard-Season-1/dp/B000HPIG6S -
Back to the future
The most iconic 80s movie
Won a peoples choice award
The movie was so good they made a back to the future 2 and 3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future