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Jan 1, 1080
The 1987 Chrysler Conquest TSI sports coupe hatchback
http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/id362.htm
fact 1 it had a turbo 4, 5-speed transmission
fact 2 It also had cruise control
fact 3 It also all power accessorie3 -
Fashion
https://legacybox.com/blogs/analog/10-fashion-trends-80s
Big hair was just big
Whether you bought them with the knees cut out or cut them out yourself, every pair of jeans had the knees torn out
Do You know what every shirt needs? MORE SHIRT! At least that’s what they said in the 80s
date was 1980-1990 -
Toys
https://www.simplemost.com/1980s-toys-80s-kids-remember/
The cool thing about Micro Machines was not only their size but that they also had sleek designs and even themed sets
Sometimes the simplest concept makes for major fun for kids
Some plastic rings with holes, and some colored pens and paper made the most amazing designs! photo would not work and year is not new -
Music
https://www.biography.com/musician/george-michael,
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Under his father's encouragement he was a music artist at the age of five
Madonna is a pop music singer and actress who went solo in 1981 and became a sensation in the then, male-dominated 1980s music scene.
George Michael was born in London, England, on June 25, 1963. As a teenager, he formed a band called the Wham! with a high school friend named Andrew Ridgeley. -
Actor or Actress
https://www.biography.com/actor/bill-murray
Bill Murray eventually relocated to New York City, where he took his comedy talents to radio's National Lampoon Hour
In 1975, he was in an off-Broadway spin-off of the comedy radio show then Howard Cosell recruited him for a show called Saturday Night Live
Meanwhile, Lorne Michaels had his own Saturday Night Live and when Murray joined the cast in 1976, he began crafting the comedian persona that became his calling card for many films to come -
Ronald Reagan 1981to1989
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/ronald-reagan
fact 1 He was also the 40th U.S. president
fact 2 He also increased defense spending, negotiated a nuclear arms reduction agreement with the Soviets
fact 3 Ronald Reagan also survived a 1981 assassination attempt, died at age 93 after battling Alzheimer’s disease -
Technology
https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/other-gadgets/80s-tech1.htm
IBM made big, mainframe computers for major corporations and companies
By introducing the PC, IBM gave personal computers a real credibility.
The IBM PC, although pathetic by today's standards, was very powerful for its time. -
TV or Radio Show
https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/11/the-80-best-tv-shows-of-the-1980s.html
The Creator was Kenneth Johnson
It stars, Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Jane Badley, Michael Ironside, Robert Englund
V in the 1980s is a great example of a concept that worked well as a miniseries but couldn’t support itself as a full-on TV show so it was taken off stream. -
Movie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters is a 1984 American fantasy comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.
Ghostbusters was released on June 8, 1984, to critical acclaim and became a cultural phenomenon.
It was the number one film in theatres for seven consecutive weeks and was one of only four films to gross more than $100 million that year. -
The NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986
https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/challenger-disaster
The challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff bringing a devastating end to the spacecraft’s 10th mission
The disaster claimed the lives of all seven astronauts aboard including Christa a teacher who would have been the first civilian in space
It was later determined that two rubber O-rings which had been designed to seal the sections of the rocket booster had failed due to cold temperatures on the morning of the launch -
Sports Figure
https://www.biography.com/athlete/joe-montana
He was selected late in the third round of the 1979 draft by the San Francisco 49ers coach Bill Walsh and went on to lead the 49ers to victories in four Super Bowls, including consecutive wins in 1989 and 1990
He joined the Kansas City Chiefs in 1993 before retiring he was then held in the hall of fame
Montana proved an accurate quarterback with an ability to scramble to keep plays alive and remain calm in important moments
