1980S PRESENTATION

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the1980s

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Kameryn Gray

sports

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presidents

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INDEX

culture

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Innovations

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conclusion

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the 1980s introduction

presidents of the 80s

ronald reagan

jimmy carter

president from 1982-1989

president from 1977-1981

The president’s “trickle-down economics” system is credited with revolutionizing the nation’s economic outlook. Tax policies incentivized Americans to work hard and invest in their future, improving quality of life for countless Americans. The nation saw more than 16-million new jobs created.

the negotiation between Israel and Egypt at Camp David in Washington. Created the department of education. Dealt with the energy shortage by establishing a national energy policy and by decontrolling domestic petroleum prices to stimulate production.

1980s litertature: In 1982, X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills is released. In 1986, It is released, and it will later have three movie adaptions (1990, 2017, and 2019).

1980s food: Orange Julius, Diet Coke, pasta salad, fruit roll-ups, and sloppy joes were popular in the 80s.

innovations

walkman

gameboy

macintosh

disposable camera

Originally introduced in 1979 as the “Soundabout,” two people could listen simultaneously. The recorder sold well until the decline of the cassette format in the mid 2000s.

The Gameboy was originally only released in Japan, but months after much success, it was available in the U.S.

Inexpensive and easy to master, it represents a profitable marriage between the interests of manufacturers and the needs of users.

In 1984, Apple released the MacIntosh, one of the world’s first commercially successful personal computers.

1980s songs

boys don't cry, the cure

smalltown boy, bronski beat

• Somerville wrote this song as a autobiographical story of his life.
• Gay anthem, discussing the oppression and maltreatment of closet homosexuals in the 1980's particularly in Scotland.

• Second single to be released by the Cure.
• A song about a boy who allows himself to be vulnerable, a time when men were told not to cry.

sports event

"The Super Bowl Shuffle" is a song performed by the Chicago Bears football team (credited as the Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew) in 1985. It was released in December 1985 on Chicago-based Red Label Records and distributed through Capitol Records[2] two months ahead of their win in Super Bowl XX. The song peaked at number 41 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[3] and earned a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1987.

mtv, 1981

MTV, or Music Television began in 1981 with the words "Ladies and gentleman, lets rock and roll.

aids crisis

the aids epidemic of the 1980s

• The AIDS epidemic, caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), found its way to the United States between the 1970s and 1980s, but was first noticed after doctors discovered clusters of Kaposi's sarcoma and pneumocystis pneumonia in homosexual men in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco in 1981.

sitcoms of the 80s

full house

the golden girls

saved by the bell

The Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons.

Saved by the Bell is an American television sitcom created by Sam Bobrick for NBC. The series premiered, in primetime, on August 20, 1989, a Sunday night.

It aired from September 22, 1987 to May 23, 1995, broadcasting eight seasons and 192 episodes. The series was consistently in the Nielsen Top 30 (from season two onward).

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