The Awesome 80s

Skyla JonesTrace Watkins

Caroline CunninghamKhameisa Smith

SportsMichael Jordan:

Played for the Chicago Bulls and led them to six NBA titles.

Compared to celebrated and legendary basketball players such as Elgin Baylor, Connie Hawkins, and Julius Erving. The comparisons proved prophetic, for Jordan dominated professional basketball—offensively, defensively, and aesthetically.

Scored over three thousand points

Earvin “Magic” Johnson:Played for Los Angeles Lakers and led them to five NBA titles.

Johnson was also known for his rivalry with the Boston Celtics whom featured a NBA legend Larry Bird. These two NBA superstars created the “golden era” of the NBA during the 1980s.

Sports cont.Joe Montana:

San Francisco 49ers quarterback. Led the 49ers to four Super Bowl titles (1982, 1985, 1989, 1990).Only player to be awarded championship game's MVP three times. 83 to 122 passes fro 1,142 yards with 11 touchdowns and no interceptions.

Mike Tyson:Is the youngest heavyweight champion in history, 1986.Although a skilled defensive boxer, Tyson was mainly known for his powerful punching ability, his gladiator like demeanor, and his well-deserved aura of invincibility.

Transportation: Top 10 Model Cars of the 80s

Honda AccordBMW 3-SeriesChevrolet CorvetteHonda PreludeMazda Miata

Porsche BoxsterAcura Integra and RSXNissan 300ZXFord TaurusBMW 5-Series

Changing Roles of Individuals and Families

During the 1980s young hard working, aspiring minded city career people were known as yuppies, Young Urban Professionals.

Child abuse became a powerful social issue in the 1980s, generating intense media attention, heightened public concern, congressional hearings, numerous books and articles, and increased work-loads for child-protective-service (CPS) agencies

In spite of all the luxuries during the 1980s not everyone was able to enjoy the luxuries. The homeless crisis was one of the leading social problems in the 80s.

– Known as street people, they were frequently seen around New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washing D.C.

National and International Headlines

Breaking down of the Berlin Wall AIDS epidemic Challenger explosion

Literature

Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg- 1982 The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg- 1986 Stephen King was a popular writer in the 80s.

CujoChristinePet Cemetery

Scientific Inventions

Walkman- 1980 CD-ROM- 1984 Digital cellular phone- 1988 High definition TV- 1989

NATURAL DISASTERS

St. Helen erupted on May 18th , 1980 killing 57 people and injuring hundreds.Hurricane Allen killed over 153 people and destroyed several homes.Tiananmen Square Massacre was a series of non-violent protest held in 1989 in Beijing, China.

Entertainment Cont:TV Shows

Alvin and the Chipmunks Baywatch The Cosby Show Family Matters Full House

Golden Girls Matlock Star Trek Next

Generation Charlie Brown The Twilight Zone

Entertainment:Movies

Indiana Jones E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Ghostbusters The Karate Kid

The Breakfast Club Coming to America Batman Footloose

Fads and Fashion

Women wore layers of socks, lots of bracelets, pegged pants, and big hair.

Men wore rock band shirts, sleeveless shirts, leather or jean jackets, and tight stonewashed jeans.

Popular brands in the 80s were Banana Republic, Reebok, Adidas, Vans, and much more.

Pop Culture:Popular Items

Cabbage Patch Dolls- no two of the pudgy, stuffed-cloth dolls looked exactly alike; their hand made construction meant that supplies were limited and kept prices prohibitively high.

Game Boy- Nintendo's obsessive Gameboy started in 1989.

Rubiks Cube

Pacman- the most popular arcade game of the decade.

Music:Top Singles

Like A Virgin- Madonna Thriller- Michael Jackson Every Rose Has Its Thorns- Poison What's Love Got To Do With It- Tina Turner Footloose- Kenny Loggins

Communication

Cell phones were a popular way of communication during the 80s.

- Land lines were the most common form of communication due to that portables phones were just coming out.

Internet was also a major way of communication during the 80s.

- Email was very popular.