1980’s

Key people Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980 and 1984.His press secretary James Brady and two others where shot by John Hinckley Jr.

Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in as the first female appointed to the US Supreme Court in 1981

Sally Ride was the first women in space for the United States.

Jesse Jackson was the first African American who ran for president.

During a military parade Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated with grenades by his own soldiers in 1981.

Key EventsPope John Paul II receives a severe gunshot wound when a person tries to assassinate him. Some think it was for his strong political views against the Soviet Block during the Cold War.

Challenger explodes 74 seconds after takeoff. Killing 7 astronauts.

Reagan’s 2nd term ends with Scandal with the Iran-Contra Affair. Arms were secretly sent to Iran in exchange for money and Hostages.

Fall of Berlin wall. Reuniting East and West Berlin the former capital of Germany. Marking a major turning point in the Cold War.

Soviet War with Afghanistan Lasted 9 years and helped to end the Cold War.

Fads & Fashion

Rainbow hair, mullets, and mohawks were all trendy hair styles in the 80’s

Stonewash jeans, shoulder pads, jelly shoes,and caramel men's suit jackets are all fashionable clothes from the 80’s

Thin ties,were very popular in the eighties.

Many people watch as the day after is broadcast on ABC it shows what it would be like after a nuclear bomb.

Ray-ban sunglasses were made popular from movies by Tom Cruise and the Blues Brothers throughout the decade.

Music

The Rolling Stones, Guns and Roses, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Olivia Newton John were popular musicians and bands from the 80’s.

Guns and rosesMichael Jackson

Whitney Houston

Rolling Stones.

Olivia Newton John

Technology

Worlds first reusable spacecraft was Columbia completed its first voyage and soon after it returned to space.

Scientists locate titanic remains but keep it secret to discourage treasure hunters.

First human heart transplant believed to prolong life of sick dentist.

Haley's Comet was seen

and observed by the world for the first time in 76 years. The U.S. and other countries sent satellites to observe its path.

Scientists discover a hole in the ozone layer which protects the earth from dangerous sun rays