1980’s Presentation

Hanna SufayyanMods: 7-8

Iran-Contra Affair, Fashion-Fads, Music

Regan's Presidency

• Term-( 1981-1989) was the 40th president• Prior to Regan running for presidency he was the 33rd

governor of California from 1967-1975• Regan also was a radio film and television actor.• Regan was born in Tampico Illinois and was raised in

Dixon• He went to college at eureka college and earned a

bachelor of arts degree in economics and sociology.• Regan had a good 2 terms except hiccups that I will

discuss later

Iran-Contra Affair

• Dates: (1985-1992)• Boland Agreement- prohibited aid to the Contras by any

executive branch agency that was involved in intelligence agencies.

• Congress wanted to give humanitarian aid, not military aid.• Contras- Nicaraguan rebel army recruited, financed, and

armed by the CIA to overthrow the Sandinista government in Nicaragua.

• Reagan’s administration was secretly sending weapons to Iran in exchange for their releasing of U.S. hostages

• 1986-Reagan finds out – sends an investigation

Iran-Contra Affair

• North was convicted of lying to Congress and unlawfully destroying government documents.

• Poindexter was convicted of deceiving Congress.

• However, in 1992, President Bush issued presidential pardons to all indicted in the scandal as they were said to be “acting strictly out of patriotism”.

Iran-Contra Affair

• Reagan’s legacy was not impacted significantly because he was able to deny his involvement in the affair.

• Popularity declined 67% 46%

Fashion• Hair• Girls: Glitter, side ponytails, feathered

hair, multi colors, crimped, ultra teased• Boys: Mullets, Mohawks, long, curly,

slightly teased• Face• Girls: vivid make-up, glitter, light pink lips• Boys: glasses, punk piercings• Clothes• Girls: Leg warmers, spandex, tight stone

washed jeans, neon, mini skirts, headbands, crop tops, off the shoulder tops

• Boys: Sleeveless shirts, spandex, chains on leather, Rock Band Shirts

• ANY KIND OF AEROBIC WEAR

Fads• 1980 the Rubik’s Cube became popular• 1983 Cabbage Patch Kids are popular• May 22, 1980 Pac Man is released in

Japan→ October 1980 it is introduced to the US

• It is one of the most popular games in history

• 1981 Ms. Pac Man came out unauthorized, but it became so popular Nameco made it an official game

• It took 19 years for someone to beat Pac Man

• The Smurfs also became popular in the 1980s

• Originally popular from the comics created by Pierre Culliford, the comics became a T.V. show in 1981 by Hanna Barbara Studios

Music

MTV• MTV was established in 1981• The first Music Video Played was “Video

Killed the Radio” by the Buggies• I asked my mother who was in college

what was most memorable about MTV in the 1980s:

• Becky Condo: “I remember when Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” was going to air in 1983. One of my friends and his roommate had a cable TV. in their dorm room at Gannon, something out of the ordinary. At midnight on the night it aired, my roommate and I actually got to watch the music video on cable TV!”

Music genres on the 80s

• Revolutionary decade• Teen pop replaced disco• Urban pop• Rock• New Wave

Music

• MTV debuted with “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles as the first music video ever made.

• Music became a marketing tool for advertisements and movies

• Compact disc were create